This bottle is being revisited after having sat about 3/4's full for over a year. In that time, I've accumulated a good bit more experience with Rye whiskey, as well as Cognac and Armagnac. With that new insight in hand, I am finding this to be a much more enjoyable pour than I remember. Drinking from a brandy snifter: The nose is all cognac now, with a barely perceptible hint of rye grassiness. Stone fruits dominate the overall mild nose, with little ethanol burn despite the young age. A lot of strawberry and a touch of raspberry also come through. Underneath, I think I get a bit of corn/ bourbon/ caramel, but that might be my imagination, because I know this is ex-bourbon. I wonder if I would have noticed that without having that knowledge. Taste/mouthfeel: this is smooth and creamy, with sweet cream sweetness (a bit like tres leches but minus much of the sugar) in the front that turns into a slight rye spice burn if you hold it in your mouth. The cognac comes through, but it tastes well-integrated into the rye, rather than a flavor on top of the rye, creating a perception of stone fruit juice baked into cake, rather than layers of alternating flavors. All-in-all, I am really enjoying this, and I'm ready to go back for more.