I'm not sure what the story on this is so if these are batches and not all the same, sorry. nose - MGP heaven! It's that rye forward bourbon with spices and sweetness turned up both to 11. It's so inviting, so rich, and it just billows out of the glass like few whiskies. It's awesome. Taste - This has it all. Mints, and tobacco, and apples, and pears, and just more fruits and vanilla and caramel and grain, and some ethanol touches. This is as complex as whisky gets. I know this is a shorter review and it's frankly because these earthy rye notes are harder for me to compare to. This is to me the best MGP product without finishing I've ever had. They have perfected the balance here. I bought 5, 3 were sadly for a friend. I should have bought more.