I'm back and bringing yet another Old Carter review. For those out of the loop the Old Carter line is whiskey that's been blended by a couple in I believe the Louisville area who have a back ground from blending wine. They generally are sourcing MGP and they pay absolute top dollars to get any barrel they want. They however dabble in just about everything from rye to bourbon to american to now....a Kentucky Straight Whiskey. So we know this one isn't MGP. I've not yet been able to figure out the source but when (not if) I figure it out I'll let you know. Nose - The nose is very floral, almost like going into a bed bath and beyond. I am picking up some distinct almost orange cleanser. Oak here is very much on the pine spectrum giving me a youthful note and this being NAS, I suppose it might just be that. As it warms I get a VERY distinct spice that I KNOW I've gotten on beers in the past, but for the life of me I can't place. It had me in the Juniper or Hibiscus...kinda spices added to a belgium white ale or something along those lines. And more of that rich orange cleaner note. Taste - That orange cleaner explodes on the front of the tongue. It's rich and citrus as really know other whisky has ever done. Once I swallow there's a wave of alcohol oak and floral spice. One hell of a big bold and crazy unique ride. Water brings out more oak and tames some of the drying effects of the high proof but not all. I'm not sure orange cleaner has ever been used as a favorable whisky note, I know it sounds awful to me, but I'm rather enjoying this. It's about as big a kick in the mouth from alcohol and spice as I've had. It's also just down right enjoyable. I have no idea what the Carters did here, but I'm in for a 2.75, very good whisky, but not getting into anything that's a real stand out. I wouldn't say it's a good value at 180 bucks, but it's so unique and different that I think it just might be worth a one time buy to share with friends and explore a different flavor profile than we're used to. I look forward to coming back to this bottle a few years down the road and seeing how it has changed and I look forward to seeing batch 2 to see how weird they go.