First time trying neat in a bar setting. Nose - hardly any heat at all which is surprising from the high proof. This bourbon smells like a candy. Vanilla, apples, sugary candies, maple syrup. It’s an overload of just tasty treats on the nose. Taste - not as full and spicy to the tongue as you would expect. This is one of those bourbons that is so complex you find yourself trying it over and over trying to figure it out. Vanilla is the heavy favorite with some lightly charred oak. The finish ends very long with a nice abrupt sugar with spicy red hot candy to the tongue. Overall - comparing a few barrel proofs this week and this one just falls short of another comparison. The nose is absolutely stellar. The juice is very good but doesn’t quite meet the match to another. Nonetheless still a stellar bourbon