I was lucky enough to get to try a Very Old Carter 27 in Kentucky and more luck in getting a bottle of this. It’s not quite the 27, but it has many of the same notes. It comes racing out of the glass like a champion racehorse at nearly 140 proof, be warned friends of mine who aren’t use to high proof whiskey had their tongues trampled by this beast. The nose on it warns you of its proof but provides smells of apricot jam, toast, caramel and the strangest flavor of smartees chalk candy. Once you take a sip it’s everything on the nose and much more. I couldn’t keep up with it besides just loving the ride. Then it finishes with a ride into the sunset with a velvety long malty fruit that lingers for minutes and draws you back in craving another ride on the beast that is just untamable but so fun.