Nose is soft and sweet like fresh brown sugar, blackstrap molasses, and chocolate. Mouth isn't like other bourbons. It's like the ghost of rye is present with lots of corn which gets muted somehow like malt barley is competing for the same note and the corn wins out only on the high end making it almost taste like chocolate leather honey. The heart of this is very dark and earthy like dutch cocoa, pipe tobacco, and rich soil finish is short and earth covered. Leather bound books surrounded by rich wood