Cacophonous and savory; I am loving the salted meat characteristic hiding out in here. I am also surprised I have a different rating for batch 10 as I had when I reviewed it un-blinded last

The unique floral characteristics are again comforting and delicious in the nose. Wow - late in the glass the vanilla characteristics evolve incredibly well. Nearing the bottom of the glass some more citrus characteristics come to the foreground with lemon peel Rating: Two Thumbs Up What a unique barrel!

The dry peanut shells I'm finding on the nose are balanced well by the soft fruity characteristics. Rating: 5/5 As a bonus here are some of my thoughts about the comparison to the batch 1 release: I thought

There's bright linen characteristics that make me want to sneeze. Rating: 5/5 (Just wow. One of my favorites.) This is exceptional whiskey from exceptional folks.

Deep licorice pops up between more volume on the smoky characteristics. Rating: 2/5 (Not good... Doesn't please my palate.) I really just don't like the oily characteristic.

There's a creamy, tannic characteristic like a mulled wine.

Rating: Two Thumbs Up In order to keep myself honest and unbiased towards experiences in the whiskey Vanilla, tart stone fruit and creamy characteristics also abound here.

There's a sweet and spicy nutmeg characteristic that reminds me of spending time with family around the Rating: 3/5 (Decent. I can go either way on it.) Although the nose far outpaced the palate here...

There's a citrus characteristic that is subdued, but delicious so I find myself digging deep with strong Rating: Two Thumbs Way Up I think the palate isn't quite as complex and layered as the nosing experience

Bright linen/paper characteristic shows up later in the glass like I find on the Heaven Hill Bottled-in-Bond Rating: Two Thumbs Up This is most definitely not an 'any day' bourbon.

Woah, savory red pasta sauce Slight bit of anise like a sausage-based meat sauce Definitive herbal characteristics

never floated to the top of any rankings or head to head comparisons I do think it has some exceptional characteristics Distinct sweet grape characteristics can be found on the nose post-sip. Rating: 3/5 (Decent. I can go either way on it.)