NOSE
Wood, dark sweets, spice, vanilla, touch herbal and dark fruit. It’s a nice basic Buffalo Trace aroma, but there’s an astringent bite in it that needs a bit of water to tame.
PALATE
Dark sweets, wood, cinnamon heavy spice, vanilla and a light bit of cocoa, fruit leather and sweet tobacco. Like nose it’s great, but it also falls prey to a sharp bit of astringent acetone and needed a fair dose of water to even it out. Still not awful at full CS though.
FINISH
Long and oaky with notes of cinnamon, vanilla and dried fruit.
BALANCE, BODY & FEEL
Decent balance despite acetone, full body and a thick heavy feel; runs a bit hot.