"Copper color. Coconut cream, caramel, malted cereal, and roasted nut aromas. A gentle, silky entry leads to dryish medium-full body of toffee, honeyed grain, wet stone, mocha, and brown spice flavors. Finishes with an elegant wet mineral, cocoa, peppery spice, and praline fade with nice length and depth. 93 points" Beverage Testing Institute

"Light amber color. Sweet corn, toffee, nuts and charred wood aromas have a lean edge. Round, vibrant entry leads to a dry medium-to full-bodied palate with somewhat lean oak, corn, and caramel flavors. Finishes with a warm wave of toffee, spice, and drying wood. 88 points" Beverage Testing Instiitute

"Rich copper color. Toffee and earthy, oily roasted peanut aromas. A rich entry leads to a vibrant off-dry full-bodied palate with toasted coconut, toffee, dried fruit, brown spice, white pepper, and wood polish flavors. Finishes with a chewy tannic fade of rich spice and dried fruits. A big brawny style with fire and remarkable balance. Opens and smooth out great with water. Try with cigars. 89 points" Beverage Testing Institute

"About as compete as bourbon aroma as you are likely to find…one of the most beautiful noses found anywhere in the world today. A bourbon to keep in the mouth forever… Toffee apples and malt rise above the gentle oaky notes and there is a very late arrival of burnt sugar and rye. The very final notes are extremely complex… near perfection. Perhaps one of my favourite five or six bourbons and certainly the superstar in the Heaven Hill portfolio. It is a bourbon of almost unfathomable depth and has something for everyone. Brilliant." Jim Murray from Classic Bourbon, Tennessee, & Rye Whiskey