Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

750mL bottle drunk 10/1/23. Dark, light ring of tan bubbles. Antique, elegant, leathery, gently spicy Pappy bourbon in a chocolatey, coconutty, fairly mellowed nose. Soft, malty, moderately sweet. Very spicy with an undercurrent of mild roasted bitterness. Classy pappy and a gently syrupy, not excessively sweet flavor with no hot alcohol.