Tap at source. Clear pale with a clean apple nose, no hint of the whisky taste within. Yes, no hint of the bourbon in the nose but the first taste shocks you into reality. I don't think I've had a barrel aged cider yet. Warming sensation follow the initial bourbon taste, down the throat and clear down to the belly. Very little co2. I'm not one for whisky barrel brews, they normally don't appeal to me but I foun this cider to be very palatable and it's not too bad.