Bottle: 12 May 09, MQ4 11:03, LOTE 060926135 Appearance: Dark amber Nose: Oak, whiskey, barrel spice, leather, smoke, alcohol, vanilla, butter, cinnamon, black pepper, baking spice, tobacco, slight acetone, slight cooked agave…it’s a anejo tequila mullet (whiskey up front, tequila in the back) Palate: Whiskey, barrel spice, caramel, butter, toasted oak, tobacco, alcohol, cinnamon, vanilla, baking spice, clove, black pepper, slight acetone, and slight agave…follows the nose almost exactly, with a slightly different order of presentation Finish: Warming, oaky, and medium length…an inviting and easy ending, while still being pleasantly rough around the edges Overall: I enjoyed this way more than I thought I would. The agave is there, but it isn’t the most enjoyable (or most apparent) part of the drinking experience…the whiskey elements are fairly impressive. If someone had given this to me blind, I could have easily been convinced this was a solid introductory rye whiskey.