Cleveland Underground Bourbon Whiskey Finished with Black Cherry and Sugar Maple Woods

I was more than pleasantly surprised by this dark, serious looking whiskey. The flavor is rough, rich and sweet in all the right ways, and at 55% drinks without a lot of "proof" to it. I've had plenty of 80 proof whiskeys that drink hotter. I definitely found the influence of the sugar maple, and there were many flavors present - some dark fruits, cherry, honey, toasted sugars, and what I think was the black cherry wood influence. It's not particularly viscous but I didn't think it was thin, just of average viscosity. Whatever the pressure aging with black cherry barrels and sugar maple staves does, it seems to produce a very full flavor. Its rich with wood influence, but not barrel char. Most importantly, the flavor is from wood and new make, and there is no colorant or chill filtering according to the label. I enjoyed it neat, but immediately thought of making Manhattans and Old Fashioneds with it. But I do not consider it to be just a mixer at all - most of mine will be had neat. IMO, better than many other $40 bottles, and I was lucky to catch mine on sale and bought two. I'll likely buy another. Also, I'm confident that this whiskey isn't going to fall apart with a little water added, so I'm looking forward to doing that and enjoying whatever flavors take precedence as it proofs down. ps - my first taste of this came from an open bottle that had time to breathe and I liked it very much. My freshly opened bottle (same batch) is tighter, but I can tell that it will end up the same as the sample bottle. I'm not a Cleveland fan, except for this.