Van Gogh Double Espresso Vodka

I first had this vodka about a decade ago. I remember it came with a chocolate liquer, also. This bottle has been sealed and sitting in my amaro cabinet for at least 6 years, maybe more. Anyway, it was tucked away in the corner by the Rum Jumbie and next to the Galliano and Frangelico. I'm working my way through tasting all the weird stuff I've managed to squirrel away. Let's see how this stacks up. The pour is a dark coffee color. There is slight sheeting and small, fast tears from a swirl. The nose is a pleasantly sweet coffee , quite a loud note. There are additional notes of chocolate and caramel, but they are subdued and secondary to the coffee note - which isn't really espresso but more coffee syrup. Tasted this is really what the nose advertised. It's sweet coffee with caramel and a very soft chocolate suggestion upon exhaling after a swallow. It's not bad at all and I can see why the first bottle or two to hit my home bar went quickly into icy sippers for the "before dinner" revery and into bold shooters for after the show. This is a flavor that can be worked with. It's not complex and not something I'd have neat, but I'd certainly sip it on the rocks or with a splash of soda. If you like coffee and you're adventurous this is one of the better flavored vodkas I've had, and that is a very small number indeed.