Nose - strong juniper, coriander, black pepper, spicy herbal notes, honey, thyme, lavender, spruce, pine sap, anise, lime zest, moderate to high ethanol burn. Taste - spicy juniper, honey lemon cough drop, menthol, coriander, thyme, black pepper, lavender, ginger, pine, anise, pine, spruce, herbal and floral notes, spearmint, rose, lemon and lime zest, moderate alcohol bite, finishing long with spicy juniper, sweet honey, and rose flavors. For a more traditionally flavored gin, this one is really nice. The juniper aroma leaps from the glass; I can smell it halfway across the room. The spicy juniper transfers to the palate nicely, followed by an uncanny flavor resemblance to the mentholated Hall’s lemon honey cough drops. Overall, I really appreciate how robust and defined the nose and palate are. I think this is most comparable to the Botanist, and whether you like it more or less would depend on your affinity for the lemon honey menthol profile.