N: Peppermint, seasoned oak, baking spices, toffee. P: Butterscotch, cocoa, mixed nuts, caramel topped strawberry cake, apples. F: Primarily caramel and chocolate with a touch of apples. By the nose, I would not necessarily anticipate what is to come on the palate - which is unusual. A little more spicy on the nose, but no so much on the palate. Pretty “appley” the more you get through the bottle, but maintains those nice sweet notes. It’s a pretty good bourbon, but maybe not worth the price.