Right out eh freshly opened bottle it’s curiously flat but after letting her open up as you should there comes rising up a rich full maple long john flavor that lingers and actually made me smile. Looking forward to trying it again down the road after it sits shelved for a while. Not as hot as I would have expected at such a high proof. Not sure what they’re charging for it but I. wouldn’t be mad at all if I had to cough up $40-50 for it