Nose is pungent sweet. A touch of smoke but the rich and sweet cereal notes dominate. Palate continues sweet but the smoke and earth come out midway and it continues to develop into heavier smoke at the end. It's a pretty enjoyable journey. The finish is long and smoky with sweet cereal back again. Great to try beside the sherry finish of the same age and compare. Water turns this into malt chocolate candy. Sweet smoky and delicious.