Fruity rubbing alcohol on the nose. Apple, sweet fruit, and citrus, then builds up with spicy rye grain and ethanol in the mouth. Light body and medium quick finish from that ethanol and rye spice to spearmint to apple and dry grain. Not as much vanilla and oak,, nor as sweet as I anticipated,, but those are all there in the background. At 45 abv and prominent rye spice it has the chops to mix, but not sure about sipping. Will revisit this later with a little ice.