Woody, cedar, light apple on the nose. Tastes sweetish, charred sugar with some tannic raisin, and fades to a mild spice and burn. Not a mellow pour. But the cherry wood is present. Maybe thats the tannic raisin element I get. I will sum this up as harsh, but its a good whiskey. Priced inexpensively, so I'm definitely not disappointed. would probably work really great in some mixed drinks