The smell is a wonderful, strong orange/mandarin smell with only a little alcohol burn at the end if you take a deep breath. Thought it must be enhanced but the bottle says “Contains no added aromas or extracts.” The taste is pretty mild compared to the smell but it’s a mild, sweet mandarin flavor. The aftertaste is weird, but not completely off putting (doesn’t come across as mediciney to me). A slight alcohol burn at the end that lingers a bit. Overall not bad and would consider getting again at $20 (there are other flavors to try too). My initial taste was at room temp but this seems like it would be better chilled.