An extremely niche offering, this tastes exactly like those peppermint candies you get from a barbershop turned into vodka form. Minimal burn as I would expect from Smirnoff and it doesn't taste cloying sweet. You wouldn't really drink this neat. More as a useful base for Christmas cocktails. You wouldn't really want this bottle around the entire year but it's an excellent choice for when you need a strong peppermint flavor that is drinkable and doesn't taste like artificial nonsense or too minty.