Nose: heavily perfumed. Violets, dates, figs, raisins. Port wine / Madeira type notes. Pancake malt. Ginger. Light spices. Green apple. Fresh apricot. Caramel toffee glaze. Lemon zest. Light hay. Taste: sweet vanilla and caramel. Fruit cake. Heavy wine influence of some kind. Most of the nose is present on the taste. Water magnifies all the flavors and adds a bitter wrapper around everything