Nose - salted caramel, black cherry, chocolate, coffee, leather, grape, orange zest, bitter oak, brown sugar, vanilla, clove, mint, fennel, moderate ethanol burn. Taste - mint, caramel, vanilla, licorice, black cherry, clove, grape, leather, brown sugar, chocolate, licorice, orange, tannic oak, moderate to high alcohol bite, finishing medium short with mint, chocolate, and cherry flavors. This smells like a rye with more cherry and chocolate notes than you usually find with the category. There’s also a subtle grape quality that hints at the brandy finish. The palate is sweet rye and evokes cherry chocolate chip ice cream. The finish is fairly short and definitely the worst part of the experience. It’s like a flat soda, borderline cloying with none of the vibrancy on the arrival and mid palate. Overall, this is par for the course with Sagamore for me. It’s decent, but priced higher than it’s worth with some significant flaws that hold it back from greatness. Thank you to @PBMichiganWolverine for the sample. I’ll likely never drink something like this again, and will be sticking to my traditional Manhattans for the foreseeable future.