Aroma- oaky, vanilla, spice. Nicely balanced. Taste- medium bodied. Taste has more Carmel and vanilla. Some spice… touch of cherry. The oak is secondary here but that is okay bc the vanilla is really shining through. Heat was present on first couple of sips but dissipates quickly after that. Adding a few drops of water is recommend to speed up the process of mellowing out the heat and allowing that vanilla to shine through.