Poured neat. The nose for me was sweet and smelled like a smoky bananas foster with a bit of butterscotch then came the charred oak barrel. Palate was caramelized brown sugar and oak barrel char sweetness. Mid palate hinted at bitter deal chocolate. The finish was medium-long and very charred oak heavy at first. As the finish toned down I got some dried cherry. I feel there is more to this that I’m missing. Was some things there I couldn’t quite make out. Will re-visit this after the bottle sits in the cabinet and opens up some. Would still buy again.