Poured neat. Nutmeg, vanilla cream and stale wood on the nose. White pepper, tea and more of the old wood flavor on the palate. Finish was nice and long with a reasonable amount of spice and leather notes with a hint of dark chocolate. For a $70 bottle I was mildly disappointed. Given all the hype I've heard about it I'm wondering if this was a bad batch or if it's just not my style. I'm still interested in trying other OE expressions but won't be picking up another one of these for myself.