Color: Maple syrup. Nose: Loads of vanilla with strong barrel oak. Tanned leather comes through with aggressive sweetness -- maybe chocolate? Something baked, like chocolate cake with almonds. Palate: Almond dominates, almost shoving other flavors aside. Definitely a lighter sweetness too, with notes of honey and icing, but the marzipan really takes over. Plenty of vanilla as well, with a little spice on the back end. Finish: Mild and smooth, with light baking spice and wood finish. Keeps its vanilla, though, and stays mellow. With water: Mose is toastier, with a little sweet char. Palate is *very* sweet, with candy front and center. Finish is shorter, and still features a ton of sweetness, like a candied apple.