Nose: a sherry, Carmel, vanilla bomb on the nose. Palate: light vanilla, sherry Finish: Silky wine fruit finish Fantastic pour. I highly recommend it. If you looking for a similar dram try Yellowstone “Amarone” it has a bigger nose than this derringer but is very close in all other area. However it falls short price point. It’s 129 dollars vs the derringer’s 85 dollars. All in all this is great. It’s steep in cost but it’s a damn good pour.