COLOUR: Old copper still. LEGS: Thin clothesline; micro-beads consolidated into bigger drops on the line; a long time later, they gently and very slowly rolled down the glass like Empress Carlotta's necklace; they took forever to fully drop -- I lost patience and went on to the nose. NOSE: Moderate (3/5); sweet, spicy & grassy; vanilla, honey & maple syrup; sour green apples & citrus; slight acetone (Sharpie marker); herbal, hay & oak. WITH WATER (10 drops into 15mL): perhaps slightly sweeter and dustier. Score 7/10 TASTE: Very thick and rich; oily, wet drying; powerful (5/5); very sweet, very spicy rye; vanilla, caramel & honey; pepper, cinnamon & leather; herbal & oaky; some hints of salt towards the end; WITH WATER: much juicier, sweeter, creamier, and dustier; way better; I bumped up the score by half a point. Score 8.5/10 FINISH: Long and sweet, with lots of hot rye spice; a little dusty grains at the end on the burp. WITH WATER: longer and sweeter. Score 7.5/10 OVERALL: Quite strong and harsh without water; very sweet and delicious with water. Excellent in a tumbler with an ice cube, but be sure to drink it all down before the ice cube fully melts and dilutes the rye too much. Weighted Score 8.0/10 IMAGERY: I'm browsing a small-town candy store, smelling all the candy dust in the air.