Nose:Caramel, orange zest, leather, vanilla. Very bright on the nose. Palate: burnt sugars, barrel spices, vanilla toffee tobacco. Finish: long Kentucky hug. Spicy on the back end. Hangs around forever. Overall: this is fantastic. When I first cracked it I was not impressed. I can back some weeks later after some air got into it and wow. This is a hitter.