The smell is like lacquered wooden chest, with some sharpness (that's 60% ABV I guess) on the end. The taste is rich but direct - it comes and quickly goes away. There are some sourness and hints of Oloroso. There is something I would describe like dried raisins soaked in rum kind of taste. With drop of turpentine it transfers to generic candied fruit tones. I like the strange sweet body of this whisky, but it needs few sips to properly grasp it. Considering the very generous price tag for this bottle, it's definitely something worth try.