Nose: Spices - clove & pepper, cherries, caramel, toffee Palate: Vanilla, caramel, spices (same as the nose - clove and pepper!), Maraschino cherries. This is quite a peppery and 'hot' rye. Finish: Short finish. Caramel, white pepper, cherries, a little tannic and dry on the aftertaste I was pleasantly surprised by this rye. Drier than many ryes I've had in the past, vanilla, caramel and big hit of dry spices - white pepper and cloves. Not bad at all for a sub-£30 bottle.