Color is a brownish red that practically glows. The nose is like a cherry vanilla cola. On the tongue it’s a deep sweet apple and pancake taste. Sort of a bitter toffee aftertaste. Adding a decent amount of water really brings it home, so it’s really similar to my experience with the a122, which was my first entry to this series and was tremendous. Mellowed out gives you a fruity blueberry/cherry pie and cherry cola on the aftertaste. I read the review on breaking bourbon and I agree with most if not all of that evaluation. Excellent bottle and considering trying to find another while they’re available.