One can tell this is expertly blended. A lot going on with the nose, but nothing that necessarily draws you in as exceeding great … just good. Sweet with some refined grain notes … a touch of brown sugar hiding in there and you can tell it should come with a punch of spice when you drink it … which it does. Quite spicy … taste follows the nose but the spice is a bit overwhelming on the other notes. Nice warming finish in the throat, but wouldn’t say it a long lasting. Quite nice and looking forward to seeing how this opens up.