color: burnished nose: alcohol heat, artificial sweetness, wood spice, burnt... vanilla, pastries, starbucks palate: cherry, caramel, cotton candy, cinnamon, astringency/dryness finish: short considering how long I had been waiting to try this, it was disappointing. at 40% abv, Canadian, and 18 years of age, it wasn't the most "smooth" (though someone did say it mellows after some time opened, so we'll see how that goes)