Nose: rich caramel and oak. A touch of cinnamon. Touch of vanilla. Body: thin to medium Palate: lot of oak, followed by flat cola, caramel. Finish: long, oak and caramel. I really liked the length. Note: one ounce sample from don. This is a good dram but fairly one dimensional. Ate this after a lot of hot Thai food so maybe that affected my taste buds. The 17 with its dark berry flavor I think is better. This is good not, not great.