Dark copper in color, sparse and unevenly spaced legs. Once the initial sheet runs off it's quite sticky on the glass. The nose is vanilla, barrel char, cacao. Dark chocolate malt balls and ripe fruity notes pop through. Soft on the palate and initially quite sweet. Immediately after the swallow a spicy heat emerges and warms the chest more than 100 proof would indicate. Cedarwood, tart fruits and a nearly bitter but not unpleasant dry oak mingle with some lingering sweetness, and a reemergence of the ripe fruits: chocolate covered maraschino cherries come to mind, but only in the background. It's definitely a terrific value. There's a nice interplay between the richer, sweet side, the spice and char, and the background fruit and chocolatey notes.