Big hitter. The nose reveals the proof pretty darn well. Definitely a lot of darker flavors. Palette is earthy- tobacco, leather, coffee, with some nice vanilla molasses maple sweetness. A lot of toasted oak that ends on almost a charcoal flavor that I’m not a big fan of. Kind of reminds me of the smell of a small town diner during breakfast. Adding water definitely brought out more of the sweet side and tamed the harsher notes.