The hefty mahogany oak nose I’ve come to expect from Rieger, with some cherry vanilla powdered sugar sweetness. Jelly doughnut may be a bridge too far but it’s close. I immediately hope this somewhat pricey whiskey won’t be overly sweet. Palate is almond, cherry, vanilla with plenty of oak and sugar. The sugar wavers on the line between confectioner’s and brown. I am now leaning confectioner’s sugar…which causes me to revise the almond to almond bark. Alas, this is another sweet whiskey. I am not a sweet whiskey fan but maybe you are. Finish is tannic and a bit abrupt, as if apologizing for the whiskey pastry i have been subjected to. Disclaimer: sweetness slightly exaggerated as I finished my pour without complant. This is good stuff. But i’m ok not having bought a bottle.