The nose seemed high in alcohol, then got some apple/pear maybe. Drinking neat....the taste has some spicy kick along with the vanilla, carmel-ish flavors.The finish was a lasting peppery spice. Kinda reminds me of a nice rye but not quite a rye. This one is different, in a good way Not bad for an impulse buy, happen to be a "new" item in my store, definitely would keep this in rotation .