It’s proof can be felt immediately, with red fruit on the beginning, some prune, oat, brown sugar, mild saline, maple syrup? The oak and spice comes later closer to the finish. these notes come and go in a flash. the finish is a rapid and hot, spicy and sweet bang that ends a bit quickly. It’s quite dry and tannic, maybe from the proof. Its flavorful but quite hot which is one of my only complaints.