I am not good with the smell or the nose, but this to me is really a pleasant sweet caramel on the nose with a tiny touch of honey, and then the taste is so smooth and warm (first time I have used warm to describe taste), its sweet honey caramel, and a little kentucky hug going down and the finish is nice and a little tingle and spice followed by a thick aftertaste as if you swallowed a spoonful of honey. This is one of the most pleasant sippers I have had to date, not super complicated or complex but in this case that is good, its got its flavor and does it so well.