Have to update my review after trying some more stuff. Its good but for the money there are much better ones. Smelling it out of the bottle I got some raspberry and maybe cherry on the nose, in the glass I am getting brown sugar as opposed to the usual caramel nose. Sipping it, boy where to start, this has so much going on. Brown sugar, licorice, cherry, oak, maybe a little pear, a very very light spice. Extremely bold flavor and the finish is lasting with a tingling mouth and a nice brown sugar after taste. Extremely pleasant.