Color is pale gold. Rested for 10 in glencairn. Its hot up front due to the proof, but it mellows out very nicely. Hits with a spicy sweet honey, and stays warm but barey burning all the way through. Solid and enjoying the bottle as is. It gets smoother as it goes along. Can’t wait to try as a mixer, but completely enjoying on its own. Its on sale. I’m buying more.