Nose (Neat): Sweet, vanilla buttercream frosting and yellow cake. Palate (Neat): Heavy spice and vanilla at first. Creamy fruit that fades fast back to the spices. The more I sip, the more I taste vanilla cream and a little less spice. Tastes sort of like creme brule or rum cake with whiskey notes instead of rum. Every glass I have brings me to appreciating this blended scotch even more.