Another in my series of 50ml mini bottle sips. Can you believe in my 60+ years, I've never been tempted to try it?! Well, it's dark, brown, and big coating legs in the glass. Juicy Fruit gum, pomagranate, and sweet on the nose. Ok, I'm braced. Viscous fruit--cherry mainly--and cola in the mouth, big sweet, and a little burst of ethanol, followed by orange bitters. Feels like cough syrup in the mouth, even if that's not exactly the flavor, but there is a chemical essence. Maybe that's what counts as "spice." Long cloyingly sweet finish that thins out to almost nothing at the end. No oak or tannic depth, and very little spice. It's a one trick pony. I can imagine the old 70 and 80 proof versions being even less interesting, but I'm guessing that's the attraction--mixing sweet fruit with a sweet carbinated soda, or drinking sweet on the rocks. And that's ok--like what you drink, drink what you like. It's been around a loooong time, so it's hitting a loyal market. I'll bet it's better with a forceful unflavored mineral soda like Topo Chico--put that inherent sweetness to work. Yeah, that's the ticket!