Aroma - brown sugar, cherries, vanilla beans and caramel. Like all Sagamore Rye offerings (at least the ones that I have had).. Smells like a bourbon lovers rye. Its balance is tremendous. Rye is more bready than it is spicy. Taste - Damn. That follows the nose, but there is this amazing rye finish that is just an absolutely bomb of flavor. Overall - wish I had a back up bottle because this is tremendous. 4.8/5