Starting to think I'm going to buy another bottle -- leather musty smell with a good honey bouquet to go along with that to me usually comes with a good taste and so it does....more of that subtle honey profile comes thru at first taste but turns quickly to that spicy rye flavor and does a darn good job lingering with the finish with a final aura of that initial leathery must -- drank this dram neat start to finish and soooooo smooth entire way, aces!