Candied nuts and spice on the nose with moderate heat and subtle menthol. The palate is bright and spicy when neat, echoing more nuttiness and adding notes of leather, charred oak and pitted fruits. Definitely smooths out and becomes full bodied with a drop of water. Not as sweet as advertised, which is fine by me. The finish is fairly mellow and not terribly diverse, but tasty in its own right.