I mainly used this for old fashioneds, but I'm currenently drinking the last few mouthfuls of my bottle on a little ice while watching a nice lightning storm go past. Smells like alcohol, oak, and orange( perhaps from the old fashioned to was previously in the glass). Taste much the same, but spicy transitioning into to sweet and smooth, but the spice returns for the finish. I like it, and it makes good cocktails, but in Australia it's $80 a bottle( a rather expensive cocktail). I would go for something a little less expensive for that sort of thing. Definitely try it at least once