Tasting neat. Nose: Licorice, mint, a little alcohol. Taste: Cane sugar, light body, light licorice, menthol, clove, juniper, green and pink peppercorn and general rye herbs..with some sweet oak, leather, touch of smoke, and tartness in the finish. This will always be in my cabinet. It's priced like a daily and tastes like your birthday. If you like Bulleit Rye, but want a little more of the age and oak, without losing the bright spice, then this is your jam.