Tasting neat. Nose is bright with light caramel, honey, light oak, some spice and ethanol. First taste is light and fairly bright. It builds on the nose of light sugars and honey, oak, vanilla, and alcohol with mild grass/hay, general baking spices, moderate tartness, that lasts through the finish along with some lightly roasted cocoa Overall fairly mild and much more complex after you let it breathe. Better as the glass/bottle empties