Nose: cherries, cigar ash, wet leather, licorice (red and black), pepper, and crushed mint leaves. Taste: nutmeg, clove, , leather, bitter sweet dark chocolate, a full body cigar, and burnt sugar. Experience: Muted luxury. Dark chocolate, leather seats, big bookshelves, a thick and deep experience, not a flash in the pan. It's not a gold watch but a leather couch. Not a Lamborghini but a custom Land Rover. Money made from having a better product than anyone else, not investing in bit coin. What I am trying to get at is it's not sweet or flashy but deep and well made. Lots to find if you care to take your time but none of it will impress your friends unless they know what to look for. I'll admit I was not expecting as much as I got. This is a fantastic example of why new distillers should be spending less time worrying about pure Bourbon and more time experimenting with finishes.