Nose: Light honey, faint vanilla & brown sugar. Taste: Really sweet so not for everyone. Does has a slight burn after swallowing so it's not like drinking simple syrup. Vanilla, brown sugar...yeah, I can get a tad of butterscotch, too. On the tongue it has a viscosity to it like thinned honey ("oily" in whisky parlance). This would make a good dessert drink. As someone stated, I agree that this works well with some water; I tried it again with ice and it was a slightly better drink. Rating is based on neat sipping.