Nose consists of marmalade, pistachios, and almond butter overriding a faint bread character (almost like sponge cake) before giving way to a wallop of black pepper (fruity, as it smells before the peppercorns are cracked). Palate has punchy rye spice, with citrus and vanilla wafers coming forward. Finish is medium, with a definite proof heat that dries back into the pepper and faint char.