Bought two bottles for New Years. One to keep and one to save for backstock. The nose rambunctious and full of candied fruits, flowers and honey with a fair anout of cinnamon and pepper to balance. On the pallet is initially quite sweet with the floral honey notes presenting early and carrying into the mid pallet, at this point I got a slightly sour taste less than ripe black berries that lasted for only milliseconds and then the anise, cinnamon, and truck load of pepper come in. Finish is smooth and balanced with none of the flavors leaving before the others have had their say. To sum it up in one word....it was a rumble. I recommend it neat, with a little water to get closer to those floral notes or for a spicy and sultry old fashioned!