Nose: sweet sugar covered apples, Sherry, vanilla and cocoa Palate: oily, raisins, milk chocolate, baking spice, red apples, bitter wood spice Finish: medium to short, spicy raisins remains Overall a great sipper, wish it was NCF and higher abv like its brother the QR but still good stands up to the macallan imo but much cheaper. At $40 its a good buy