Sugary vanilla bourbon notes on the nose. A little bit of lemon zest flying in and out through your nose just to tell you I am here. All the lovely notes above goes in and you actually would expect the same thing as you take a sip. However, there is a strong lignins, tannins and some spices come into play which eventually over power the whole thing. But to be honest it is not a bad thing as it's not boring. For its price I would say this can be one of my daily cheap drinks including The famous grouse and monkey shoulder..etc