Nose: smoke, caramel, vanilla malt, spice, slight honey and grass Taste: the smoke is far more underwhelming on the palate than the nose. It's there as wood smoke but immediately opens up to balanced notes of honey, vanilla malt, baking spices, and a slight herbal/botanical note. The finish is a malted barrel spice. Final notes: on the sweeter side but has nice barrel notes and complexity to avoid being one dimensional. If you are a fan of any of the ryes High West has to offer you will be a fan. It simply adds a new dimension with the peated scotch and bourbon blended together for a very balanced and enjoyable whisky to sip alone or with a earth and spice heavy cigar.