This is super sweet, filled with caramel, toffee notes that are backed by bananas and raspberries. Wood and some spices, including common, ginger, and nutmeg, are definitely present, but they hang out closer to the back. There is some depth here as the flavor develops, but the taste is also sickly sweet. The balance is good though. It has more depth and less confectioner's sugar than George Ocean Spiced Rum, but it is still way too sweet. It's actually decent as a choice as a rum mixer, but it's not a brandy that is worth drinking straight. Honestly though, if you told me it was a rum, I'd likely praise it. Weirdly, drinking it after something sweet makes it taste like Baiju. The flavor is young, but there is also a fair bit going on. The sweetness is a bit much for many, I imagine, and it tastes rummy. There are flowers that give it a bit of a mineral presence, caramel, banana, a hint of apple, some mild chocolate richness from wood, vanilla, and maybe a little red fruit. If the flavor were a bit more robust and less sweet this could be terrific, but it tastes sort of like kids stuff. As it is. It's a bit weak with some non-traditional flavors that may not be pleasing to someone looking for a brandy. This is surprisingly drinkable brandy though it tastes more like rum. The nose is vanilla, banana, and caramel. The palate is sweet with vanilla, caramel, banana, anise, and a bit of an unpleasant alcohol element that brings a bit of burn in. The flavor changes a bit over time, making this a moderately complex drink. It would be a great mixer with eggnog. The nose has a sweet cherry scent with a little bit of anise that gives it a sense of baiju. It smells kind of interesting and balanced, albeit on the sweet side. Some vanilla and tartness flit into the nose. The palate is a fairly viscous with all of the sweetness. Cherry syrup is present, but it's more subdued like in brandied cherries and some of the anise comes in too. The syrup is a bit much, but it isn't bad. A note of milk chocolate shows up, but a burst of alcohol jumps out briefly too and some icing sugar does hint at itself. That cherry syrup does ultimately come across as a bit unnatural though, a little bit like an Irish whiskey. It's way sweeter than Bushmill's Black and lacks the balance and grassiness (though there is some complexity here in the midst of the sugar kingdom). Green Spot also has more balance and complexity, exceeding both this and Bushmill's Black, though it isn't an overwhelmingly victory. There way too much sugar in this, but as a liqueur it could work. It would be on the bitter side of sweet liqueurs, but its flavor would work well. It's less hedonistic in a nectar sense than Licor 43, but it also has a nice immediate complexity that I appreciate. This may not be at the level of Grand Marnier, but it's doing well for its price point in terms of complexity and tastiness. The alcohol may be a tad strong, but what is to be expected from a high strength liqueur?