Maple, wood, and hogo on the nose with some alcohol. The palate is maple that might be a bit too sweet mixed with some harshness of spice that mixes with the hogo. There is a bit of molasses bitterness, but it doesn't offset the sweet maple entirely and is a bit odd. Drinking more, the complexity comes out more. The spice is quite present. It's fine. There are some complex elements, but it doesn't entirely come together. It seems too sweet. I'd be happy to sip it, but I don't love it. It's a 14 to 15.