Nose: cereal malt, heavy apple and cherry juice. light vanilla, black pepper, cloves/ cardamom, caramel, butterscotch. Taste: very malty and watery with a spicy finish. sherry, figs, and cherries with a bit of apricot as well. Almost a pancake / fruitcake malt. Very strong sherry notes. Water turns it into hard cherry candy sweet, maple syrup and grapes. Notes of caramel and chocolate appear as well. Honestly skip this one and go right for the abunadh it's easily 1000 times better