Nose and palate are initially traditional rye spice. Palate becomes bready with some sweetness on the back end and the finish is simple with a short spicy note. Water brings out sweetness with the spicy nose. Palate remains spicy but gets more bread like with a bitter note on the end. Not bad but there are better near the same price point. It is worth noting there is some oil on this one. On second and a longer visit I do get more wood in the finish. Otherwise still pretty simple and spicy. 3rd follow up. Towards the end of the bottle I get a chocolate nutty flavor on the back end of the pallet and finish that I really like.