Rich and full, but tastes a bit like... beets? The bitter beet flavor is unsettling, overwhelming, and unwelcome. There is definitely some caramel and a little cinnamon, and it is pretty rich, but the beets are just out of control. Would not recommend. The beet flavor could be some amalgamation of chocolate, cloves, and some other spices, but it still tastes like beets. This is quite spicy and harsh with some deep bitter notes that give it an earthy presence with some herbal beet character and some cocoa. There is some light caramel syrup sweetness that is not terribly pronounced that fits along with some minor cherry and orange flavor. It has a bitter, woody, beet finish that I'm not a fan of. There's plenty of rye spice and some substantial clove that numbs and gives the woody earthy flavor and herbal tinge. There's some definite smoke, but it isn't overwhelming. This is a hard drink to like. The complexity is there a little bit but not a ton and the overall flavor is lackluster and harsh until the woody, beety finish comes in.