It smells like cinnamon, a bit like fruit, and a surprising amount like cheese. I'm Willet fashion, there is a lot of mineral in here. The flavor is kind of bland and is certainly mild. There's some toffee mixed with cinnamon and, a little meat, and some wood. This isn't a great whiskey though. The flavors don't mix nicely and richness is lacking. It tastes too floral for my liking. There is some odd tartness in here but it doesn't taste overly like rye. There's some mint that I'm not a fan of, but it isn't a disaster. I wouldn't sip this but I could use it for mixing. There isn't an obnoxiously pervasive alcohol flavor, but here definitely is a little bit. It tastes young and inexperienced. There's a little bit of something nice going on in here, but it's mixed in with a mess and doesn't really stand out. It certainly isn't worth the price. The caramel is a bit light with some toasty nuttiness and smoke working with it in a somewhat discordant but possibly elegant manner. It's in this weird combination of hedonism, complexity, youth, and discordance. You know, it's pretty good. Not excellent, but worth drinking. There's a bit of a nice apple note with the cherry, but it's not one of the first flavors to appear. For the price, this is a pretty good buy.