There is a faint chemical smell, like something chlorinated. Nothing too off-putting, but there. That aside, having worked at Godiva for several years, this smells like the filling of a double chocolate raspberry truffle (and I imagine that's what you would get if you were to mix it with Godiva dark chocolate liqueur...) The taste is much sweeter than the nose suggests, but nothing too complex or spectacular. The sweetness hits strong but fades quickly, and then feels as though you had a sip of cheap raspberry tea, mixed with a small amount of cherry cough syrup. For something that brands itself as "all natural", I've never tasted something that invoked so many "artificial" flavors. Everything fades abruptly at the end, eventually even the sweetness, leaving just a jammy note amid a hint of disappointment. While not quite "unpleasant" (especially if using it to mix), there are much better liqueurs that would accomplish the same general thing for under $35.