Nose - chocolate, raisin, nougat nuttiness, caramelized apple, grape juice, butterscotch, honeysuckle, mild oak notes, moderate ethanol burn. Taste - raisin, chocolate, butterscotch, vanilla, syrupy grape, praline, sweet cream, chili pepper, marked barrel spice, moderate to high alcohol bite, finishing fairly quickly with butterscotch, raisin, and prickly barrel spice flavors. This is both hotter and (in my opinion) more pleasantly complex than the Hennessy VS offering. By no means is this top shelf, but I find it reasonably serviceable and enjoy it slightly more than the Henny.