Rating: 13/23 N: Quite an interesting nose. I get spices (largely baking spices, but I might also be getting a hint of garam masala and/or ras el hanout?) immediately, followed by some bitter fruitiness a la Campari. There's a combination of juiciness with a rich (but tamed) sweetness to the fruit and a bitter citrus zest. It's a decently complex and balanced result. It's a very enjoyable nose. P: Quite sweet, but immediately tempered by the bitter, tart fruit. The spices do a great job of stepping in to bridge the cap between the two. I think I'm really just tasting baking spices, but when combined with the fruit, I do get suggestions of ras el hanout from the bitterness. The complexity and balance are both very solid. I get blood orange juice, blood orange peel, ginger, cinnamon, allspice, some sort of sweet fruit (maybe straight-up grape juice?), corriander, carraway, a hint of turmeric. The only real problem I find here - though it isn't insignificant - is that the sweet fruit tastes fairly immature, kind of like somebody just dumped some grape juice right into the mix. Still, it's a nice palate, and I expect that many cocktails will hide that character well. It reminds me a lot of Campari (go figure), but it's more balanced and not as strong. F: The finish is fairly mild, with some pervading grape sweetness counterbalanced by plentiful bitter peel and spices. I prefer the palate, but this is totally fine too. There's a lot to like in this. I could totally sip it and might even choose to do so in the right circumstance. I certainly wouldn't actively seek it out, but for its price, it's already in an impressive position. I would use it confidently in a cocktails and enjoy the result. I don't think that this is a 15, but I could kind of imagine it. Similarly, I could imagine a 12, but I don't really think so. So a 13 or 14 it is. There's something a bit weird here that's bothering me. Perhaps the mineral flavor is giving this a lack of fullness? Whatever it is, it nags at me enough that I think I need to go for a 13 rather than a 14.