It's hard to tell if this is good or not. I smell a lot of anise and terragon with a hint of mint. The palate is similar immediately with a big bitterness and harshness mixed with anise and terragon hitting immediately and bringing a big numbing spice element in. The balance is fairly good, but the bitterness and numbingness are too strong. The numbness and bitterness stay long long into the finish, during which time some peppermint comes in. It definitely is an acquired taste. It's hard to find anything this herbal anywhere really. Fortunately, it has a nice big sweet floral presence, but that does fade much faster than the numbingness and bitterness (though not fast by normal liquor standards). I don't know about this one. It isn't really an easy sipper, so I won't be giving it a 15, but it certainly isn't bad, so it isn't below a 10. This will need some more consideration. Even for a cask strength (though 56% isn't all that strong actually), this is pretty harsh. I like how the palate changes over time an do really enjoy that burst of sweet floral syrupy richness at the beginning - though I can see how some might find it unfavorably reminiscent of Jagermeister. There's even a little bit of terragon lingering on the finish, which is pretty nice.