Deep auburn-orange color, with stubby legs. The nose brings some serious astringent alcohol heat; metallic. If you pull back, that turns into newly-finished wood, when the lacquer is still sticky. Orange peel and Potpourri spice. Corn syrup and brown sugar/molasses. Mild peanut dust. The first sip is very sweet at the front of the palate: sugary toffee, corn and brown sugar. The middle is more dry and nutty. A little chew reveals it's more dusty quality. Adding a little water is recommended here: the nuttiness really bursts out, and it dovetails perfectly with a bloom of oak char and sawdust. Finishes as charred oak and vanilla tobacco ash. Coffee grounds that doesn't quite get filtered out. Flecks of bitter dark chocolate, like a handful of semi-sweet chocolate chips. The finish is long and lingering; it's dry and dusty long after the glass is empty.