- Nose
- Hints of apple skin, almond, toffee, raisins, slight milk chocolate, sweet grainy corn, cherry heavy dark fruit, caramel, vanilla, spice, peanuts, astringent wood, dried citrus peels, old sherry, wet leather, ripe fruit, and toasted oak.
- Palate
- Creamy caramel, Bosc pear, fruit cake, strong wood, corn heavy toasted grain, vanilla, anise, rye spice, citrus peel, ashy char, tannic character, spicy notes, pink peppercorns in dark chocolate, sweet corn, brown sugar, dried cherries, hints of spice and vanilla, oak, cinnamon, baked apple, clove, and black pepper.
- Finish
- Short, dry, and ashy with mild notes of caramel, vanilla, wood, spice, coconut, semisweet chocolate with chilies, medium-length, lingering, satisfying, warm impression, and notes of oak and pepper, sometimes described as harsh with a musty aftertaste.
