The nose is nutty cereals with a slight acrid chemical note almost like cleaning fluid or fresh paint, but not unpleasant. The taste has vanilla and caramel at first and then fades to reveal some spice, pepper and oak. Slightly bitter in the surprisingly long finish. This is quite rich and smooth and a little water sweetens it, but bitter oak notes still in the finish. I suspect the strong flavors would stand up well to ice and the bitter notes would work with a sweet mixer like cola or lemonade.
