Smells a little sweet with a mildly tart roasty nose. Quite dark, like a reddish root beer. First taste has no hint of the alky content. However, as the session continues, it gets a little more impressive in the middle. Strong armed near the end. Smooth and rather flat. Gets sweeter. Some difficult medicine in the back of the throat. Unique malty & peaty. Quite impressive and a little different. Just not my stripe.