Reflective pale gold color. There’s a certain softness to the nose with fresh baked bread notes, dried apple rings, green pears, hints of spiced chai, delicate oak, and the slightest suggestion of a lit cigar. On the palate, there is freshly lit cigar smoke up front with stewed gooseberries behind then Asian pears and boozy tiramisu notes develop before charred oak leads us into the finish. The finish has pronounced licorice which gives way to freshly ground pepper, roasted peanut shells, and Turkish coffee.