"Chestnut black color. Rich aromas of herbal roots, turmeric, wintermint, and burnt sugar follow through on a round, supple entry to mildly sweet and lightly bitter full body with a great balanced of bitter herbs, roots, honey, and Indian spices. Finishes with long, unsweetened chocolate and espresso bean-like fade. Delicious and a great digestif or cocktail ingredient." —Beverage Testing Institute

"Complex and appealingly herbal, this spirit is marked by its coffee-brown color and a scent like spearmint-spiked espresso. The flavor is sweet, faintly coffee-like, with warm Dutch licorice, anise and sarsaparilla notes. The brisk finish is minty then bitter. Heavy, syrupy feel." —Kara Newman, Wine Enthusiast Magazine

Gold, International Review of Spirits