Cloves, green herbs (thyme, rosemary?), something vegetal, anise, maybe peppermint or cinnamon somewhere in there as well.

It’s most easily described as “medicinal”, and many first-timers think it tastes like after shave.

Those who work their way through it, though, and eventually acquire a taste for it, will tell you it’s the most complex, flavorful, and extraordinary spirit you can drink.

Everyone else calls it downright nasty.