As a chocolate. there is vanilla in the nose. It is also fruited. Unsurprisingly it kind of defies description but we are kind of fruit heavy currently. It also have a rather rustic quality in both the nose and taste. There is a solid back bone of chocolate. There is also virtually everything else. Tropical fruit, leather, nut and spice. In lighter roasts the it is more fruit forward. Heavier roasts makes it heavier on the palate. Bitterness is a little more pronounced as are the sharper dried fruit notes (think rum soaked fruitcake). Heavily floral notes in chocolate are pretty rare, and being a massive blend, this one is pretty well missing any.