It's sugar-based, which is why it hits you like you owe it Betan dollars. The syrup from which it's derived is quite good on groats. [Helpfully, his eyes warming briefly before they cool again to a glacial reserve, turning inward. He sets the rest of his offering next to the bed save one bottle, which he retains to fiddle with, uncharacteristically. He looks down at it, instead of at Bel's face when he speaks next, twisting at the cap.]

What, roughly, did Miles tell you about what happened when he came back to Barrayar? He wasn't around for a lot of it, but I'm not sure exactly how much he collected after the fact.