Clément VSOP Rhum Agricole

Sweet cane sugar on the palate with a mango finish. Definitely a sipper like whisky

Banana finish

Nose of Banana, caramel, some pear (and other fruit), and fried banana sweetness. Taste isn't ultra smooth and you can taste char from aging barrels; but reasonable smoothness. Besides the char you pick up a lot of oak and a typical level of rum sweetness (aged in both virgin oak and bourbon barrels), a slight "skunkiness" in the after taste that's not over powering, and a subtle banana taste though oak is the predominant flavor and they're definite vegetal notes in the taste. Good, not great.

Very unusual and very interesting rum. Sweetness is very cultivated and in the background. Brown sugar, strong wood, vanilla, little cinamon, even less cardamon, agave. Not my favourite but strongly recommend trying.