Rating: 16/23 I was surprised by how good the Bacardi 8 was, so having a chance to sample this, I leapt at it. N: Vanilla, caramel, fireworks. A bit of tangerine and some mild sweet spices. Not the most complex nose, but a good one. P: Sweet, smooth, mellow. There's some nice musty flavor that gives this a sense of age and I get a little funk that reminds me of Plantation Trinidad a bit. Vanilla, some slightly woody cinnamon, something a bit prickly, and a nice dose of tropical fruit (melon, banana, light pineapple, and just a brushing of orange). Not really any of that firework flavor I expected. Maybe just a tad. It's a bit sweeter than I'd like but not overwhelming and I suspect that's the reason for a lot of the fullness here considering the low proof. Which bring some to the proof. This tastes a bit weak, unfortunately. F: Really nice. Tropical fruits dance with vanilla and light caramel. - Conclusion - Super easy drinking. Great as an intro or just an easy evening. This would be awesome bottled at 46-50%. Still, I like it a lot as it is. It's just I want to rate it higher but it's lacking that fullness of flavor. It has solid complexity and very nice balance. I'm vaguely considering a 17, but I think that this is more in the 15 to 16 range. There's a great - maybe fantastic - rum at the core of this, but it's been watered down way too much. I do taste that complexity and depth though. I'll give it a 16.