This one reminds me more of a bourbon than a rum. I guess 12 years in American oak will do that. ;) The nose is sweet and buttery. There are notes of sugar, spice, and everything nice. There is a strong hit of vanilla, bananas foster, a bit of caramel, also some musty wood and a touch of herbs. The taste is bittersweet with burnt sugar, rye spice, toffee, and a bit of leather. Nice body, substantial but not too syrupy. The finish is mild, starting with Demerara sugar, then fading to semidry oak and a pinch of mint.