The nose starts off with a vegetal funky fruit mixture then fruits of salted mango, plantain chips, and pineapple before transitioning to funky oily aromas and spices of cardamom, saffron, star anise and whole peppercorns with high ethanol burn. The taste is a medium mouthfeel starting with creamy butterscotch before a vegetal funky fruit mixture then fruits of bananas foster, limoncello and pineapple before a medium spice that fades to dark chocolate, funky oily notes and spices of cardamom, saffron, star anise and whole peppercorns with high ethanol burn. The finish is medium length with vegetal funky notes, dark chocolate, butterscotch, pineapple, mango, cardamom and limoncello. This is one funky fruity rum that brings in fruits, funky vegetal, and spices that are well-balanced without the funk overwhelming the flavors but controlled enough to add complexity to the sweet fruits and spices. If you’re a fan of Campbeltown whisky, this would likely be a rum that would fit your palate well, but you’ll need to be a fan of some funky flavors to really enjoy it. A big thank you to @PBMichiganWolverine for the generous sample of this to try.