The nose starts with a mix of slightly soured citrus, overripe banana, fresh cut cucumbers, sherry and butterscotch then chocolate covered dehydrated pineapple followed by fruits of orange marmalade, apple pie filling and cherries jubilee that transitions to damp leaves, nutmeg and polished oak with medium ethanol burn. The taste is a medium mouthfeel that starts with a mild tannic spice that quickly fades to a mix of slightly soured citrus, banana bread, fresh cut hay, sherry and butterscotch then chocolate covered dehydrated pineapple followed by fruits of orange creamsicle, McDonalds apple pie and cherries jubilee that transitions to light floral notes of honeysuckle, damp leaves, nutmeg and polished oak with medium ethanol burn. The finish is medium length with dark chocolate covered pineapple, butterscotch candy, toasted walnuts, cloves, and lightly ashy oak spice. This is a complex easy sipping and well-balanced rum that manages to combine rum, sherry and bourbon flavors very well, but this leans heavy on those sour fruit flavors more than I’d like along with some ashy oak spice. Compared to Nobillary which was all ex-bourbon barrels with 62% ABV, the Premise at 46% ABV seems much thinner and likely could have used a few more percentage to bring richer and bolder flavors. A huge thanks to @ContemplativeFox for the generous sample.