The nose isn’t bad, but not especially remarkable either. There’s loads of vanilla and some caramel plus wood and a touch of clove. It’s sweet but kind of funky smelling. The taste is not as sweet, coming in somewhere between cane juice and Demerara sugar. There’s quite a bite to it for only 43% ABV, and it burns a bit going down. Oaky vanillans dominate as this rum has spent some time in ex-bourbon barrels and has not had any sugar added before bottling. There’s a slight grassiness to it, and a touch of fennel seed and black pepper. The body is pretty good, with a nice velvety slick mouthfeel, albeit a bit thin, and the legs aren’t bad either. The finish is very dry, woody, semisweet, and spicy with a hint of mineral and earth. Nose: 7 Taste: 7 Body: 7 Finish: 7