Aromas are caramel, butterscotch, black pepper and apples. Flavors are slightly similar to nose, caramel and butterscotch recedes, apples plums and plum brandy come out. Add in more spice and cleaning solvent. Fairly dry. My least liked sipping rum so far. Update: my appreciation for it diminished over time. I had a hard time finishing the bottle. Glad it's done. This was the worst Plantation I've tasted so far.