White, lightly aged, blanco or silver rums, whatever you want to call them are not typically rums that I drink neat, but I do have a good number of them, so I figured I would run thru 8 of them and see which one emerges the winner (between Angostura, Privateer, Havana Club, Cana Brava, Barbancourt, Flor de Cana, Banks 5 Island & El Dorado). Another white rum that I expected I would like better, this one sadly did not fare all that well. As a cocktail white rum, this is a solid choice and makes a very good daiquiri, but outside of that I was surprised at how simple this rum ended up being. The nose is a bit funky with overripe bananas. I would say it's my favorite part of drinking this one, while the palate is decent, but leans a bit too much into the sweetness with a bit of tropical fruit and grassy notes. It feels disjointed and the finish is short and hot. It is definitely a step up from the Angostura and Flor de Cana white rums, it just doesn't beat out the others in the list. There is a good rum in there, it just doesn't shine neat, stick to cocktails for this one.