Smell is decent, sugar cane juice and honey with subtle apple hints. Taste is light, sweet, cane sugar caramel, honey and floral tones. I wouldn't say spices like other commenters but rather tea herbs (camomile, sage, balm,...). Little bit spicy tingle on the end. But honestly I don't understand why this rum is so underrated. I got bottle for like 16 EUR, and for that price it's superb rum. Light but with enough complexity to enjoy sipping, that classic Barbados sweetness is nice but also still far far far away from the diabetes in bottle like basic Diplomatico, Zacapa and other rum based confectionery.