My dad was a Jimmy Buffet fan...not a total parrothead, but at least a casual enthusiast. He started me off with the kid appropriate ditties, like "Cheeseburger in Paradise," and eventually we worked up to some more...mature material by the time I was in middle school. I may have been the only 13 year old at the local fundamentalist Christian school to know what a snuff queen was. At any rate, I say all this because rum makes me think of Jimmy Buffet, and this particular bottle makes me think that if were to run into a chum with a bottle of rum...if it were this one, I'd probably stay up drinking all night. This is an enjoyable, accessible rum that is an absolute bargain, to boot ($25!). The nose is oaky, with plenty of spice and vanilla (and a hint of coconut), and with that a molasses-y quality and a hint of fig jam. The palate is warm and lightly sweet; the notes present on the nose all show up on the palate, in a light, beachy kind of way. This, a beach, a hammock in the shade? I could dig that. The finish is too short for my liking, and there's a certain hint of immaturity to the spirit, but on balance, you more than get what you pay for here. I've been on the fence about where to rank this, 3 or 4 stars; come on sliding scale update! For now, 3 stars, but this is a high 3 stars bordering on 4.