Nose: Vanilla, tropical fruit (pineapple, mango), honey, sugar and coconut notes, but it's very light in character. It has a light dusty oak aroma as well that is pleasant and almost floral. In some ways it's reminiscent of a light bourbon nose but it's rather shy and subtle overall. Palate: A mildly sweet entry with demerara sugar, white sugar, cream and vanilla, but it's very tame. There is not much development - maybe a little more vanilla and some molasses, but the flavours from the arrival dominate. The texture is somewhat thin, even verging on watery. It has a taste profile like a white rum and while pleasant it's a bit shallow - the palate seems to race to the finish and before you know it the flavours are all fading away. Finish: Short. Vanilla and mild orange but once again it's demerara sugar you notice most in the aftertaste. I first tried this about 12 months ago as part of a 6 x 100ml Plantation tasting selection and thought it to be OK, but not much more than average. Finding myself in need of some rum for mixing I bought a bottle today as it was on special at 50% discount at the local liquor shop. This is a very approachable rum that offers no challenge or complexity. It is easy to drink, mild and inoffensive but there is a monotonous one-tone sugar note running through it. Lovers of heavy, forceful rum with pungent hogo will think they are tasting vodka with a jigger of dark rum added. On the other hand those who generally find rum to be sickly, cloying and over-sweetened may well regard this as delicate, subtle and friendly. In many ways this rum smells and tastes more like a good white rum than a gold or dark rum. In mixed drinks it tends to disappear, and in a Cuba Libre it is completely swamped by the cola. At the price it does not represent particularly good value. "Average" : 77/100 (2.5 stars)