You'd never think if someone blind-folded you that this Scotch had been in a rum cask. While there is some spice, there is greater taste of plums, apples, cherries and warm caramel in the palate. A touch of oak and leather as it finishes with just a hint of the rum to compliment the other flavors. A great whiskey for it's price, and even lovelier with a few drops of water to open it up.