An essential for whipping up low-cost cocktails! Only downside, compared to other similar agricole-category rhum, is that the half pot-distilled funk gets toned down by the column-still portion, giving the final spirit a finish that leaves one wanting. I give this 4 stars because the fresh grass/banana funk notes bring this rum well above the flavor profiles of similarly-priced whites, with a very strong nose and complexity on the palate. NOT A SIPPING RUM, but AMAZING in cocktails! Good to introduce friends to the world of esters.