This isn't necessarily a bad rum, but it's the worst rum I've drunk so far. It hasn't got much going on. On the nose I'm getting exclusively burnt sugar or caramel. On the palate you get the same notes as you get on the nose, but toned down with some alcohol burn. Muted is the key word here. You also get an astringent taste, which I quite can't lay my finger on as to what it is. The aftertaste is dry with a tiny bit of smoke and earthiness. I think this rum would do better when used for mixing. This isn't really a sipping rum, unless you prefer something dry.