I bought this over the summer and I have really enjoyed it. This is very pleasant not too sweet rum from the DR that tastes almost like it is a spiced rum and has vanilla and sweet nose and it has a fruity body I do like this rum. I want to say I bought this for closer to $20 and at that price, it is amazing at $25 or 30 not so much. Its flavor does hold up in drinks and it is not bad on the rocks but a bit sweet for me. There is a 5 yo and 12 yo that I want to try in this line and I will look for some autumn drinks with rum for them. I am not rating this higher simply because I only have two rums in my bar at the moment and while it is really good I do not have anything to rate it against so I will revisit this in a few months after I have had a few others. Enjoy.