Nose: Pickling spices, slightly turned tropical fruit, toasted coconut, pan fried banana

Palate: A muddled gentle generic rum punch. A bit astringent on the finish. An ephemeral sweetness without any striking notes.

Rating: 5 / 10 – frankly kind of disappointing. Fine but nothing special. I did get a chance to try the full proof version at whisky live Paris later and its night and day.