Ultimate Beverage Challenge 93 points – Balanced aromas of allspice, brown sugar and musk. The flavor is dry and dark with sweet spice flavors like cinnamon and star anise. The texture is smooth and even slightly suede. Pleasant finish of toasted spices. (Mar 2013)

2010 International Wine & Spirits Competition Silver
2010 Ministry of Rum Tasting Competition Silver
2011 RumXP Tasting Competition Bronze
2011 San Francisco World Spirits Competition Silver
2010 RumXP Tasting Competition Silver
2010 San Francisco World Spirits Competition Bronze

Beverage Testing Institute4.7
Deep amber color with an olive cast. Elegant aromas and flavors of toasted nuts, coffee gelato, dried tropical fruits and pepper with a satiny, medium-to-full body and lots of toffee, vanilla bean, and sweet tobacco notes of the long finish.

Wine Enthusiast Magazine 5.0
The first couple of whiffs pick up toasty notes of caramel, almond butter, cotton candy and very old oak; with aeration, more profound aromas develop including saddle leather, vanilla, Sherry and dark caramel.