This rum comes highly commended, having won bronze, silver and gold medals. This is a golden rum that - like the 3yr - has been aged in bourbon barrels, but this time for a minimum of (you guessed it) 5 years. On the nose, the first thing to come out reminded me of golden caster sugar based fudge simmering on a stove. This is followed by vanilla, dried fruit and tropical fruit. You can really see the difference between the 5yr and 3yr immediately on the nose - a switch from more upfront fruit and vanilla to some more developed aspects. On the palate this is really mellow, rich, has a velvety soft, oily mouthfeel, and a complete lack of heat that had me checking to see that it really was bottled at 40%.  The 5 yr arrives with nice spicy tastes that develops into slightly burnt sugar, caramel and coconut. This is a really top-notch dark mixing rum (although it's more than pleasant straight)