Elements 8 Platinum

The smell pretty much reminds me of Bacardi Superior or Pascas White, it is dominated by vodka-like alcohol odor, which almost succeeds in subduing the remnants of citrus fruits smell. Smell is the worst part of the experience, the taste is smooth and pretty much muted, it is hints of citrus fruits, vanilla, and vodka. The aftertaste is, well, sorry to repeat myself - vodka. No hint of wood or anything else. This rum is not unpleasant, it is quite smooth, but it is unbelievably boring and filtered beyond recognition. When every rum producer is trying to impart as much smell and flavor to the final product as possible, it is beyond my understanding why someone actually removes these entertaining elements by filtering. In mixed drinks you can easily mistake this rum with vodka as its taste and smell almost disappear. Would buy Don Q Cristal any time instead of this, for half of the money. My rum had round bottle (as seen on The Fat Rum Pirate), not the square one.