Kirk and Sweenywas a wooden schooner,best known for smuggling rum from theCaribbean to the Northeast duringthe early years of Prohibition.Expert blending comes to life with rums aged between 5 and 20 years to fully develop the enticing and immensely smooth Gran Reserva profile.Tasting Notes:Nose:This full-bodied rum delivers an intriguing range of aromas, from intense vanillas to faint notes of sherry and raisins–all built upon a notable undercurrent of roasted cane sugars.Palate:Expert blending comes to life with the first taste, revealing a deep vanilla flavor, followed by dried fruits, nutmeg, cinnamon spices and a hint of oak.Finish:Immensely smooth all the way through, this rum unwinds with a gently wavering sensation of oak, sherry and raisin.