Rich and generous on the nose with orange liqueur, home-made gingerbread, banana fritters, hints of treacle and pancakes with golden syrup. Some more tropical fruits appear late on, with kiwi, grapefruit and pineapple. Full-bodied on the palate, somewhat creamy, with sweet banana, oranges and vanilla complimented by lively citrus and spices. The finish has prominent notes of of brown sugar, dried ginger and nutmeg, with creamy toffee and baked apple pie.

The D'Aguiar Family has been in business in Guyana for over 150 years and have been making fine Guyanese rums since the 1840's when Jose Gomes D'Aguiar, the founder of the company started a Rum Business.

Over the years the Company's rums have been awarded many accolades including three outstanding awards at the International Wine and Spirits Competition for it's Ten year old rum and XM VXO, a double gold medal and a bronze award respectively.

The rums used to make XM Royal Gold are first aged in bourbon casks for over 9 years. Before being subject to a very demanding selection process. Only rums of the highest quality are selected for blending. Once blended, the rum is then filled into Sherry wine casks for a further 6 months.