Tastes
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Aroma reminds me of a dirt trail through a lush tropical grove that leads to a small bay in NW Maui: humid with fruits on the tree and on the ground, in various stages of decomposition, filling the air with sweet, rotting fruits and flowers. Not your typical rum taste. More floral. Strong cinnamon finish that leaves the tongue with a buzzing feeling. Rating based on neat sipping.73.0 USD per Bottle
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Holmes Cay Heritage Blend (Esotico Edition)
Aged Rum — USA
Reviewed March 19, 2024 (edited March 27, 2024)Aroma of crisp and fresh green apple without the sour and a sneaky bit of floral. Funky and odd with butterscotch, fruits, petrol, and cinnamon flavors. Long, thin, almost oily legs. After a few minutes and several sips later, I'm getting some initial sugar water taste and nondescript fruit melody mixed with funkiness. Retro-hale has a "rubbing alcohol made from pineapple" aroma to it. Gives a cola an interesting but still good flavor. Rating based on neat sipping.42.95 USD per Bottle -
Funkiness flavor and [a little too] strong with alcohol. Flower pedals, like, from a thick tropical plant. Watery mouth-feel. It is...different...in its flavors. Not saying it's bad, just a unique experience for me. I don't know if it would be good for mixing. The retro-hale is odd, with strong notes of Vic's Niquil Original upfront, along with rubbing alcohol. Rating based on neat sipping.42.95 USD per Bottle
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The aroma is both sherry and bourbon...odd but cool. Consistency is watery but that doesn't detract from the experience, just an observation. For me, I can taste the bourbon because I'm not a fan, but ya know, it doesn't dominate, so I find this still a good sipper. The sherry is there to lend a gentle sweetness. Rating based on neat sipping.69.95 USD per Bottle
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Holmes Cay Trinidad 2012 11 Year
Aged Rum — Caribbean , Trinidad
Reviewed January 23, 2024 (edited January 24, 2024)Okay, the ABV is too high for my tastes and thus the low score. It simply overpowers the flavors for me. Definitely has a floral taste. It's hard for me to nail anything else down. The aroma is similar but slightly sweeter and more pleasant. A couple or three hearty drops of water brought out a caramely aroma AND helped to reduce the heat, making it a little easier to sip. Given the cost of this rum, it would be a waste to use it as a mixer but that's all it's going to be good for, for me. Actually, it's really not that good as a mixer for me. Rating based on 2oz neat sipping and 3 solid drops of water.149.95 USD per Bottle
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