Tastes

Butterscotch sweetness with a hint of spice. There is a pleasant alcohol warmth, but this is too sweet to be an everyday dram. Might be good as an after dinner drink.

Certainly glad I purchased this in a 50 ml bottle. It would’ve hurt my feelings to have poured out a larger quantity. May be fine for mixed drinks, but absolutely a hard pass neat.

My first US produced rum, and I was a little disappointed to find a screw cap. The rum is a lovely dark color, with strong notes of vanilla on the nose. On the palate the vanilla notes continue, but with a definite alcohol warmth. This is almost like drinking sweetened vanilla extract. Though not unpleasant, it is definitely overpriced.

Not really into clear liquor; but received this as a gift, along with some barrel aging spirals. Decided to taste test it prior to adding the wood. This isn’t bad neat, in fact it is quite drinkable. Of course, it would be better as a mixer. After leaving the aging spiral in for two weeks there was little change except the alcohol burn was slightly intensified.

Pours light gold, with a slight medicinal nose. Surprisingly whiskey like on the palate with definite rum notes in the finish. Lacks “hogo”

Very sweet, with candy notes and a pleasant warmth. Reasonably priced for a rum of this age. Will revisit this one, but it won’t replace Appleton Estate Rare Blend 12 as my go to rum.

Demerara rum from Guyana, bottled at 42% ABV. Nose is demerara sugar and dark fruit. Those notes continue on the palate with a hint of citrus and a pleasant warmth. There are hogo hints, but not as pronounced, nor as pleasurable, as Jamaican(Appleton Estate)rums.

Not nearly as sweet as most aged rums, and more bourbon-like in appearance. Dark fruit and hazelnut, on the nose; with a little toffee sweetness on the palate. Really more whiskey-like than I expected, but not unpleasantly so. Not cheap, but reasonable for an 18 year old blend. Won’t surpass Appleton Estate Rare Blend as my favorite sipping rum, but one I definitely intend to revisit once in a while.