Barrell Rum Private Release Blend J650 (The 9th Floor)

Straight up rum on the nose. Doesn't even smell like whiskey. I get some herbal notes on the palate, but if you'd have told me this was spicy rum with a little coconut, I probably wouldn't have argued. More of the same on the finish. Coconut Jamaican rum.

Oh My....this is awful Palate: dish soap and a taste that is reminiscent of burning plastic. This is not a joke I am totally serious! This has to be the worst rum I’ve ever had! Don’t just run away if someone says it’s good and offers this to you, you will want to disown or unfriend them! Ugh....what a waste of money....could have gotten almost 2 bottles of Diplomatico for what this one cost.

Wow Please avoid it if you see it I’ve had batch 1 of the rum and thought it was well done, so when the owner of the Jug Store here in town said he could get his hand on the two new releases, I said I was in Grrr J650 aged rum in calvados barrels Tasting Glen Cairn glass, medium amber, 131.12 proof Nose: a strong funk aroma, but that’s it, no brown sugar, no sweetness, no apple aroma, minimal ethanol for the proof Taste: thin, still with the vegetal taste, almost like tequila, minimal burn, smooth, no fruit, no sweetness Finish: vegetal funk stays a long time Thoughts: this is mediocre, if I wanted a good Jamaican funk, then I’d get a smith and cross for $30. I was thinking a well blended overproof rum with some apple essence would be nice (like four square or xxx)I don’t know what to say. I hate the idea of just using it as a mixer, but it’s a tough dram neat, as there’s nothing but the funk and high proof. I tried it again two nights later, and I’m getting the same notes. If that’s your thing, go for it. I’m not necessarily a dosage rum person, and do enjoy Jamaican funk, especially with tiki, but this just has no purpose at the price. And I have the J750 I haven’t cracked yet, do I bother?