Brugal 1888 Rum

Tasted neat from a small snifter. The pour is a deep clear mahogany and really shows the sherry cask tint. My nose immediately says "sweet". This smells like the hot caramel Dairy Queen puts on a sundae. There are notes of spun sugar & corn syrup hard candy. There is the slightest hint of latex paint, but no edgy methanol. There's not a lot of fruit from the sherry on the nose. It's a very pleasant, if not terribly complex profile. This has a creamy mouthfeel and my first impression is that this is quite a silky, easy sipper. It's not nearly so sweet as the aroma suggests. There's a flash of egg white, dark chocolate, yellow cake and a suggestion of maple with orchard fruit. The flavor profile doesn't escape the slightly chemical note noticed on the nose with a slight layer of ethanol giving this an unwelcome roughness. It's by no means aggressive, but the fault is one of commission that keeps this rum from being a contender. I like this, but not enough to spring $45 for it again. I just don't think its a great value, although it is a reasonably good rum My rating scale holds a 1 = drain pour & 5 = a near perfect example of the expression. Most competently manufactured liquors should be found on a bell curve with the average being 2.5. This is a little above average and is borderline 3.0 to 3.25, imho.

Woody, sweet, spicy, sharp, harsh

Woody. Tobacco. Spicy.

S'apparente au barcelò imperial côté goût, finale en bouche un peu plus complexe mais plus rough. Plus boisé. Same price