Kirk and Sweeney 12 Year Rum

OK for mixing, not good neat.

Vanilla through and through!!!

Solid, but relatively uninteresting

The brand here comes with some clout. Came recommended. I really dig the bottle. It’s piratey and fun to palm. The cork lets out a nice THOONK sound and I feel satisfied. But then after that I’m confused. First of all didn’t this used to say 12 “year” on the bottle? Now it just says 12 reserva. That would be fun if it tasted the way it used to buy it doesn’t come close and it can’t just be my imagination. Overwhelming vanilla extract flavor that no way came from wood sugars. Fake as fuck. Kirk. Sweeney. Whoever you imposters are, give us the original recipe back and you can have your old reputation back. Until then I won’t be touching your scurvy swill. So there.

I fell for the bottle but not the contents. I found this to lack the depth and profile I expected - I fear it was trying to be all things to all men without anything to really make a point about or deliver upon. Disappointed.