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Balcones Prohibida Rum

Aged Rum — Texas, USA

Reviewed February 7, 2023 (edited February 20, 2023)
4.0
4.0 out of 5 stars
N: Intense rum and scotch notes - I don't know that there's anything else like this in the liquor world. Cane sugar, smoked caramel, every kind of cooked fruit you can imagine, fresh banana, earthy and sour tropical fruit, faint notes of burning tires, smoked meat with fruit laid on top, burning grass, and what I imagine a pig cooked in sand smells like, with cooked apple wrapped in bacon and just on and on. It's really unique, although not far from its two roots: Balcones rum and The Peated. P: Sour fruit that has aged in a scotch barrel, rich barrel aged barley malt notes, cooked veggies, chalk, green herbs, a Stevia sweetness (flavor, not intensity), bbq'd tropical fruit, sour citrus, sour apples, caramel, cooked vanilla, toasted marshmallow, dragon fruit, sour pineapple, oak, smoked almonds, petrichor, cinnamon. F: Medium hot with cinnamon and oak, mint, banana, smoked tropical fruit, cooked cane sugar, dark coffee, woodsy bitterness, herbs, mild menthol, minty toothpaste, oak bitterness (tannins), cooked veggies, and more wood. Really long finish. I've not had anything like this before. It's clearly rum at level one. But everything secondary is f*** you peated scotch. It's incredible in some ways, but also over the top in others. I greatly enjoyed it and think I'm gonna probably grab another bottle. But that's likely it - one more, which suggests it's more gimmick than legit, but it's a damn good gimmick. I would absolutely recommend grabbing a bottle - whether you want more or not is entirely up to you. ____________ Please come join an unofficial Distiller community on Discord (now one whole year old!): https://discord.gg/VSmCvzAQfH. We chat spirits (and other things) in real time while being a great resource to each other for recommendations, finding deals, and generally enjoying the journey together. (If the link is expired (it shouldn't be), please post a comment and I will gladly provide a new one.)
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    February 20, 2023

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