BeerNinjaEsq
Barrell Rum Tale of Two Islands
Aged Rum — (bottled in) Kentucky, Jamaica
Reviewed
November 12, 2020 (edited November 27, 2020)
What a perfect blend of funk and refinement. I can taste both "islands," and they play together perfectly!
The nose is primarily rum - like a light demerara but with a wonderful Jamaican signature - but there is a also nice sherry and smoke note intermingling in the backend.
When I tasted this initially, I got Hampden Overproof with a scotch finish... but after a while in the glass, the primary note switched, and now I get scotch (malt) first with just a hint of demerara in the finish. How weird!
Either way, it is a wonderfully complex pour, offering deep caramelized sugars, hojo, fruit, sherry, and dry malt finish.
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