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it a darker color than you would expect for such a medium-bodied rum . The heavy char of the barrels also provides hints of toast and vanilla and caramel in the mouth . A soft finish and a good value for cocktails and over ice .
Barrell Craft Spirits Rum Private Release B903 ( Barrel Craft Spirits ). A unique blend of rums from Barbados , Guyana , Jamaica and rhum agricole from Martinique . It is bottled at 63.6 % ABV , and deserves first to be tasted neat before adding water or into a cocktail . Green apple and fresh fruit on the nose that really opens up with a dash of water . Its presence is immediately felt when in your mouth , along with the fresh crisp fruit . The fresh crisp fruit and herbs are present throughout , including the finish with a soft burn .
Appleton Estate 21 Year ( Campari America ). Nestled in the fertile Nassau Valley of Jamaica , the pot still distillery releases its dark mahogany-colored rum , aged a minimum of 21 years , in oak barrels . When brought to the nose , spices and citrus and dark brown sugar lift you to the islands . The length of time in the barrels gives it some oakiness in the mouth , along with cinnamon and traces of orange . Baking spices and dark sugar are part of the layered finish .
Cutwater Spirits Bali Hai Tiki Dark Rum ( Cutwater Spirits ). A blend of fouryear-barrel-aged rum along with white rum that was created to be your foundation for your favorite beach cocktail . Made from
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100 % pure cane sugar and distilled in San Diego . Caramel and hints of toffee and vanilla lightly coat the mouth . The smooth finish continues with top layers of toffee and vanilla .
Cachaça Pitu ( Engarrafamento Pitu ). Cachaça from Brazil aged a minimum of two years in American oak barrels . Hints of vanilla are on the nose and in the mouth . It has a smooth finish and works well served neat or cold over ice and in cocktails . A classic cachaça .
Gatsby Spirits The Tides Rum ( Gatsby Spirits ). Distilled from sugar cane from the U . S . Virgin Islands and blended with rum from the French West Indies . It has a golden hue appearance with tropical fruit on the nose . Vanilla and pineapple lie on the edges of your tongue . The finish is soft with a light layering of tropical fruits as it descends down y our throat .
Koloa Rum Cocunut Rum ( Koloa Rum ). A true coconut white rum with a hint of green tint in color when in the glass . The smell of fresh coconut is present when you lift the glass . Lightly toasted coconut is tasted in the mouth with cocoa flavors . The finish is smooth with a continued lightly toasted coconut finish and pleasurable hints of pineapple .
Milk Street Distillery Wooden Leg Rum ( Milk Street Distillery ). A silver rum inspired by Brazilian rum and distilled from a combination of evaporated cane juice and rich brown molasses . Light molasses is found in the nose , and extra
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sweetness of molasses softly lie on the tongue . It has a smooth sweet finish for a silver rum
Dos Maderas Rum PX ( Taub Family ). A world-traveler rum starting in Barbados and Guyana in American oak barrels before arriving in Spain to age in sherry butt barrels . A deep dark-colored rum with light hints of oak with a mix of sherry and dry fruit . A battle ensues in the mouth between the sherry finish and its rum foundation of dried fruit and deep spice . A smooth finish that is layered with a continuous sherry presence and spice finish .
Ron Abuelo XV Anos ( Varela Hermanos ). Distilled in Panama , aged over 15 years in American oak and finished in cognac casks . Dark in color in the glass , with dried fruit — including raisins and plums — on the nose . A fine layer on the tongue with multiple dried fruits lying on top in the mouth . It has a pleasant , long , deep finish , with remaining hints of dried fruit at the end .
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Next Century Spirits Exalted Rum ( Next Century Spirits ). A traditional Caribbean-style rum distilled in the Virgin Islands and aged in refill oak barrels . The scent of oak from the barrel along with banana and pineapple is at the edge of the glass . Pineapple and toasted coconut lie softly on your tongue . The finish is soft with a continued medley of fresh fruit as it passes down your throat .
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Bacardi Gold ( Bacardi ). A column-still rum with a light amber coloring , for it is not aged long in the oak barrel . It shows a light sweetness and vanilla aroma . Hints of vanilla notes along with light spice and brown sugar are found on the edges of the tongue . A soft medley of cinnamon and other spices add to the finish , which will work well with most cocktails .
Cooperstown Distillery Sam Smith ’ s Boatyard Rum ( Cooperstown Distillery ). Distilled in Florida , aged a minimum for two years in used bourbon barrels in their bonded warehouse . It is bottled at 46 % proof and created to replicate Caribbean-style rum . Soft notes of spice and vanilla are on the nose and in the mouth . It has a well-balanced finish for a 46 % proof rum .
Door County Distillery Golden Rum ( Door County Distillery ). A golden rum distilled from sugar cane and aged in used single malt whiskey barrels . Golden in color with hints of vanilla on the nose . Lies softly on the mouth with light layers of coconut and marshmallow . A soft finish with continued hints of vanilla and coconut as it meanders down your throat .
Mad River Distillers Rum 44 ( Mad River Distillers ). Distilled in Vermont from 100 % Demerara sugar . The 100 % gluten free white rum has hints of brown sugar in the nose . It lies softly on the tongue with brown sugar and vanilla on the edge of your mouth . The finish is soft and not syrupy with the continued presence of brown sugar .
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