Rum, not a spirit I know much about, other than dump it in cocktails and try and get over those student rum n coke days.
Santisima Trindidad de Cuba 3YO
- N: light, menthol, grapefruit, mint
- P: light, tasty, menthol, grapefruit
- F: hot, short-med,
6/10 very sweet.
Santisima Trindidad de Cuba 7YO
- N: sweet, pineapple, vanilla, minty
- P: peppery, vanilla
- F: med, vanilla
6.5/10
Bayside Rum co.
Uses kumara as base
- N: musty, woody, PVA
- P: vanilla, peppery, hint of wine
- F: long
6/10
La Progresiva Cuban Rum
- N: light, dark sugar, molasses
- P: molasses, sugary, vanilla
- F: med-short, peppery
8/10 i liked this one
Black Tears Cuban Spiced Rum
- N: vanilla, spicy, cocoa, chocolate
- P: spicy, dry sweet, coffee, chocolate
- F: short
8/10 really liked this, and i can see it working in a espresso martini
El Dorado 12YO
- N: demerara sugar
- P: spicy, molasses, coconut
- F: long, peppery
8/10 wasn't expecting the coconut but it made for an interesting taste
El Dorado 15YO
- N: sugar, vanilla, wood, solvent
- P: vanilla, demerara sugar
- F: med
7/10 possibly more elegant than the 12yo but not half as interesting. fantastic colour in it tho.
Pleased I went, I'm not sure I'll rush to another one, but it had more variety than expected. and I can see myself using spiced rum in cocktails...
