Appleton Estate Twitter Tasting 7pm (GMT) Wednesday 14th October 2015

Bythefatrumpirate

AppletonTwitterTastingOnce again we will be taking part in a Twitter Tasting, this time alongside Ian Burrell (Global Rum Ambassador) and David Morrison (Senior Master Blender at Appleton Estate).

The tasting flight includes three rums from the Appleton Estate line up and a cocktail which highlights the versatility of Appleton Estate’s entry level rum – Signature Blend (formerly the V/X).

The tasting is partly to coincide with this weeks Rum Experience Week which culminates in the weekend’s London Rumfest and partly to highlight the brands recent re-branding of the Estates rum line up

Appleton Estate Signature Blend (formerly V/X)

Appleton Estate Rare Blend Aged 12 Years (formerly Extra Aged 12 Years)

Appleton Estate 21 Year Old

Mai Tai Mix

As well as taking part in the Twitter Tasting we will also be casting our critical eye overAppletonLive the newly packaged rums over the next few weeks to determine if only the packaging has changed.  I have been assured that the rum in these blends is the same as before – its just the packaging that has changed.

However, you may notice that one of the Appleton Estate rums is missing from the line up the Appleton Estate Reserve 8 Year Old (which has been renamed the Appleton Estate Reserve Blend).  From my understanding this expression has been brought into line with the US variant of the rum, so it will be different to the one I have tasted in the past.  So this too will be on my radar once the newly packaged rum becomes more freely available in the UK.  (Currently it seems the old stock is still largely being sold)

So there you have it.  If you have your #AppletonLive tasting kit then I look forward to discussing the rums tomorrow, if not but you have some of the rums in the flight or just want to come along and see how it progresses then just follow the hashtag from 7pm tomorrow.

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    Bythefatrumpirate

    S.M.W.S Cask No R11.11 Pushing the Frontiers of Funk rum review by the fat rum pirateS.M.W.S Cask No R11.11 Pushing the Frontiers of Funk. You can always rely on the S.M.W.S (Scotch Malt Whisky Society) to give their rums an interesting name. It’s quite common within the Scotch Whisky world in general, to find more detailed or more “floral” descriptions, than you might find in the Rum scene.

    I’ve often found myself rolling my eyes or even holding my head in my hands, when whisky bloggers are invited to online rum tastings. Some of the notes they make claim to be able to taste are often baffling to say the least. I don’t know if is something to do with the sheer volume of whisky writers, making some feel the need to stand out but a lot of it seems a bit OTT to me.

    So what has this got to do with the S.M.W.S? Well as you can see from the title of the review they have a rather unique way of “naming” their rums.

    For those wondering, this is is actually a rum from Worthy Park. Now whilst Worthy Park would prefer Independent bottlers not to use the “Worthy Park” moniker many bottlers have found ways around this. Ways which are useful to the consumer. The S.M.W.S for me just aren’t doing this. The naming conventions combined with the “numbering” system aren’t helpful or useful. Yes its “quirky” but for me it’s not particularly inclusive. I suppose as a Members Only Club it doesn’t need to be?

    Now as I’m not a member of the S.M.W.S, I tend not to get much chance to try their Independent bottlings. It’s no great loss as being in the UK I have pretty much unlimited access to other bottlers such as Duncan Taylor, Kill Devil, Samaroli and Cadenhead’s. They bottle pretty much everything the S.M.W.S have access to. The Main Run Company in Liverpool being the main source of barrels for these companies. Yes the S.M.W.S will have access to a different barrel of say the 2000 Foursquare “vintage” than Duncan Taylor bottled but are they really noticeably different?

    Those that might say “Yes” are not the type of people I have any interest in…..nor are they the type of person this blog is aimed at. I’m certainly not looking to fill this blog full of multiple reviews of the same distillate which just happened to be in a different barrel. How boring would that be?

    In all seriousness how different will these really be? I’ll leave that to the “Experts” out there…………..

    Whilst the numbering system can be deciphered (people have taken the time to work out which distillery they all refer to) the S.M.W.S seem to think the consumers/members may purchase a bottle based on the description. This is where, even before tasting this rum I was left thinking WTF?

    “Pushing the Frontiers of Funk“. Worthy Park? Really? I’m not disputing they can turn out a quite “funky” White Overproof and their standard Silver/White rum is no Bacardi but “Pushing the Frontiers of Funk”?

    Come on lads and lasses have a word with yourselves.

    I’m afraid that when it comes to Worthy Park and their aged offerings they are much more in keeping with Appleton Estate. They offer a more refined version of Jamaican rum. It is not without an element of funk, I won’t dispute that. However, when compared to some of the single cask offering Independent bottlers have been putting out from Long Pond/Clarendon, Hampden and New Yarmouth we are in a completely different ball park on the funk scale.

    Which I must be clear – is no bad thing. I’m a big fan of Worthy Park. I just feel this rum has been given (not for the first time) a frankly ridiculous title by the S.M.W.S.

    Saying that Worthy Park are “Pushing the Fronitiers of Funk” is like S.M.W.S Cask No R11.11 Pushing the Frontiers of Funk rum review by the fat rum piratesuggesting Jamiroquai are as funky as a mosquito’s tweeter. Give your heads a wobble.

    Anyway rant over lets see what we have in the bottle.

    This is a rum from Worthy Park distilled on the 1st June 2013 and aged for 7 years. The split between continental and tropical ageing is not noted. It has been aged in 2nd fill ex-bourbon barrels and has been aged for a total of 7 years. It has been bottled at 66.9% ABV and is one of just 259 bottles from a single cask.

    Retail wise the secondary market will be your best bet. Even if you are a S.M.W.S member it may be sold out there by now. When it was for sale it retailed at £61. Not a bad price at all I must concede.

    So lets see how S.M.W.S Cask No R11.11 Pushing the Frontiers of Funk is. Lets us see, if it does indeed “Push the Frontiers of Funk”.

    The nose would suggest not.

    It’s “standard” (and its a very high standard) Worthy Park. So breakfast tea, milk chocolate, hints of coffee come through straight away. Followed by some coffee grounds, stewed apple and blackcurrants and a nice bit of pineapple and banana. A touch of sourness – some lychee is in the background.

    S.M.W.S Cask No R11.11 Pushing the Frontiers of Funka has a very nice nose, well balanced and approachable even at this 66.9% ABV. Surprisingly so to be honest.

    On the sip, it’s quite spicy with some ginger, fennel and some light spicy sweet chilli. This is followed closely by malty biscuits dipped in milky tea – with maybe a chocolate coating on the biscuits. It’s rich and warming and very pleasant.

    The mid palate is spicier and fruitier with some tropical fruits, pears, banana and some pineapple juice. The heat is provided by some white pepper.

    The mid palate and finish reveal a more herbal and vegetal note. Some pine cones similar to St Lucian rum and some grassy elements reminiscent slightly of aged agricole.

    The finish lingers nicely and is the spiciest and perhaps the “funkiest” part of the rum. It has the most kick and spice and has the most grassy/herbal notes. However for me the pineapple and banana notes that make up most Jamaican “funk” are in the background a little. They aren’t driving this into Long Pond or New Yarmouth territory.S.M.W.S Cask No R11.11 Pushing the Frontiers of Funk rum review by the fat rum pirate

    S.M.W.S Cask No R11.11 Pushing the Frontiers of Funks  isa great example of a “mid aged” Worthy Park rum and when released was not a bad price at all. However, I can’t agree with the description given on this rum.

    That aside this is a very tasty drop and if you can find it for something similar to the original retail – well worth a punt.

     

     

     

  • Kill Devil Jamaica Long Pond 15 Year Old

    Bythefatrumpirate

    Kill Devil Jamaica Long Pond Rum Review by the fat rum pirateHere we have another independent bottling by Kill Devil (Hunter Laing) of Jamaica Rum from the Long Pond Distillery.  Over the past year I have become more familiar with rums from the Long Pond distillery.

    Rums such as Expressions by Old Man Rum Co. have an element of aged Pot Still rum from the Long Pond distillery and I also purchases a Duncan Taylor bottling from Long Pond shortly before Christmas 2016.  Which turned out to be one of the best rums I have ever tasted.

    So I had been looking around to try a few more Long Pond rums.  The rums from Long Pond can be hard to obtain (a number of casks all seem to come from a batch distilled in 2000).  The distillery makes money selling bulk rum for blending.  Or made rum rather sadly it seems the distillery closed in 2012.  It’s sister distillery Clarenden is however still operational.  Currently there are only 5 operating distilleries on Jamaica.  For more background information I will point you in the direction of the excellent Cocktail Wonk .

    I will instead concentrate on telling you more about this specific rum.  As mentioned already this Long Pond is bottled by Kill Devil so it comes in their distinctive 3/4 opaque bottles.  They use the same design for all their rums (differing colour scheme for the cask strength offerings – purple rather than gold).

    The rum is bottled not at cask strength but at 46% ABV.  It retails at Kill Devil Jamaica Long Pond Rum Review by the fat rum pirataround the £60 mark.  It is a single cask which produced 292 bottles. Distilled in June 2000.  It is a 100% Pot Still rum.  Aged for 15 years and finally released in early 2017.

    You might struggle to find a bottle.  I’m struggling to write my reviews quick enough unfortunately.  I don’t want to write about bottles that are no longer obtainable.  I need some kind of priority system in place.

    Anyway enough of my “woes” (too much rum?) lets move on to the actual rum.

    First thing up is the colour – I suspect the rum has been aged mostly in Europe as it is a very light coloured rum.  Straw like – you could (if you pour enough) mistake it for a glass of white wine.

    On the nose you are immediately hit with familiar Jamaican Pot Still funk.  Black bananas, stewed fruits and a touch of pineapple.  What you also get is the familiar Long Pond aromas.  Pine cones, maybe a touch of toothpaste – something slightly menthol on the nose.  It’s very distinctive. There’s a little touch of young blended whisky there as well.

    The rum is slightly lower in ABV than the Duncan Taylor (51.9% ABV) but I am not really noticing a great deal of difference between the two overall.  I’m not sure on the nose if I could blind pick one from the other.

    When sipped I’m not getting the definition of the more menthol/herby notes that I got from the nose.  I’m getting a lot more of a savoury less sweet sip. Despite its colour it is actually quite woody.  I was expecting as much oak as I am getting.

    On the finish there is a bit of the “fresher” notes but definitely not when sipping.  The finish as it stands is good – a nice length and it has more of the sweeter notes I so enjoyed with the Duncan Taylor bottling.

    For me its just a shame that more the sweeter/clearer notes so well defined and prominent in the Duncan Taylor bottling have been lost on the sip.

    Having said that it is not without its charms.  In many ways I’m quite happy not to be trying something exactly the same as the Duncan Taylor bottling.  The rum is still a very good example of a traditional Jamaican Pot Still rum.

    The more savoury elements of the rum and the interaction with the oak give a still very complex and rewarding sip.  It’s certainly not a boring rum.  It wouldn’t be a rum you would pick up every day for a relaxing sip.  A rum to enjoy when you fancy giving your manliness (or womenliness) a run out.

    This is still a very good example of Long Pond – which seem to becoming more and more difficult to obtain.  If you can find a bottle of this then its certainly worth £60 – as long as you know exactly what you are buying.  It’s not badly balanced overall, has a lot of flavour going on and a well defined and lengthy finish.

    Sometimes maybe I set the bar too high.

     

     

     

     

  • Havana Club Iconia Collection Twitter Tasting

    Bythefatrumpirate

    Havana Club Twitter Tasting the fat rum pirate rum

    I’m pleased to reveal that I will be joining Peter Holland of The Floating Rum Shack in an online Twitter Tasting on Monday 1st June.  Along with other Rum Enthusiasts and UK based bloggers.

    The Tasting will be overseen by Havana Clubs Global Ambassador Melmi Sanchez who will also be on hand to answer any questions you may have on Havana Club and Cuban Rum making in general.

    The rums we will be sampling form Havana Clubs Iconia Collection and are a mix of classic and more recent aged rums.  These rums are

    Havana Club Iconia Collection the fat rum pirate rum

    I hope you can join us in what will a very informative and fun event.  To join us simply follow @_HavanaClub. Lets make this a great event #HavanaClubTT

     

     

  • That Boutique-y Rum Company Blended Rum No.1 – Jamaica 9 Year Old Batch 1

    ByMrs Fatrumpirate

    That Boutique-y Rum Company Blended Rum No.1 - Jamaica 9 Year Old Batch 1 Rum Review by the fat rum pirateThat Boutique-y Rum Company Blended Rum No.1 – Jamaica 9 Year Old Batch 1. Nice short and snappy name for this particular rum from the sesquipedalian orators That Boutique-y Rum Company. Anyway I’ll get my head out of my Thesaurus and get this particular rum reviewed.

    For the purposes of brevity I think we’ll call this one Blended Rum No.1 – Jamaica 9 Year. It’s a bit less of a mouthful. The SEO (Search Engine Optimisation) might not like me not using the full title but bugger it for this review.

    So lets see what he have hear. Well we have a blend of 9 year old Pot and Column distilled rums from multiple Jamaican Distilleries. It has been bottled at 55% (probably Cask Strength or thereabouts). 486 bottles of this rum were available on release. Master of Malt which is the main stockist of That Boutique-y Rum Company products is now sold out. Apologies for being a bit late with this review. However their website also reliably informs me that their rums are stocked at the following retailers so you may get lucky and score a bottle here.

    When released the rum which comes in the standard 50cl size bottle used by That Boutique-y Rum Company retailed at £48.95. Artwork of a particularly scary looking Dunder Pit, which are used in Jamaican rum production at Hampden Estate (so perhaps a clue as to at least one of the distilleries in the blend) is provided yet again by the indiosyncratic Jim’ll Paint It.

    I arguably could have pestered Peter Holland (Brand Ambassador/Consultant) for That Boutique-y Rum Company for some more information on the blend but I decided just to review this “blind”. Albeit it with a fairly good idea of what might be contained within.

    As this is Batch 1 I figure that further batches of a very similar rum may become available soon. So whilst you might have to go to the secondary market to source a bottle of this batch – my review might give food for thought when the next batch is released. God I hate reviewing rums when I’ve not reviewed them before they sell out! Grrrrr

    Anyway lets take a look at this particular offering and see how it goes.

    In the glass we have a very light coloured straw like spirit. It doesn’t look like what you might expect for a 9 year old rum. So no colouring has been used. It is also likely a lot of the maturation has been Continental rather than Tropical.

    The nose is strong, rich and pungent. Glue, pineapple, burnt banana, nail varnish and some pear drops (English boiled sweets). I’m immediately thinking Long Pond or Hampden Estate or perhaps both. Even a bit of Monymusk is mixed in there as well.

    Beneath this I am getting some softer more rounded notes of toffee and milk chocolate,. Might there be a bit of Worthy Park in there? I wouldn’t hang my hat on it but maybe.

    The nose isn’t at ridiculous DOK like levels of ester heavy stupidity. It is perhaps more a LROK or HLCF level. Which is fine with me as I think they are far better rums – so much better balance.

    Sipped it has less of the nail varnish and pear drops than I was expecting. It has an almost savoury kind of note. Avocado perhaps and some vegetal grassy notes as well. The initial sip is fiery but quite manageable. The initial entry carries a fair amount of sweetness which gives way to more of the grassy, vegetal like notes. These don’t last long however. There are notes of mango and burnt banana. Pineapple juice – slightly fermenting.

    The mid palate returns us back to the glue and varnish that was present on the nose. A huge rich array of spices and woody notes also mingle in. Curry Leaf and some deep dark molasses notes move in and out of the mix.

    Further notes of Menthol Sweets and vanilla also arrive on the scene the more you sip.That Boutique-y Rum Company Blended Rum No.1 - Jamaica 9 Year Old Batch 1 Rum Review by the fat rum pirate

    Finish wise the rum is long and very satisfying with just the right amount of fade. It is quite a dry style of rum so the finish isn’t hugely long but this just makes you want another sip.

    This is a real flavour bomb of a Jamaican rum. It would be fantastic mixed in a Rum and Cola or in most cocktails. It will add a real funk to anything. I wouldn’t say it is a huge Jamaican rum but it’s mid tier and all the better for it. The balance is just right and it all rubs along beautifully.

    A really great efffort. Steve over at Rum Diaries Blog reviewed this almost a year ago. I’m a bit lost off as to how I missed reviewing this at the time. I must have been sitting on my sample for quite some time!

    Steve did approach Peter Hollland for more information on the blend which is contained in his review. I only re-read his review after writing this review. I don’t think I did too bad though to be fair there aren’t that many distilleries on Jamaica.

     

  • Liberte Black Spiced Rum

    Bythefatrumpirate

    Liberte Black Spiced Rum Review by the fat rum pirate Liberte Black Spiced Rum is a new entrant to the ever expanding Spiced Rum market. Liberte Black Spiced Rum is actually a supermarket “own brand”.  This one hails from German discount supermarket Lidl.

    It has already received a bit of coverage in the press as perhaps being an alternative to the ever Popular “The Kraken”.  The Kraken pretty much has the “Dark Spiced” market sewn up.  For some reason despite the ongoing popularity of Morgan’s Spiced Gold – the Captain Morgan company have done little to promote or make available their Black Spiced Rum in the UK.  Despite making it pretty much a Kraken knock off in terms of appearance.

    I’ve reviewed a few “Dark Spiced” rums over the years and this is another like Captain Morgan’s Black Spiced and Sazerac’s Black Magic that is partly trying to mimic the appearance of The Kraken.  This particularly example isn’t quite as brazen as though two offerings. This may have something to do with the fuss a few years ago surrounding supermarket “own brands” mimicing established “named brands” (Puffin biscuits spring immediately to mind and some own brand cola’s in red tins).

    Nevertheless the bottle shape and general appearance is sufficient enough for The Kraken to spring immediately to mind when viewing this offering.

    A 70cl bottle with a cork stopper which is refreshingly given a respectable 40% ABV. Making it a “genuine” spiced rum not a rum based spirit drink. It will set you back £15.99.  It’s quite difficult to find a bottle of The Kraken for less than £20 nowadays. Such is its on-going popularity.

    On the rear label of the bottle you do actually get a little bit of information about the actual base rums in this blend.  You also get some rather dubious information about charred casks.  The rums in this blend hail from the Dominican Republic and Trinidad.  I’m not surprised to see Trini rum in here as Angostura seem to single handedly supply the UK supermarkets.  Sainsburys did have a very competent rum from Jamaica as their “house” rum but that has been changed to Trini rum. It states the rums have been aged. By law I believe the DR rum will have to be at least a year old but there are no such restrictions on Trini rum.Liberte Black Spiced Rum Review by the fat rum pirate

    If you can read the label in the photo, you will also note that the producers have also given some information about the taste of this rum and the spices used.

    So without further ado lets move onto tasting this.

    In the glass we have a very dark almost black spirit.  Clearly coloured with caramel as well as “aged” (I suspect one has had more influence than the other). A reddish/orange hue around the edges of the rum in the glass.

    The nose is very sweet.  Huge amounts of concentrated vanilla and caramel dominate.  Surprisingly there is a little hint of oak spice and quite a sharp hit of alcohol.  Clove and maybe a tiny hint of ginger.  It has a kind of “burntness” to it. Like old coffee grinds.

    Sipped its not as sweet as the nose would suggest.  It’s quite artificial tasting – synthetic flavourings.  It doesn’t really offer a great deal on its own.  Tastes a bit like a sugar substitute with a really biter artificial after taste.  There is a little bit of oak and spice but its mostly just young alcohol giving you a bit of a burn.  Burnt toffee and some cloying clove and vanilla keep drifting in and out of the mix.  Up front it offers a quick sharp burst of sweetness. Followed by a fade of bitterness and just about no finish at all.

    The rear label mentions that mixing this really develops the flavours.  For once this isn’t simply bullshit.  When you mix Liberte Black Spiced Rum with cola you really do get a very different offering to the sip.

    Coffee.  Now I like coffee but I’ not that keen on overly sweet vanilla laden coffee.  Which is what this gives you when you mix it with cola.  Vanilla laden coffee with some steeped cloves.  Lovely………

    This is yet another spiced rum which seems reasonable enough, for about half of the first glass. Liberte Black Spiced Rum Review by the fat rum pirate To be honest as much as it was no show stopper sipped, at least it was drinkable.  Mixing this just gives you a very sweet, cloying drink. Which only the sweetest sweet tooth will manage to drink beyond a glass or two.

    If you like The Krapen (that’s not a spelling mistake) then I would really recommend this Spiced Rum.  It’s just as bad and is a few quid cheaper.  I can’t imagine anyone who enjoys The Kraken will notice a great deal of difference. It’s just as sweet and cloying. So should really appeal. This will sell by the truckload on the run up to Christmas.

    Sad but true.

  • The Real McCoy Rum Aged 12 Years

    Bythefatrumpirate

    The Real McCoy Aged 12 Years Rum Review by the fat rum pirateIn 1920, when prohibition began, Captain Bill McCoy made a name for himself as America’s first “Rum Runner”.  He always delivered the finest quality rum which became known around the world as “The Real McCoy”.

    I’ve no idea how true this is.  I’ve every confidence if I trawl the internet I will find various different stories about the origins of the term “The Real McCoy”.  In the UK a popular crisp brand are term the “Real McCoy’s”.

    Curiosity will no doubt lead me to search the origin, however that’s not the point I’m trying to make.  The point is it doesn’t matter what the back story to this rum is.  As it has no bearing on what is actually contained in the bottle.

    If indeed the rum is “Following McCoy’s Prohibition Tradition” as the label states,. then it is extremely unlikely that is really being produced today with the same “unadulterated authenticity” as it was back in the 1920’s.  I for one hope it isn’t, as I can imagine the rum he actually smuggled into the US was the worst of the worst kind of kill devil!

    The Real McCoy is aimed mainly at the US market.  It seems that like no other place on earth a good marketing story really sells it for the Americans.  Being fair I think it also works for most of the halfwits that live on this little island across the pond as well……..

    What the Real McCoy really should be focusing on is the juice in the bottle.  Now whilst the whole marketing ploy is everything you would expect in the name of “Super Duper Premium Rum” – this is also noted as being “a super premium sipping rum to rival the world’s finest spirits”, it does have perhaps the biggest saving grace a rum can be afforded.

    The Real McCoy 12 Year rum review by the fat rum pirateOn the reverse of the bottle below the marketing/fairy story right at the bottom of the label

    “Distilled and bottled by Foursquare Distillery. Product of Barbados”

    So this must be similar to Rum Sixty Six and Doorly’s 12? At least standard wise you know to expect something pretty decent!

    I don’t think this rum has actually been given an official UK release (I had thought that this was just Rum Sixty Six for the US market).  As a result its price can vary quite greatly for the 750ml (US size) bottle.  Coming in at 40% ABV it is anything from £35 upto £45.  Obviously I paid £35 as I’m a thrifty shopper!

    Thinking this was the same as Rum Sixty Six I asked Richard Seale who confirmed this was in fact a different blend “More Pot Still Rum in the blend” and with some caramel colouring to suit the US market.  (Please note caramel colouring in small doses does not change taste, just appearance).

    Like the Rum Sixty Six you get a nice corked enclosure with this stubby style bottle.  The labelling is bold and uncluttered.  It isn’t outstanding but I could see me picking this off the shelf.  Note to the distributor – I would pick it up a lot quicker if had Foursquare Distillery more prominently on the label…….

    Reviewing rum is quite an expensive “hobby” so I usually tend not to buy to many similar rums.  However the value and consistent excellence of Foursquare’s offering mean I do not mind picking up their rums even if they are similar.  I have three 12 year old rums from Foursquare and I will be doing a direct comparison article soon.  Being honest whilst I can note differences when I try them back to back I am not sure I could positively identify one from the other blind….maybe I just need more practice.

    From what I can gather the rums in the Real McCoy blend are matured only in bourbon casks rather than some of the fortified wine finishes/maturations of other Foursquare rums.  As part of this review I won’t compare to the other 12 year old Foursquare rums I have reviewed.  I think it will make the future article more interesting.

    The Real McCoy 12 year old rum review by the fat rum pirate

    The nose on the Real McCoy screams “Bajan”.  It also has some very Bourbon like sweet/sour like notes, with some real chunky oaky notes.  This remind me slightly of the more charred oak notes of Mount Gay’s Black Barrel rum.

    Despite all this the nose still has the more familiar Bajan notes of vanilla and light fruits, a little banana.

    It is rich, intense and quite spicy.  12 Years in Bourbon casks make this very oaky yet not overly dry.  It’s a mouth waterer of a rum and the feeling will be very familiar to anyone who drinks bourbon.  It really hits the taste buds that react to sweet and sour notes.

    Although I have never reviewed Bourbon (or whisky) I have experienced a good few.  This is very clearly rum – no dispute but it does have some similarities to the great American spirit.

    There is a note of light tobacco smoke which also runs through this rum.  Again as with all Foursquare rums.  There is a lot explore and savour.  At the same time as producing something which is quite familiar Richard has also sought to challenge the palate of the rum drinker.

    Initially there is a lot of sweet orange citrus and more bitter zest when sipped, moving onto charred oak notes, spicy black pepper and those smoky tobacco notes.  The finish is actually quite spicy and tingly but in no way unpleasant and longlasting.

    Another classic rum from a classic distillery.  Worth every penny even if I had paid £45!

    4.5 stars

     

     

     

     

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