Ron Pujol Dorado

Bythefatrumpirate

imageFrench producers Bardinet are behind the Ron Pujol brand nowadays, though the rum has a heritage stretching back to 1818.

Research on the internet has been difficult – the official Ron Pujol website is in Spanish (it’s actually Catalan you ignoramous) and resists any translation.

It would seem that this is perhaps the Spanish version of Negrita?  For those not familiar with the brand, Ron Negrita is another of Bardinet’s offerings.  It is a mixture of agricole and molasses based      r(h)um and is popular and easy to find in both Spain and France.  Ron Pujol offers more of a “ron” experience than a “rhum”.

Ron Pujol is a blend of rums from various Caribbean Islands, aged in white oak barrels.  This, unfortunately is pretty much all I have been able to find about this rum.  It is likely that the rum is column distilled and not a mix of pot/column (but that is only really a guess).

The rum is available in various bottle sizes up to 1 litre and is as cheap as rum comes.  In Spain a 70cl bottle of Ron Pujol will set you back around 6-8 Euros.  It is bottled at 40% ABV.  The presentation is reasonable for a rum of this price.  It comes in a standard bar bottle.  The labelling is slightly dated and looks more like a bottle of German Pilsner than rum but at this price its unreasonable to expect anything too fancy.

Ron Pujol is very popular in Catalonia (Barcelona is the capital) which is a region/province in Spain.  Ron Pujol is particular popular in a drink called a “Catalan Carajillo”.Ron Pujol Dorado rum review by the fat rum pirate

A “Carajiilo” is a Spanish drink, which is basically a coffee mixed with brandy,whisky or rum.  There are many different ways of making a Carajillo, ranging from black coffee with the spirit simply poured in, to heating the spirit with lemon, sugar and cinnamon and adding the coffee last.

I’m not sure how popular Ron Pujol is in Spain but it is quite readily available and is also visible online at numerous Spanish speaking retailers.  So I guess it is fairly popular.  I got a few miniature bottles from holidaying family to try out.

There are three “spirits” in the Ron Pujol brand.  This would appear to be their “straight” rum, the other two appear to be liqueurs/creams.

I’ve said about as much as I can about this rum so I think it will be best if we now move onto the actual review.

In the glass, Ron Pujol is a light gold to straw colour.  Typical in many respects of Spanish style “ron”.  The nose is quite sugary.  With large wafts of sugary alcohol.  Surprisingly there is a little hint of a more vegetal note a bit like Negrita.  A further nosing reveals a light creaminess to the rum – light and slightly floral.Ron Pujol Rum Review by the fat rum pirate

A sip of the rum is not a particularly complex but not altogether unpleasant experience.  It’s initially quite sweet – brown sugar and a little ginger but the overall taste is very short.  It skims the taste buds and exits very quickly with little burn.  Its pretty “thin” overall.  It lacks any real depth or any real flavour once the initial sweetness has left the palate.

As a mixer it performs competently.  It offers a very slight cream soda like note to a rum and cola but its pretty unremarkable.  In fact its almost non-existent.  It’s as inoffensive as rum can be.  Very middle of the road, forgettable and completely unremarkable.  As a cheap mixer (and it can be very cheap in Spain) it is certainly an option for an easy nights drinking but it can offer little beyond that.

Quite what it can add to a coffee is beyond me as I would imagine the only thing it could do is make it undetectable to the missus!

1.5 stars

 

 

 

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    Diablesse achieves this by disappearing, using magic to confuse the men, who then run scared around the forest until they fall to their death or are eaten by the many predators in the forest. Sounds a bit like a few of my ex girlfriends…….

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    The vanilla pod isn’t really all that apparent -it’s probably just adding a little sweetness to the mix. This is probably the type of Spiced Rum you don’t want to start drinking neat after a few more “normal” rums. I dare say a headache will undoubtedly await the next day. Alongside an empty bottle. The finish is of reasonable length and the ginger remains for quite a while in the mouth. It’s quite moreish though.

    Diablesse recommend pairing this rum with Fever Tree’s Spiced Orange Ginger Ale – which sounds intriguing enough on its own. I’ll definitely seek some of that out as it will be right up my street. I’ll stick with some cola for now and see how this mixes with that.

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    If you like rum, oranges and ginger cake then you will very much enjoy this. If you don’t well you probably are best steering clear.

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    It’s a surprisingly dry rum with a good length on the finish. Mixed dried fruits and Christmas cake on the finish with an almost lemon like tartness towards the end. This leads to a very dry but fruity end note. It’s rich and warming but it’s quite aggressive at the same time.S.B.S - The 1423 Single Barrel Selection Trinidad 2008 rum review by the fat rum pirate

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    If you are fond of Madeira or a drier style of rum with a bit of fruitiness then this might be for you. I don’t think the Madeira has totally masked the rum but it does have quite a big influence on what was likely quite a gentle spirit to begin with. From the nose I though the sulphur like notes might have taken over but they hung back on the sip.

    A very pleasant surprise. Definitely a bit more meaty than your standard TDL fare.

     

     

  • Cane Island Barbados Rum Aged 8 Years

    Bythefatrumpirate

    Cane Island Rum Barbados 8 Years Old rum review by the fat rum piratCane Island are a relative newcomer to the market.  Last year they released a range of aged rums from Cuba, Barbados and Jamaica.  These were blends of rums from two different distilleries from each location.

    This year they have followed those releases up with three more rums.  This time though they are all given definitive age statements on the bottles.  The rums hail from Barbados, Dominican Republic and Trinidad.

    As well as age disclosure they also give details of which distillery each rum is made at.  You also get information on the method of production pot or column/blended rum.

    These rums are currently only available in mainland Europe.  Well actually mainly just the Netherlands – Amsterdam in particular  This bottling is an eight year old rum from Foursquare Distillery. Bottled at a respectable 43% ABV.  There are no details about out turn in terms of numbers of bottles/casks.  So my guess is that they have a reasonably large run/number of casks.  Usually when an Independent bottler releases a rum which is from just one cask they let you know.  As it gives the rum a USP.  The rum retails at around the 45 Euro mark.  I’d imagine if this rum was released in the UK it would likely retail at around the same price in pounds once taxes and duty are taken into account.

    Which when you consider you can get nearly all the Foursquare range for £35 or less, is something to consider if you are thinking of buying this bottling.

    Cane Island Rum are owned by Infinity Spirits from what I can see they are currently the spirit groups only brand.  The Cane Island website is nicely laid out and gives most of the key information you would require regarding the rums.  It is refreshingly clear of any marketing bullshit.

    I like the design of the Cane Island range and the releases all have a very clear brand identity.  The stubby bottle I like and the design is uncluttered and the front label has pertinent information regarding what is in the bottle.  A cork stopper completes the look.

    So lets move onto the rum.  The website notes that this is a bleCane Island Barbados 8 Years Old rum review by the fat rum piratend of pot/column rum that has been matured in ex-bourbon barrels.  I am not sure how much time this has spent maturing in the Tropics or Europe in total.  The colour of the rum gives few clues as it is a standard caramel coloured golden brown.

    The nose is familiar (I must have reviewed over 20 aged Foursquare rums by now) straight away I am getting the spices and the sweet/sour bourbon tones from the casks.  It’s quite a strong nose and I am getting a fair bit of alcohol as well.  It’s not unbalanced or unpleasant in anyway but it does have a slight sharpness.

    It is pretty heavy on the Bourbons spices and its quite dry.  There isn’t a great deal of sweetness.  I am getting more of a vanilla sweet note rather than any toffee or caramel.  It isn’t as dry as R L Seales 10 but it is noticeably less fruity than Rum Sixty Six or Doorly’s XO.  It is pretty much in keeping with Doorly’s 8 but I think it may be a touch spicier.  Maybe a little more of an edge to it.

    There may be a slight char or maybe just a bit more of a barrel influence on this rum than some other Foursquare offerings I have had.  It reminds me most of Doorly’s 12.

    It has a very slight herbal note to it.  The finish is good and of reasonable length.  It has a nice spicy oaky char.  The finish and the mouthfeel of the rum are nowhere near as “boozy” as I first detected on the nose.  

    All in all this is yet another high quality, well balanced and well made rum from Foursquare.  Comparable to their own releases.  Yet another example of how good rum can be when it is not being messed around with.

    Well worth seeking out if you need more Foursquare……..Can you ever have enough?

     

     

     

     

One Comment

  1. Hi, the web site you have linked is in catalàn, not spanish. Maybe this explains your translation problem.

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