Blue Chair Bay White

Better than Bacardi or Captain but, many better options at that price point. Not a horrible swail but, is preset. No real flavours...

For some reason I thought this brand would deliver an astonishing flavourful and smooth white at a great price. The reality is that while it may be cheap, it has that stringent taste that whites have with a tinge of fruitiness. It is not that smooth but works as a mixer on par with bacardi but with a fancier bottle. Maybe worth a try if you want to try a different mixer.

Nothing overly spectacular, not a terrible taste. An average rum for the price.

I recommend Don Q over this based on price. Don Q is a little better, too. But this is sognificantly better than Captain Morgan and Bacardi, which tend to be around
the same price.

The rum has a pleasant soft texture, as it feels slightly buttery across the palate. There is an underlying taste which reminded me of mineral water which I suppose may be associated with the soft buttery mouth-feel. I also tasted a mildly sweet butterscotch flavor which is very lightly accented with mint and licorice. There is also a growing spiciness which hints at citrus zest and banana peel. I found that I preferred to add ice to my glass rather than to sip the rum neat.

Country of Origin:
Barbados

Bottle:
A nice frosted, heavyweight bottle that can easily slip through your hand if you've had one too many. It looks very at home sitting on a beach bar or in the sand.

Glass:
As clear as vodka, the rum creates thin legs that stream quickly down the sides.

Nose:
Notes of banana and coconut are easily noticed with the sting of alcohol drifting through every once in a while. Even before drinking, the nose promises a high level of sweetness. The smell is best enjoyed with your nose a little higher than usual from the glass.

Tongue:
As expected, the tropical banana and coconut flavors pop on the tongue immediately, but they quickly fade, giving way to a strident and fierce alcohol burn that wipes out all flavors.

Finish:
Not too harsh, but a smoother finish would have meshed well with the mild banana/coconut mixture. Instead you get a thin stream of fire going down. I can see how this rum could work very well as a mixer.

Aftertaste:
The tropical flavors return once the burn fades, leaving behind a ghost of the initial offering.

Overall:
Mild tropical flavors mix with a medium burn which impedes on the experience somewhat. Good for what it was likely designed for: drinking in a cocktail in a beach chair near the ocean. Not enough complexity for sipping, there are much better options out there.

Light sweet goes down like water. I can't complain, but at the same time I can't be excited.

I found it to be to sweet and syrupy. Might be better suited to frozen drinks or desserts

Tried this at the rim festival. The rep is totally blind to the product. They seriously think this stands toe to toe with other premium white rums, when in fact it probably stabs toe to toe only with Bacardi Inferior rum. Such bad swill that I won't even waste time with the coconut versions.

Clear sort of smells like a solvent. Better than Bacardi. Drinkable and OK mixed. Not recommended on the rocks or neat!