Gaspar's Rum Head Distiller Bradley Bunn (Video)
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Posted
over 7 years ago
This is a good rum, with a fair amount of bourbon flavor.
Taste to me is a more sugar cane (agricole) than a molasses. Has a fair amount of bourbon; maybe a tad much.
Smells and tastes of bourbon, sugar cane, caramel, oak, and spice.
A nice American rum!
Posted
almost 8 years ago
Two ingredients. Distilled water from their onsite aquifer, and sugar cane. A polar opposite of what defines most rum (often mixed and aged with other rums), this bottle is unique. The flavors are simple, you get oak & caramel. That's it really. It is fairly harsh, but as you let it mellow out, it opens up nicely and smooths out a bit. Still leaves a warm finish in the throat like a quality scotch.
I wouldn't dare mix this. At nearly $50 a bottle, it's meant to be savored.
I saw this rum on TV and the fact that it is made here in Georgia. Iwas taken back by the price! I made the purchase and went home for a sip. It hit me more like sipping whiskey than rum. At $48.00 a fifth, I don't plan to mix it. It is a high quality product that is worth saving for a special evening.
Very smooth and sweet with hints of caramel and sugar cane. I prefer to sip RR neat but it is also great on the rocks and in mixed drinks. My favorite rum thus far.
Posted
over 10 years ago
Aroma oak, orange, brown sugar, vanilla
taste a bit harsh a drop of water may help with this. Overall a good sipping rum.
Posted
3 months ago
The color is a nice rich caramel color. The nose had a hint of banana and vanilla. Sipping the rum, I get the woody flavor from the aging, then I get the slight grassy notes. Very smooth drink, one I can strongly recommend.
Posted
3 months ago
Richland Rum Single Estate Old South Georgia Rum
Score: 3
duft: sødme og frugt, let alckohol. Smag: som en røget whisky
Posted
almost 2 years ago
Slight candied fruit in the background, typical vanilla from bourbon casks with some hotness that overpowers the taste a bit.
Posted
almost 2 years ago
Vůně: Kořeněná, karamel, vanilka, lehce sherry, pečené citrusové ovoce.
Chuť: Sladká, karamel, tráva, dub, bourbon.
Dochuť: Příjemná, dřevitá, bourbon.
Posted
over 2 years ago
I’m from Georgia so I’m biased. But this is a wonderful addition to a bar. If you are looking for a rum that will please a bourbon lover this is it!
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An impressive, oaky rum. Bourbon, anyone?
8
/10
out of 10
A very interesting rum. It's made from sugar cane syrup (not molasses, nor fresh-pressed cane juice, so I do not believe it is technically an "agricole"), distilled in Georgia, and bottled at 43% (sensible for its youth). My bottle was #132 from barrel #24.
On the nose, there is just a hint of vanilla and clove, and wood. LOTS of wood/oak. Fortunately, there's no ethanol kick whatsoever, despite only ~3 years of aging. In the mouth, the alcohol hits hard—best to let it breathe a bit. There is moderate astringency, and a pleasantly spicy (if short) finish.
On the whole, it is extremely dry, and very well-oaked—like a bourbon or whiskey, as other reviewers have pointed out (slightly sweeter that most whiskeys, but no where near as sweet as your typical rum). The new-oak barrel-aging really shines! I really enjoy this one, and I think it's one of those rums that has the power to bring rum and whiskey drinkers together.
I actually tried it side-by-side with a similarly-aged Bourbon. The Bourbon was actually sweeter, with notes of caramel apple and even bubblegum accompanying the powerful wood and leather aromas. Better for winter, I thought. The Richland Rum was far more approachable, with a cleaner, dryer, and more straightforward flavor profile. Both were good.
A few more years in the barrel would help round it out a bit more, and almost certainly make this a 9. I'd like to see this distillery expand its rum production and offer a 6–8 year bottle for $50 or so, and see this drop to the $30–35 range. Still, at around $40, it's a real nice treat.
Delicious neat, in an Old Fashioned, or a fancy 'Ti Punch. Grab a bottle if you can find it.
One complaint about the bottle: the shoulders are so sharp and level, it's a challenge trying to pour out the last drops! Otherwise a fine presentation, topped with a cork stopper.
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UPDATE 1/2018 - I had the opportunity again to try this rum, but this time it was barrel 152 rather than 24. My, how things have changed! They took everything that was good about the earlier batch and made it better. It's less "crazy oaky," far more balanced, with a richer flavor profile. I should say insanely well-balanced. It's one of those rums that has something for everyone, and is deficient in nothing. Where the early bottle showed promise, and the newer one delivered in spades. Kudos to Richland Rum for acting as a beacon—an exemplar—for the American craft rum industry. The distilling prowess demonstrated here is nearly up there with Privateer. 8++ :)