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Posted
1 year ago
Tasted at Laka Lono 4/17/22 on Easter, in celebration of completing a 12 hour work day. This was rum 2 of 3 from Kirk and Sweaney.
The flavor is lighter than the 23. It seemed slightly medicinal, or perhaps carried an improbably peppermint flavor.
Posted
1 year ago
I had hear only good things about kirk and Sweeney from this site. So when I found it during my trip to Seattle I was debating on which bottle to get. I settled on the 12 year instead of the 18 which they also had. Overall I was a bit disappointed, as it is good but with a pretty mild flavor profile and quite thin mouth feel. I was just expecting a quite distinct flavor that I would label this rum with but was left with a quite standard rum Which was not too sweet and goes down easy.
Posted
over 1 year ago
Nice on ice and never been disappointed… especially when on sale at our local grocery store!
Posted
over 1 year ago
Quite enjoyable with coke, good flavour for a 12 year aged rum
Posted
over 1 year ago
Nice well rounded rum, versatile, but lacks some character to remember it..
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over 1 year ago
I found this smooth, very drinkable and one to enjoy with friends - making it a solid crowd pleaser. I sense a lot of additional sugar, which is why I rate it a 7, but having a look around online it says it has little additives, but I find that hard to believe. Still I wasn't disappointed and I look forward to going through their range.
Need to try again for proper review. Moving short review from Distiller tasting 3/2017
Posted
over 1 year ago
Tasted at Laka Lono on 1/19/20. This was the earlier version of the rum that they have reconfigured as reserva. Big banana aroma. Sweetness to first taste with a mild pepper finish. A big banana flavor persists. Cloves. Vanilla. Finishes mild.
Posted
almost 2 years ago
Incredibly well done and not that different from the 18 and 23 year versions.
Posted
almost 2 years ago
Good marketing sells. Neat bottle. Looks fancy. Didn’t taste like good rum. Kirk nor Sweeney are releasing quality aged rum.
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The bottle is gorgeous so that is a really nice feature. Popping the cork it smells like that bold rum I like. Not magical smelling, alcohol, oak,vanilla. Pretty usual stuff. Yeah you definitely have to let this one breath for like 20 minutes. If you don't it clashes all together and really isn't that good at all. The smokey taste really stands out like no other rum that I can think of. Very very dry and not very sweet. Vanilla oak taste with not too much complexity, its unique in the fact its not traditionally sweet like most rums now a day. If you like flor de cana rums this is a step up from them. This rum really isn't my style so I cant rate it as good by my standards but for its style it does do a good job. This would be an excellent cigar rum if I smoked.