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Blackwell Black Gold Special Reserve rum

Blackwell Black Gold Special Reserve

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Jamaica | Aged

6.8/10
144 ratings
Tasty, but not quite great
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144 Blackwell Black Gold Special Reserve Ratings

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Bamboleo 🇩🇪 | 21 ratings
Posted 5 years ago

I'm not a fan of this rum at all. It has an unpleasant artificial vanilla taste that you wouldn't expect to see in a jamaican rum. It also sucks in cocktails that ask for jamaican rum because it is way too sweet for what is usually required. Even makes a mai tai seem like a bad drink. This to me feels more like an upscale version of captain morgan with a hint of jamaican funk.

Jonathan Quintal 🇨🇦 | 44 ratings
Posted 6 years ago

Typical rhum, good straight tase of mélasses and brown sugar

piratejabez 🇺🇸 | 322 ratings
Posted 6 years ago

Update: So I purchased a bottle after seeing it on sale. Took it home, tasted it... hated it. Loads of artificial vanilla and some unwelcome cherry cola flavor. Thought it might still work as a mixer. Nope... resulted in the worst Planter's Punch I've ever made. I used some in a punch and gave the rest to a friend.

I'm not sure how I got the original review so wrong. Maybe the recipe changed? Maybe it was just an off day for me? In any case, I do not recommend this bottle unless it really is your only option for a Jamaican. Even then, I'm not sure I would pick it up again. Get Coruba instead, if you can. Even Myers's is better than this. And obviously, a rum like Hamilton Jamaican Pot Still, Xaymaca, Doctor Bird, Mezan, or S&C will just hit it out of the park. It seems Blackwell is made strictly for cola, not cocktails.

4+/5- for my palate, could be a 6 for others

Original:

40%. Not super dark. Warm, caramel-y nose. Hint of funk. Similar to Coruba or Appleton. Sweet entry. Good youthful bite. Slight bitterness. Medium, warming finish.

Not bad. If this was the only dark Jamaican mixer I had access to, I wouldn't be upset. Probably makes a tasty Planter's Punch. Fortunately for me, I have access to many (including ones that are funkier, drier, stronger, more refined, or some combination of the four), and this one lands a few bottles down the list. As the label says, it's "fine" :).

7-ish

"Samuel Brunello" 🇺🇸 | 83 ratings
Posted 6 years ago

Nose: gonna be honest, I didn't get anything. It's just alcohol. There's a smidge of... something. But it's just boozy.
Taste: Here we go! Fairly smooth, quite fruity with a light sweetness, as well as some caramel and a hint of apple cider!
Finish: no morphing, just a little more of the flavors.
As someone who loves enjoying the aroma of my rum, sipping is kinda my thing, which I just don't think I could do with this rum. It does make a good mixer though!

Mr.Cow 🇨🇿 | 27 ratings
Posted over 6 years ago

Nic pro můj jazyk. Jamajka není asi to správné rumové,které bych vyhledával. Drsný rum splochým průběhem. 4 je za muziku, kterou tam mají fajnovou :-)

Michal Micko (PREMIUM) 🇨🇿 | 642 ratings
Posted over 6 years ago

Nive aroma. More of layers but not so complex. Good and interesting standard. Aftertaste is not so long 😕

Jm 🇫🇷 | 33 ratings
Posted over 6 years ago

Bouteille plutôt jolie. Le nez est intéressant mais en bouche il ne se passe rien, très court et trop léger on n’a même pas l’impression qu’il fasse 40% :-(

Thierry 🇫🇷 | 63 ratings
Posted over 6 years ago

La Jamaïque comme on l'imagine : sale, profonde, chaleureuse, brut et rugueuse. Une petite bombe embouteillé à prix tout doux en plus. Un incroyable excellent rapport qualité/prix.

Jim Anderson 🇺🇸 | 5 ratings
Posted over 6 years ago

I think this is a suitable rum for some mixed drinks and punch. I would recommend trying it.

Andy 🇬🇧 | 11 ratings
Posted over 6 years ago

A good rum, works well with coke. Not smooth enough to work without a light mixer

Tom 🇺🇸 | 230 ratings
Posted over 6 years ago

Strong flavors of fruit and spice to draw this on up as a closer semblance to a spiced rum than a Jamaican dark rum. Syrupy and sweeter than most Jamaican rums, this rum can be enjoyed neat or mixed with certain cocktails that aren't clearly over the top to decadent and sweet.




Brand Details

Name: Black Gold Special Reserve
Type: Blackwell
Raw Material: Unknown
Process: Unknown
Distillation: Unknown
Women leading Rum: No

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