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Doorly's ABV43 12-Year rum

Doorly's ABV43 12-Year

Barbados | Aged | 43% ABV | Pot and Column Still Distilled

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264 Doorly's ABV43 12-Year Ratings

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Bob 🇺🇸 | 74 ratings
Posted 7 years ago

Smoother than the Doorly's XO and significantly different - the younger Doorly's has more of a classic caramel/oak flavor while the elder has a deeper oaky flavor with hints of dried fruit. Both are delicious natural rums and some may call them "hot" compared to other sugary rums. The barrel aging really imparts a lot of flavor over the years. You get a lot of oaky bourbony flavor in this but it's not quite as sweet as bourbon itself. Update: I finally got a chance to try this side by side with MGXO which is lighter tasting, not as bold/sharp as the Doorly's 12 as well as being fruitier with more sweetness and vanilla. Doorly's 12 in comparison has more of a whiskey flavor and the age gives it a more funky wood/chocolate/dried fruit character. Update: loving this all over again, recently had real mccoy 12 year which helped me to taste the bourbon flavor in this rum even more and further notice the fruitiness not found in whiskeys. Time helps it so much as well. Can't beat it for the price, drink it neat!

wyo007 🇺🇸 | 10 ratings
Posted 3 years ago

I enjoy this rum for sipping occasionally. It has a great front end taste but just seems to be missing a little on the backend. It really falls off.

CaptainMorgan.07 🇵🇱 | 31 ratings
Posted 3 years ago

Parrot on the bottle attracted my attention. I side the bottle is something even better. Good fruity taste and great finish.

m keating 🇺🇸 | 38 ratings
Posted 3 years ago

In the glass Doorly's 12yr old is a wonderful red copper, the nose is a subtle but complex mix of vanilla, fruits and oak.
First taste brings sweetness, brown sugar, but only just, as in, Ok, it's not dry.
Then oak, vanilla, fruit, and spice, not loaded with sugar and other additives but a natural sweetness. Defiantly “smooth” no strong alcohol notes.
Foursquare has used a blend of pot and column still rums, aged in bourbon white oak casks, then finished in port and Madeira casks.

tot2day 🇬🇷 | 36 ratings
Posted 3 years ago

Picked this up as I really enjoyed the 8yr and it really met the expectations. Smooth and light. An excellent choice for the price. That really is a top notch sipper

butWHYistherumgone 🇺🇸 | 17 ratings
Posted 3 years ago

Bought this since it was the only aged rum they had left. Thought I was overpaying but I was pleasantly surprised. Unfortunate that it's all gone now.

abrarey 🇺🇸 | 68 ratings
Posted 3 years ago

I think they are harming themselves with this one.
The same flavor you get from premium Foursquare at a fraction of the price. Even though I will keep buying the other stuff.
Excellent for its price.

Majrad (PREMIUM) 🇱🇺 | 62 ratings
Posted 3 years ago

Also a rum for those who like the taste of smoke and wood. Nice aftertaste too. I found the taste sharper than Mount Gay XO, which is why I tend to add a small dash of water. This Doorly's is way cheaper so perhaps a better value for money compared to MG XO. A "7" because I gave an "8" to MG.

Mr. Rumantic 🇩🇪 | 296 ratings
Posted over 3 years ago

The Doorly's 12 years is a rum of the Foursquare Distillery of Barbados and a blend of pot and column style rums. He was allowed to store in white oak barrels for 12 years and is bottled with 43% drinking Strength. Of course, without additives. The bottle comes in the Foursquare typical style but with some playful Caribbean flair. Everything top so far.

I compared the rum with the two competitors of Barbados in this price range. In the nose, the Doorly's is already somehow typical Barbados. Light and fresh, it has aromas of caramel, oak and fruit. Alcohol is not perceptible. All very balanced and very similar to Mount Gay. The Cockspur, on the other hand, is heavier and has more spicy notes. On the palate, the Doorly's is light for the first time and shows some tropical fruit like banana. Then comes vanilla, roasted aromas and caramel. In the finish, the rum becomes heavier with a lot of spice such as wood, pepper and also some bitter substances. The ending is long enough and we want more.

In comparison, the Mount Gay XO is slightly more balanced and minimally more complex with the tobacco notes. But my bottle already had time to breathe. The Cockspur XO clearly falls off for me, as it is less balanced and one-dimensional, with a lot of spice notes such as pepper. The Doorly's is more edgy than the Mount Gay XO and time will tell if it will get round. Then it is an absolute price-performance monster for about 40Euro. I'm already sure about that. Overall, I am very satisfied. Absolutely top and delicious. Barbados remains a mecca for good rums.

Der Doorly's 12 years ist ein Rum der Foursquare Distelerie von Barbados und ein Blend aus Pot und Column Stil Rums. Er durfte 12 Jahre in Weißeichefässern lagern und wird mit 43% Trink Stärke abgefüllt. Natürlich ohne Zusatzstoffe. Die Flasche kommt im Foursquare typischen Stil aber mit etwas verspieltem Karibik Flair. Alles top soweit.

Ich habe den Rum mit den beiden Konkurrenten von Barbados in der Preisklasse verglichen. In der Nase ist der Doorly's schon irgendwie typisch Barbados. Leicht und frisch hat er Aromen von Karamel, Eiche und Frucht. Alkohol ist nicht wahrnehmbar. Alles sehr ausgewogen und dem Mount Gay sehr ähnlich. Der Cockspur ist hingegen schwerer und hat mehr würzige Noten. Am Gaumen ist der Doorly's erstmal leicht und zeigt etwas Frucht wie Banane und tropisches Obst. Dann folgt Vanille, Röstaromen und Karamel. Im Abgang wird der Rum schwerer mit viel Würze wie Holz, Pfeffer und auch etwas Bitterstoffen. Der Nachklang ist lang genug uns macht Lust auf mehr.

Im Vergleich ist der Mount Gay XO etwas ausgewogener und mit den Tabak Noten minimal Komplexer. Aber meine Flasche hatte auch schon Zeit zu atmen. Der Cockspur fällt für mich klar ab, da er weniger ausgewogen und eindimensionaler ist, mit viel Würze wie z.b. Pfeffer. Der Doorly's ist noch etwas kantiger als der Mount Gay XO und die Zeit wird zeigen ob er Rund wird. Dann ist er für ca. 40Euro ein absolutes Preis Leistungs- Monster. Ich bin mir da eigentlich jetzt schon sicher. Insgesamt bin ich sehr zufrieden. Absolut top und lecker. Barbados bleibt ein Mekka für gute Rums.

Loxias 🇨🇿 | 170 ratings
Posted over 3 years ago

Sweet aroma of brown sugar and canded fruit.
Taste is smooth rich and oaky with hints of chocolate, fruit, vanilla and rasins. Pleasant natural buttery sweetness and long finish.
This is a great rum

Decky 🇬🇧 | 19 ratings
Posted over 3 years ago

It's not bad but for the price I'd much rather have the El Dorado 12 Year and a good few Pounds in my pocket.

Not the easiest to sip. Has a caramel flavour but it doesn't come through much. Similar to an American whiskey like Jack Daniels.




Brand Details

Name: ABV43 12-Year
Years Aged: 12
ABV: 43%
Type: Doorly's
Raw Material: Molasses
Process: Pure blend (1 distillery)
Distillation: Pot and Column Still
Women leading Rum: No

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