Old St. Pete Righteous

If SWEET rum is your thing…
This is for you. You can get better AND cheaper rum than this.
IMHO, don’t bother!

I have some great memories of the French Quarter during wet-cold Christmases past coupled with some great rums.
Found the unique spiced flavor of this not only interesting as a stand alone, but also fun to use as a topper on more complex rum cocktails.
Most certainly will be a Christmas repeat.

I bought this on a trip to Florida. I wanted a local rum. This was not a good choice. Taste was not good and the aroma reminded me of old coffee grounds.

A friend of mine gave me a bottle. First taste was WTF then it settled in smooth, but is it really a rum. Lots of infused unique spices but an animal of its own. Would contend with French after dinner aperitifs but don’t think it’s rum. But it has a place for something to sip after dinner.

If you're a fan of Captain Morgan's Spiced you are highly like to thumbs this one down. I'd say it's intended to be a sipping rum; however, the plastic aftertaste is preventing me from going any further with the bottle. I Can detect real spices in there, but whatever is causing the chemical taste has Got to go - it's undrinkable as-is. I will not be purchasing this again.

I attempted it straight, on ice, and with cranberry cocktail on ice. The cranberry seemed to enhance the chemical taste. It's a pretty bottle that will decorate my liquor cabinet and always be full, minus 4½ ounces.

I'm not a high end yuppie whiskey bar kinda drinker. I don't fancy whatever some liquor guru says is the best and if you don't like it you know nothing.

That being said, Captain Morgan Private Stock was the quickest bottle to be empty in my selection of stock at my bar until I started stocking Old St Pete.
Might not be what many connoisseurs are looking in a spiced rum but I enjoy it and especially enjoy the fact that it has a unique flavor. I believe a good creative bar tender could put together some really interesting drinks with this product. It's spendy but like many things it seems you get what you pay for.
It might be that some don't care for it due to looking for the taste of their old favorite in a product that is completely unique.
I applaud its creators for being bold enough to step outside the box far enough to offer something new to the market.
I actually put a case of Old St. Pete away for safe keeping in case this very young company does not succeed. .

PS: "my bar" = private beach bar at private beach community home regularly frequented by many friends and family. I suppose that makes my opinion either very limited or possibly just not influenced by current popularities of the commercial bar scenes.