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Posted
1 year ago
Excellent at the price point, doubling your spend and bigger names wont achieve much if anything better. Was genuinely surprised an easily accessible, lower end price bottle of rum as good as this. Had it strait, yet to try it as a mixer.
Posted
over 1 year ago
I enjoy this in most everything I mix it in. Not my first choice for a Mai Tai but it will work without any issues. Excellent price point. Cheers!
Posted
over 1 year ago
Mild flavor Great price for a mixer.
Very few fusel oil flavors
Posted
over 1 year ago
Not bad but quite mild in flavours and a little ethanol like. Went ok in a mixed drink
Posted
almost 2 years ago
Decent rum, had it warm, need to try it chilled. Smooth, but needs a little more depth to the flavor, but if you are price conscious it is a great buy!
Posted
2 years ago
But I would stick to Sailor Jerry or Captain for a mixer rum.
Posted
2 years ago
This is fairly smooth, has a decent taste and smell and has a reasonable amount of sweetness to it. One of the better gold rums available.
Posted
over 2 years ago
Nice but simple. Very mellow nice mixer. I tried with ice and it was incredibly mild.
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almost 3 years ago
Probably the best rum at an incredible price point. Best for mixing. In a pinch can even enjoy with ice. I like to use it as my 2nd rum in my everyday Mai Tai.
Just ok, fairly smooth, not much aroma no funk. Mixer.
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Entry level Gold Cruzan aged 2 years in American Oak Barrels is a great buy
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out of 10
I forgot all about this one since it reminded me of leaner rum drinking times some thirty years ago. I poured an ounce into a snifter and it did not even need time to breathe. Unbelievably smooth for a 2 year old rum, with no harsh burn to boot. At only $11 per bottle, this one is a bargain to keep on hand to avoid dipping into the expensive part of one's rum collection. It is not complex enough to be enjoyed neat, but if one happens to be broke, this will do the trick. It is light years better than anything by Bacardi or Captain Morgan. Going back full circle to what was my original favorite has shown how much I have come a long way with my tastes. Many others are better, but not at this price.
Update: This is neither offensive or memorable in taste. However, the true test is if one consumes too much of it, then there will be no ill after effects the next day, which is always credited to no added sugar. I don't know of many other budget rums that can have these claims. If you need to tie one on and want more flavor than Don Q Cristal, this is the one for you. This is also one of the three budget rums that can be enjoyed on the rocks. The other two are Cockspur 5 Star and Don Q Anejo. By the way, my Q-PR value (Quality Price Ratio) for this rum is head and shoulders above the other 210 rums that I have rated thus far, especially if you buy the 1.75 liter bottle that comes in at only $7 US per fifth.
One bar in Florida keeps this on hand for me because they know that I refuse to drink Bacardi or Captain Morgan. Always ask for this gold mixer at each bar, and if they don't carry it, walk out and go to the next bar!!!!