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Posted
12 months ago
Great Taste, Proof, Varitey, Price etc.. My favorite Dark Rum!
Posted
1 year ago
Rum #3 of 5 on Overproof Sunday
9/19/21
It seemed very important at the time to note that this rum began in Jamaica but was finished in France.
Served as a SotoDaq, and I loved it.
That's the notes.
Smooth for the proof and makes the perfect addition to any cocktail
Posted
over 1 year ago
Warning: this is truly a killer. So tasty. So strong. If you taste multiples rums at once, drink it after all others rums as the next one you will taste like lemonade.
Yes it is a real strong beast, but I really like it. Optionally it may serve as an antiseptic if you don't ;-)
Posted
over 1 year ago
Oh, the alcohol has some burn to it. My tongue went numb for a minute or two. Flavorwise (neat) this is 4/10 but everything about it looks very nice and it even smells pretty good.
Posted
over 1 year ago
This was the first black blended overproof rum I purchased as Plantation rums are staples in my home cocktail bar. I think it is a good representation and the blend has good complexity for cocktails. The names and faces on the bottle give it decent street credibility from the start.
As I am personally less a fan of Jamaican rums than others, especially on this board, for the leather note they contain. That has moved this down my personal list and my current go to is Hamilton 151 which is more just brown sugar. To be fair, the Hamilton is more of a single note than OFTD but I'm okay with that in tiki drinks.
Posted
over 1 year ago
Surprisingly you can drink it straight.. It will bite your nose a bit.. a taste of caramelized almonds and smoked wood.. Definitely not a sipper.
Posted
over 1 year ago
There is lots going on here: sweetness, depth, some spices. It’s great, but I needed to add a little water to really be able to drink it. It is also great as a mixer, and I tried it with ginger ale. This is a bargain.
Posted
2 years ago
OFTD stays for old fashioned traditional dark. Tried this one pure, it was served in a ice cold glass. That helped somewhat to put my nose inside. It punches hard but is still drinkable neat (if you are used to casc strengths already). However it is best used for mixing since it is available for 20-25 EUR for 70cl at 69%vol in Germany. Facts: blend of 3 (Guyana, Jamaica, Barbados).
Posted
over 2 years ago
This is a fantastic rum to have on hand to mix if you enjoy the flavor of actual rum(s). A little Jamaica Funk, a little Demerara dark sugar, and strong as hell. Sold in the 1 Liter bottle it is also one of the best rums for the money especially considering the potency and how far you can stretch this rum out. This is a home bar staple for me. I like Lemonhart 151 a little more, but that's comparing two different overproof flavor profiles.
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WOW!...Just freakin' WOW!
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/10
out of 10
Honestly I'm not really into overproof rums. I've tried several and most of them are like extremely potent hot sauces (something else of which I am a connoisseur)...all burn and little to no flavor.
So normally I stay away from them.
I started reading about this rum several months ago and it intrigued me. Especially since it comes from one of my favorite brands. So when I came across it at a store in Jacksonville (can't get it locally) I decided to get a bottle to try.
I was not disappointed.
Let me summarized thusly....excellent flavor but kicks like a bionic mule.
This is a dark rum. Deep, deep toffee amber. Nothing light about this. Of course the O.F.T.D. stands for "old fashioned traditional dark". Definitely a dark rum. No doubt about it.
Has an excellent aroma with a little sting...forewarning of what is to come.
Took me a few sips to get some of a flavor profile because in each sip, once the taste buds detected something, my throat and tongue got a sound thrashing from the 69% ABV (138 proof).
However some of what came across is an initial sweetness...a marked molasses sweetness. It almost was a fiery syrup. Although an overproof, it has a surprising smoothness to it even though there is a strong...not exactly a "burn" per se...but a marked extreme warmth that stays with you for quite a while. I think this would be a sipping rum for the hardcore but for the rest of us this rum would work well in boat drinks. If I remember, I will come back to this later on in my usual Coke Zero & rum combo (which is my normal concoction at home) and amend my review (see below). There is also a creaminess to it as well as a brief cinnamon and vanilla taste to it as well. Some caramel seems to be present as an undertone.
Overall, I have to say this is a recommendable overproof best suited for those rum punches that need a little extra punch. Definitely a good go-to rum for cocktails. Also, reading the label is entertaining as well (although I honestly cannot figure out how they manage to come up with all those intricate flavor profiles...oh, well...I am, at best, an amateur offering my personal measly opinion).
ADDENDUM 4/4/2017: This works exceedingly well in Coke Zero. One must be a little more cautious in how much one adds to the Coke Zero but the flavors mesh quite well. Delicious.