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Gosling's Black Seal rum

Gosling's Black Seal

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Bermuda | Dark | 40% ABV

The James Gosling family business first produced Gosling Black Seal rum in 1806, and it is now the oldest surviving business on the island of Burmuda.

Gosling 'Black Seal' rum received it's name from the black wax originally used to seal the bottles. It is Bermuda's most widely exported product and considered the nation's national drink.

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Tasty, but not quite great
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532 Gosling's Black Seal Ratings

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Dave 🇺🇸 | 36 ratings
Posted 9 years ago

i had bought this bottle a few years ago to have a dark mixing rum in the bar. Opened it tonight and straight thought it had a strong coffee aftertaste. I don't drink ginger beer for a dark & stormy so mixed it with ginger ale. Ok as a mixer for my taste but not a sipper.

Marc Collins 🇺🇸 | 1 rating
Posted over 6 years ago

Dark n Stormy essential. I've used other more expensive rums in a pinch. Just not the same.

Dirk 🇨🇦 | 43 ratings
Posted over 6 years ago

A Good sipper, but ideally this needs to be mixed with a spicy Jamaican ginger beer. Trust me you will not regret it!

Threepwood 🇬🇧 | 88 ratings
Posted almost 7 years ago

Very decent dark rum for mixing. Not so good neat, but still a decent rum to try!

Zenox 🇸🇪 | 7 ratings
Posted almost 7 years ago

Got this rum mainly for this drink, and it's it's a really good drink. The rum itself is fruity, sweet and earthy. Also works well with Coke. All around it goes down easily.

Louie 🇨🇦 | 77 ratings
Posted almost 7 years ago

It's a smooth rum with a little kick I find nice to mix with

Kp 🇨🇦 | 11 ratings
Posted almost 7 years ago

Flavor is full, great neat or on ice. A splash of coke works well too.

Nora 🇺🇸 | 10 ratings
Posted almost 7 years ago

I had this rum in a seafood restaurant where they smoked the rum in house. This rum was good to start with but once smoked, and with some ice, it went to a whole new level. When you fist taste it you immediately get the smoky flavor. From there it becomes very dark and smooth. I haven't had it regular but I would imagine that it would be great in a Dark and Stormy.

Philippe Roy 🇨🇦 | 32 ratings
Posted almost 7 years ago

Iv'e always skipped this bottle since it never appealed to me. Finnaly decided to give it a try and it pretty good. Not to strong with a good taste for a mixer.

clochardo 🇧🇪 | 64 ratings
Posted almost 7 years ago

Dans la liste des rhums noirs celui ci est mon préféré avec le myer's. La mélasse est présente mais ne surenchérit pas et les épices n'ont pas le gout chimique que l'on peut retrouver dans presque tout les autres rhums noirs. En dark and stormy avec pleins de glace et du old jamaica ginger beer, c'est a se rouler par terre. Très rafraichissant et avec un kick épicé en même temps. A consommer lors des chaudes soirées d'été.

GregS 🇺🇸 | 27 ratings
Posted almost 7 years ago

I've been drinking the dark and stormy for years. I decided to taste the rum neat.
Aroma is pretty medicinal. Strong nutmeg, allspice and clove taste. Kind of am odd aftertaste. This is certainly not meant to drink neat.




Brand Details

Name: Black Seal
ABV: 40%
Type: Gosling's
Raw Material: Unknown
Process: Pure blend (1 distillery)
Distillation: Unknown
Women Led Rum: No

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