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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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Ghandimaster πŸ‡¨πŸ‡Ώ | 29 ratings
Posted over 8 years ago

This is quite distingtive rum even in Black category. Deep flavour of molases with dark soily scents. It is quite serious and dry personality among rich black rums. Autumn liquore.

Hotelecho πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ | 17 ratings
Posted 1 year ago

I must say I think the rating is a little low for this, not an amazing rum but I do enjoying a lot

Stuart πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ | 8 ratings
Posted 1 year ago

I got this on a whim, needing a dark rum for some cocktails. Upon tasting for the first time, I was surprised how smooth this was. I now have this on my go to list when need an everyday drinking rum.

mmt πŸ‡΅πŸ‡± | 54 ratings
Posted 1 year ago

Weird, kind of sweet, kind of bitter, salty without the taste of salt. Won't ever buy it again but glad I've experienced it.

Ml89 πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ | 15 ratings
Posted over 1 year ago

Decent dark rum, but of spice so perfect for a dark n stormy.

TheAesthete πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ | 9 ratings
Posted over 1 year ago

Drinking a glass of this neat was an experience, but not one I will repeat. It has all the subtlety of a wrecking ball. Pure petrol on the nose and equally unpleasant on the palate with an almost medicinal flavour and viscosity. I can imagine it was a big hit with thirsty pirates back in the day ...

Dave2522 πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ | 28 ratings
Posted over 1 year ago

I purchased the Gosling's on an impulse after reading about their rather famous patented Dark & Stormy cocktail. The ingredients appealed to me--Lime is my favorite citrus juice and ginger beer is one of my favorite fizzy mixers. The trademarked cocktail includes 2oz of the 80 proof rum and there's no burn at all, the lime and ginger beer effectively mask the taste of the black rum, which (to me) is mostly a good thing...taken neat it's kinda like straight molasses and not so good, though I wouldn't call it ghastly. Like Pusser's, it's not what I'm accustomed to in "good" aged rums, though it's interesting. One thing bugs me, though it has nothing to do with the rum itself...in photos the bottle design is attractive, but they've now switched to a wrap-around plastic label with a multi-colored Caribbean carnival theme, it's simply ugly. I guess their marketing team wants to appeal to young party-freak customers, which might be the most appropriate niche for this stuff, but they should fire their graphic designer. Gosling's is cheap and you might give it a try if the Dark & Stormy sounds appealing to you...or perhaps for you, Gosling's will stand on its own merits.

chasles22 (PREMIUM) πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ | 84 ratings
Posted over 1 year ago

Tried it blind. I'm no taste expert but ya. I immediately noted it as something cheap and designer. Tastes of something like burnt green grass and a little rubbery. I get some raisin too but it's all buried under what I assume is tons of adjunct flavorings. This stuff is a mess and is honestly bottom tier rum.

classic.cocktails (PREMIUM) πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ | 3 ratings
Posted over 1 year ago

No other option for a Dark 'n' Stormy, and not just for legal reasons. I'm annoyed at Gosling's for sweetening their ginger beer with HFCS and for that reason Bundaberg is my first choice. BTW, this is also great in a classic Painkiller.

s_simov πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬ | 7 ratings
Posted over 1 year ago

I tried only Sailor Jerry so this one was much more flavorful. I loved it. Smoother than the saylor.
Also better for cakes in comparison of the sailor, as it gives much more and more complex flavor (which was the main reason i bought the spiced rum in the first place)

lmb0ard πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ | 7 ratings
Posted over 1 year ago

Not worth the price. Seems people have rated this higher purely based on the dark and stormy drink but the rum itself honestly is lacking.




Brand Details

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

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