Real McCoy Limited Edition 2017 Virgin Oak and Bourbon Cask 10-Year

We were some friends teaming up at Cane Rum Society in Stockholm to celebrate Foursquare Appreciation Day. One of the rums I tasted was this Real McCoy which is a blend of rums 10-12 years old aged in American Virgin oak and former Bourbon casks. It’s a Limited edition of just 3000 bottles, bottled in 2017 at ABV 46%.
The aroma as well as at the palate is full bodied, balanced, smooth and rather long lasting. It’s fruity and nutty with hints of banana, caramel and oak.
Overall a rum that can’t disappoint anyone in my opinion.
Picture: My poured glass together with the bottle at Cane Rum Society.

I think this may be a bit sweeter than the 14yr. Not by much just slightly. It is slightly lighter in amber hue compared with the 14yr. I picked this one up for about $65 which was about $50 less than the 14yr. I definitely recommend. The taste of the 10yr is slightly hot which dissipates shortly after the initial taste. I get a slight oak flavor. Definitely not heavy on a whiskey flavor. The 14yr is slightly more bourbon/ whiskey notes. I would purchase again.

On the nose: caramel, caramelized tropical fruits (papaya, pineapple), baked bananas, some rubber/shoe polish, oak, spices (cinnamon), sweetness, mango, strong and full.

On the palate: tropical fruits, spices, sugar cane, oak, slightly tingling, sweetness, a little caramel.

In the finish: spices, subtle sweetness, slightly caramelized tropical fruits, subtle dark chocolate, slight bitterness.

In der Nase: Karamell, karamellisierte tropische Früchte (Papaya, Ananas), gebackene Bananen, etwas Gummi / Schuhpolitur, Eiche, Gewürze (Zimt), Süße, Mango, kräftig und voll.
Am Gaumen: tropische Früchte, Gewürze, Zuckerrohr, Eiche, leicht prickelnd, Süße, etwas Karamell.
Im Abgang: Gewürze, dezente Süße, etwas karamellisierte tropische Früchte, dezent dunkle Schokolade, leichte Bitterkeit.

barva : jantar
vune vanilka, typicky barbados
chut: 46% je v chuti akorat, plné tělo,lehká sladkost,
zaver : tmavé ovoce a dřevitost
hodnoceni 7
koupit ano z 50%
Alcohol 46 %

I tried this with the Real McCoy 12-Year, and the Real McCoy Limited Edition 12-Year (a 46% version of the regular 12-year). I like both of the 12-Years better.

It's interesting to me because I'm not a huge fan of bourbon aging, but after a few comparisons of bourbon aging vs virgin cask aging (such as with the Mount Gay Origin Series), I think I prefer bourbon aging to virgin cask aging.

Smells and tastes of oak, caramel, spice, and vanilla. Nicely smooth, and dry/semi-sweet. My favorite Real McCoy is the regular (40%) 12-Year.

Limited edition 10 year. Overall a very nice sipping rum.

(Please forgive me if I've gotten the name wrong; I tried it on it's first day of availability and did not get a chance to see the bottle.)

46% ABV. Sweet nose. Dry. Lots of oak! Long finish.

Great rum. Always a pleasure to try one aged in new oak. Not necessarily my favorite, but very interesting, with easy comparisons to whiskey. A great rum for whiskey drinkers.

8, 8-

Bananas at nose, taste is based on wood a lot of wood. Long time strong ending

Virgin Oak gives it a real woody taste that turnstile rum more into a whisky feel,

The offerings from The Real McCoy are generally quite good and this one is no exception. Sweet, peppery and decent burn, but a bit one dimensional. Still, it’s a good supper, and that says a lot.

Of course it would be great in a cocktail as well, and the higher ABV makes up for the lack of flavor notes beyond a basic aged rum.

It’s quite good.