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Posted
almost 9 years ago
I love the taste and smoothness of this rum... Prefer this to a 12 y/o single malt scotch
Posted
over 9 years ago
Alkohol: 43 %
PΕ―vod: Barbados
Aroma: VΕ―nΔ je suchΓ‘, koΕenitΓ‘ aΕΎ citrusovΓ‘, s vanilkou (ale bez sladkosti), hΕebΓΔek, novΓ© koΕenΓ, aΕΎ trochu cΓtΓm lΓ‘k od okurek. HodnΔ zvlΓ‘Ε‘tnΓ vΕ―nΔ, kterΓ‘ mi moc nesedla. (81 b)
ChuΕ₯: ΓplnΔ prvnΓ chvilkovΓ½ dojem na jazyku je lehce naslΓ‘dlΓ½, ale postupnΔ vysychΓ‘, aΕΎ do takovΓ© strohΓ©, koΕenitΓ© suchosti a anΓ½zu, je tam i trocha cedru a nΔjakΓ©ho exotickΓ©ho dΕeva. (83 b)
Body: 82
ShrnutΓ: OchutnΓ‘no na vydaΕenΓ© rumovΓ© degustaci u josΓ©ho v HoΕicΓch, coΕΎ byla neformΓ‘lnΓ akciΔka domluvenΓ‘ na Whiskyfestivalu. Toto byl druhΓ½ panΓ‘k ochutnΓ‘vky, a pΕiznΓ‘m se, ΕΎe mi stylovΔ moc nesedl, hlavnΔ vΕ―nΔ mΔ nezaujala, v chuti uΕΎ to bylo o nΔco lepΕ‘Γ. Jsem ale rΓ‘d, ΕΎe jsem mohl ochutnat, protoΕΎe pΕΓpadnΓ½ nΓ‘kup celΓ© lahve by mΔ asi mrzel (pokud bych mu nepΕiΕ‘el na chuΕ₯ Δasem). Ale pro ty, kdo nemusΓ sladkΓ© rumy, je to moΕΎnΓ‘ dobrΓ‘ volba, svΓ½m zpΕ―sobem je to i rum originΓ‘lnΓ, nemΕ―ΕΎu ho pΕirovnat k ΕΎΓ‘dnΓ©mu z tΔch, co jsem zatΓm pil. TakΕΎe zkuste a udΔlejte si svΕ―j ΓΊsudek, coΕΎ ostatnΔ platΓ vΕΎdy.
Posted
almost 10 years ago
Dry, oaky, nutty, fruity. An amazingly good rum.....excellent bottle, excellent liquid. Every collection NEEDS this!
Posted
over 10 years ago
One smooth mother of a rum. Absolutely gorgeous stuff just as good if not better than Mount Gay XO.
Posted
12 months ago
Wow, this rum blows away anything that MG sells for under $100. This is real rum at its finest, especially bajan style. I gave it a 9 because it blows away MG, (1pt), it's 86 proof (1pt) and for the price ($35) it's delicious (7pts). This has made itself a spot on my bar shelf! Never thought I could harness another bajan rum after so many MG disappointments. Hey, you never know!
Posted
1 year ago
...in this range of price points. Very sippable (my standard), plus a really interesting, distinctive bottle to add to your personal rum bar!
Definitely worth a try...
Posted
over 1 year ago
First, I'd like to note that I misspelled this in my original notes by adding an "s" to the end of Seale. This is incorrect, and I hope to not embarrass myself in the future.
Aroma: a fragrant vanilla that I really really enjoy
Taste: vanilla and honey
I sampled this with a single ice cube, which might have helped bring out the nose and flavors
Tasted 7/18/21 at Laka Lono
Posted
over 1 year ago
with a slight burn from the extra alcohol (86 proof instead of the usual 80). But for a lover of basic rum taste, well worth it for a sipper. This is simply too good to mix it with anything.
The first sniff gives an alcohol jolt but then a pleasant oaky aroma from the aging process.
First taste again, gives that alcohol jolt with a bit of burn as it goes down that quickly changes to that sugar/caramel taste that is expected of a good rum. This is not a sweet rum, but rather a very dry one that comes from great distilling without doctoring with extra sugar after the aging.
If you want a sweet rum, try elsewhere. If you want to taste a "classic" pure rum, grab the next "unique" bottle you see.
Posted
over 1 year ago
Full-bodied and slightly aged rum with a fine touch of dried fruit, caramel and some barrel, good length.
Color
Medium deep brownish yellow.
Its on your tongue, then poof! its gone with only a memory, or was I dreaming?
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Not for the Novice
8
/10
out of 10
I have been wanting to try this rum for quite some time but could not find any in this region. It took a trip to Jacksonville to get a bottle (and what a unique bottle it is). I'm glad I did.
In recent months I have read a lot about R. L. Seale and have come to admire his transparency and dedication to quality when it comes to rums produced by his company. All the ones under different names but produced by R. L. Seale & Company have been consistently good.
But I digress...
As I said this rum is not for the novice. It is a complex rum with a serious kick.
The color is a beautiful clear amber color. The aroma is outstanding and I seem to detect a hint of a fresh sugar cane fragrance. Maybe it's my imagination. I really don't know. I just know it smells good in my snifter. Swirling it in the snifter reveals great legs. It clings to the sides and slowly recedes leaving long tendrils of rum along the sides that manage to remain for a rather lengthy period of time.
It has layers of interesting flavors. For a brief time I detect buttery vanilla but that's replaced by a dry pepperiness with a multitude of spices (which I admittedly cannot distinguish specifics) within milliseconds. That dry pepperiness lasts for quite a while and there is a strong, but not overpowering burn in the back of my throat that slowly fades to a lingering warmth. This is clearly due to it being a tad stronger than typical rum (coming in at 86 proof [43% ABV]). The finish is rather dry. I also detect an oak undertone undoubtedly from tannins from the wood (it is, after all, a 10-year rum aged in used bourbon casks from what I have read) There is clearly no sugaring at all in this rum. Rather smooth yet dry. This is not a rum for those used to sweet rums. For those folks I could recommend this rum as a mixer. But for those who are into bourbon, scotch and whisky...especially those who like their bourbon, scotch and whisky neat...the R. L. Seale 10-year might be a rum appreciated by their palates. Personally I find this to be one of the most versatile rums on the market. I like it sipped straight (really, really small sips...anything more would be a little TOO much for me), with a little added water, with a single ice cube, in Coke Zero, and in adult beverages especially fruit-based adult beverages. Personally speaking I find the dryness and spices to be an excellent counter to citrus (including grapefruit juice) and pineapple juice. Even a dash of simple syrup brings out some of the flavoring one wouldn't detect with anything else.
An outstanding rum no matter how you take it.