Travellers 1 Barrel

Definitely has sweetener added. Likely coloring as well. It’s a little rich for my preference but it’s not bad. Vanilla, oak, and tobacco on the pallet with a nice marshmallow finish.

It’s lighter in color than other dark rums. I like it on ice, smooth, strong oak flavors, a hint of vanilla. Doesn’t bite. I could sip on it for a while and enjoy it.

Coffee note reminding me of Dictador, thankfully it is not overdone and disturbing.

A popular rum in Belize. I'd drink it happily if it was all that was available, but not one I'd buy off the shelf. The label design makes it a good gift option if you are bringing a bottle back for the boss!

I live only a 90-minute non-stop flight from Belize City, yet I finally found this Belizean rum all the way up in Juneau Alaska last week. Even though it is not highly rated on this site, I still paid $27 plus tax for it in Alaska.

As usual, I first try any new rum neat. I was on the fence between rating it as a 6 or a 7. It only had flavors of vanilla and caramel. It had a bit of a burn, but not quite being repulsive as some have stated. Since I had no mixers in my mini-fridge at my motel, I improvised and used ice made from the Juneau Ice Fields via tap water in my room. Pour this rum over pure ice, swish it around a bit, and then strain it a little at a time into a shot glass, and you get one wonderful cold rum drink. Belizean Rum with glacier melt water!! Who could have ever guessed how two worlds combine?

I liked that drink a bit too much, which leads to my next point for my rating being no ill after effects. I have been known to dock good tasting rums a point or two for having ill after effects. But in this case, a 6 rating was boosted up to a 7 because of no ill after effects when mixed with glacier melt water. Mixing with ginger ale on the next night not only took away from the flavor, but added some mild ill after effects. Ah-Ha!!! That's it! When sugar is added to a rum either before being bottled or after the fact in mixed drinks, that is when ill after effects occur. This rum does not really taste sweet, but I can almost guarantee that there is no added sugar.

Gobs of caramel on the nose and a whisper of vanilla. One of the better offerings from Travellers. Good for R&C or Petit Punch. Cheap when bought in Belize (~$15 US for a 1L bottle)

Gold colored rum very sweet with a strong caramel flavor. Can be consumed neat or as a mixer. Whennin Belize drink as the Belizeans drink!

A very easy to drink tropical flavored rum that is great for mixing. I gave it a 7 because it mixes so well with coconut water. Very refreshing blend.

Not bad for the price,. My dad paid $15 for a bottle in belize. Light in color, not much aroma and a bit of an after taste. OK for mixing.

A minor difference between my bottle and the bottle pictured here. The top where it reads "Belize Travellers" is replaced with a self-promoted winner of gold awards.

It's a light amber color both in the bottle and in the glass. It has a very pleasant fragrance hinting of toffee and caramel. Kind of sweet in flavor but exhibits a bit of oak astringency due to it being a relatively young rum. Allow it to age for a few more years and I expect it would be quite better.

Overall a good mixing rum workable in all sorts of cocktails and Coke Zeros but nothing really remarkable about it.