I ran across this one on a recent trip to Total Wine. On first sip, it reminded me of Black Tot Finest Caribbean 5 Year. That one is bottled at 92.4 proof. This Hog Bay Caribbean Black Rum is bottled at 80 proof. The main three locations for the higher proof one are the usual: Jamaica, Barbados, and Guyana. Well, this Hog Bay version swaps the Jamaican portion out for rum from the Dominican Republic. It only sells for $18 and is actually a much better buy than that higher proof rum. Hogs Bay is actually located in Bermuda, where it says that they love black rums. The bottle appears to be a gimmick, but the rum inside was certainly above average and a pleasant surprise at a bargain price. Check the picture.
You must be referring to Plantation 3 Star and Ron Del Barrilito 3 Star. Placing stars on bottles of rum never did anything for me. This bottle has no stars.
I see the same thing with cigars. Stars and multiple cigar bands some times as many as 4-5. Some are from competitions or medals others are just for presentation.
This is probably the most ugliest bottle i have ever seen π . But when the rum is good and even cheap. Who cares... π
The three Stars on the white Plantation are for the three countries the blend is made of.. Jamaica, Trinidad and Barbados. But yes... mostly Stars are just Show. Same as fancy words like Premium or Solera. But that is an other topic.
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A poor man's version of Black Tot