Neptune Barbados Gold 5-Year

Rigtig god duft af frugt, frisk banan. En smule tynd i smagen med smag af fad. Frugtig og en smule peber. Ikke meget dybde, få nuancer. Men absolut ikke til den helt dårlige side (6. december 2020 i 1423)

Taste is very flat and dull, no aromas or flavours to pick out.

Maybe some kind of spiciness but most of the rum is quite waterish.

Should be avoided!

Neptune Barbados Gold Rum
Score 7
duft frugt og alkohol, smag lidt tynd, frugt, peber, lidt vanila, ok eftersmag

I have been meaning to give Neptune rum a go for a while now and finally got round to it.

Straight... its pretty smooth and relatively uneventful, though mixed its pretty fantastic and will be a good choice for cocktails or just with cola. Hints of caramel, butterscotch, toasted coconut and a faint whiff of banana and vanilla coming through, all without being overly sweet, certainly a stand out golden rum for mixing.

Edit: Now I have almost finished the bottle, and compared with some other rums side by side, I have amended my score to fit. It is certainly drinkable and nice as a mixing rum, but simply there are much better rums at this price point, and alternatives I prefer at significantly less. I would say its worth experimenting with, but don't expect anything special.

Such a bland rum. Dull taste and one of the worst I've tried.

My go to golden rum for mixing. A bit harsh to drink neat but decent enough.

Beautifully presented in a wooden box, cradled by some mock sea weed.
Tall bottle with a natural cork stopper.
From the looks alone a great present.
Price £ 35-40

It's a single blended rum (pot & column still) from Foursquare Distilleries (my personal centre of the rum universe) in Barbados.
It is a blend of 8, 5 and 3 year old rums, aged in Bourbon casks, but then chill-filtered and submitted to some "softening" process (eh?).
It has probably not been sweetened and by the light colour no caramel added and weighs in at 40%.
It claims to be the most awarded rum in 2018/19.
Of note is support for a number of charities dedicated to cleaning up and saving the oceans.
So much for the theory.

In the glass: Golden
Nose: Light, fresh, fruity - bananas and apricots, but no overripe fruit and little sign of the pot still.
Palate: Dry (1/5), quite spiritey in keeping with the young age but pleasantand - as advertised - very smooth. Restrained dry fruit, slightly bitter finish.
Throat: Aromas don't linger much, moderate burn.

Summary:
A great looking package.
The rum is a bit lightweight as a sipping rum if you pitch it against Foursquare's exceptional cask series, but that is comparing apples with pears. You should be thinking Doorly's 5 and in that category it is very decent stuff and it makes for a tremendous mixer.
However the support for our Oceans is enough reason to knock a few out as presents and I have marked it up by a point for that.