Duppy Share Caribbean

This rum is meant for mixing and not to be sipped. Good for a rum and cola.

For the money (30€ in Holland) i wont rebuy.
I like the taste but the flavours dont stand out. Marketing is good..

Fruity macerated (cherry, plum) aroma with cinnamon, caramel and vanilla with plumy cinnamon in the body, sweet warming end.

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A very attractive bottle and story on it. Nice aroma on the pull of the cork. Taste is smooth enough for a rum at this price point and can easily be sampled over ice alone. Pour in decent measures though as it takes a quite a bit of "digging" into the bottle to find the subtle flavours, but when you do it it well worth it.

I'd compare this to Doorly's XO in some ways, or maybe Doorly's 5 which I've not ad enough of as yet. They are not a million miles apart anyway. I'd say that this was sweeter than the Doorlys and that it had a more potent smell.

One of those rums, perhaps, that serves very well as a benchmark to bouce other rums off of, since it's good without being any more than that.

Aroma is nice with vanila and fruit tones.
Taste is weaker and bit burning but nice average long aftertaste.

A blend of 3yo Jamaica and 5yo Barbados. The 5yo Barbados comes from Foursquare, and one of my absolute favourite cheap and cheerful sippers is the 5yo from the Foursquare distillery that is the Doorly's 5yo. As such this blend, is far worse than Doorly's 5yo, Far worse. Yes the 3yo Jamaican gives it notes that are typical from Jamaica, but at 3yo, it is neither that smooth not that sophisticated, not that the Foursquare 5yo is overly sophisticated, but it is smooth and very easy on the palate. The Jamaican does pack a bit more punch flavour wise but it is a punch from young spirits. So all in all, I'll stick to the much easier drinking Doorly's 5yo.

And then there is the other "problem" - the price. Here in the UK, Duppy cost nearly 20% more than the Doorly's 5yo. While I can understand some of the increased costs, how can you justify that price differential when the blend uses a younger rum? Pretty bottles and nice packaging are all well and good, but it is what's inside the bottle that counts.

It's not a bad rum and I am happy enough to drink it straight up (I don't like mixed drinks), but it just doesn't work when you stack it against Doorly's 5yo.

EDIT - now that the bottle has been open for a month and a bit, it seems to have opened up, smoothed off a bit and is more enjoyable, particularly the Jamaican component. Maybe it has caught me in the right mood, but I am enjoying sipping this one tonight. Would I get another bottle, probably yes. Makes a nice change from other rums I have, even if it is expensive for what it is.

If you have guests round and you want to share your passion for rum, sadly if Duppy Share's in your collection it goes to the back of the cupboard. Perhaps that's overly harsh but it's not the greatest sipper; rather harsh and lacking in flavour profile. It works as a mixer and improves with plenty of ice melted in it (but is then thin and watery...). Have had worse rums but have certainly had better too!