...
Sort by: Popularity | Newest | Oldest | Rating
Posted
over 1 year ago
I would expect more from Foursquare. Not a ton of flavor, and not particularly smooth either. I suppose it isn’t dosed, which is a positive, but I would only burry this in cocktails, not use it as a highlight.
Posted
over 1 year ago
Vanilla on the nose, same on the palate plus coconut with some baking spices on the finish. Just OK to sip but really shines in cocktails like the Hemingway Daiquiri.
Posted
over 1 year ago
Tasted at Laka Lono on 9/14/21. Pours clear. A subtle doughy grain aroma. The sweetness evokes a 1950s cyclomate. Still has the signature "barbados burn" at the bitter end.
Posted
over 1 year ago
If you go to the offy looking for white rum and you come away with anything other than this, you’ve fluffed it.
That said, it’s a white rum, so it’s never gonna be a top ten.
Posted
almost 2 years ago
Wanting to expand my white rum selection, I found this one. The nose gives me a faint banana and carmel. Tasting notes, I get vanilla, a fruity note that I haven't placed yet and some spice on the end. I get a small amount of heat initially before the flavors come out.
Posted
2 years ago
Initially warm, sweet, and vanilla. A hint of coconut. Almost clear with a slight yellow tint. Smooth. Creamy mouthfeel. Barely a hint of funky.
Posted
2 years ago
This rum is nice a dry with just a little complexity. It really feels like the standard rum to go into almost any cocktail that doesn't need a ton of bite or oak. Think daiquri or mojito less tiki drinks that need the rum to stand up.
Posted
over 2 years ago
Comparing to Plantation 3 Star the aroma starts more alcoholic, but over time is just more neutral. Very pleasant. Can’t wait to try this in daiquiri!
Posted
over 2 years ago
By far my favorite non flavored rum to mix with coke, does not have a harsh flavor and balances well with everything I have mixed with.
For me the most balanced rum out there. Great nose and very well balanced taste for a great price. No additives which is really good too. But it is almost too well balanced, so there is not that little rough edge which you sometimes want. And just a tiny bit too sweet.
×
Looking for a premium tequila at my favorite liquor store, it had been a while since I checked their rum section. I expected to find nothing after having rated 107 rums, but there it was! All three of The Real McCoys; 3 year, 5 year, and 12 year. I already tried the 5 year and did not care for it's heavily wooded flavor, so I bought the other two.
I had to test this 3 year old "white" rum against my favorite white rum known as Cana Brava 3 year old from Panama. No contest due to the heavy initial burn on my tongue from this Real McCoy. How it gets it's pale yellow color is beyond me.
On another note, the current obsession with completely dry rums puzzles me. Yes, if one plans to sip these neat, then by all means go for it. However, very few of these dry rums (including this one) are good enough to sip neat. Feeling ripped off in buying this bottle, I used 12 ounces of it to make a 24 ounce batch of original daiquiris. This is one of sour (lime juice), two of sweet, (simple syrup), three of strong (rum), and four of weak (ice added later). With that much simple syrup added, this drink now has more added sugar than one of those sugar bombs. So even if these dry rums are not used to make daiquiris, there is no doubt that whatever is added as a mixer will contain sugar. Can I say, "Colossal DUH!!!!"?
And by the way, this rum is not good enough to drink on the rocks. Having no additives is it's only selling point, which is only an excuse to jack up the price beyond what it is really worth. There are at least six white rums that I would rate better than this one. It is not the worst white rum that I tried, but when price is considered, I will never buy it again.