Bundaberg Original UP

I always sample a new rum neat. A mistake for this rum. While it has a nice colour, I could only think that someone had replaced the rum with some form of tequila. Its possible that a really strong fruit mix will make this palatable. Bundaberg Original UP has a home in my cabinet now as a benchmark for what the bottom of the rating scale is.

Good work guys, lol. What you are rating here is Bundaberg Rum Original 100 Proof, not UP. UP is that backbone of Bundaberg Rum and has been produced at Bundaberg for the last 127 years, with 2 fires, wars, depressions and droughts and still going strong. There are worse rums out there (Holey Dollar) and Bundy does have some exceptional rums (MDC Blenders Edition 2015) winning Double Gold in New York recently. Do yourselves a favour and try MDC Small batch and MDC Small Batch Vintage.

I prefer to drink rum straight up, but best not to with this fella. Rum in name only.

Being from Australia I wasn't expecting much but I was still disappointed.

I love rum and I am proud to be australian. Many Australians are proud of bundaberg rum. I disagree with them on this bundaberg rum. So bundaberg has a near monopoly on being an australian rum. Sad.

Atrocious. Tastes like cheap whiskey. Vile

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Avoid at all costs. Somehow still awful even when mixed

Many nights have been had on this as I just didnt know better. Now a little older and more experienced, I can laugh at how much I've properly had in my past. Never again but fond memories all the same.

Wouldnt recommend but also wouldnt say no either ;)

Light golden color strange mix of floral notes with some spice and a kick, actual TKO kick. Not my idea of Rum, might induce vomiting and a healthy hangover.

A rough harsh rum. Not drinkable neat or on the rocks. Expected better. Thankfully, Bundi has better options.