Doorly's ABV43 12-Year

Have had a bottle of this on hand for a few months and have sipped it as well as mixed it.

When sipped neat, the nose is subdued, and has a slight smokiness to it.

Taste is a tad bitter & the wood from the aging process comes through well. Everything here is delicate and there isn't an off flavor. Not very sweet & on the drier side. Good example of a Barbados rum: no nonsense here!

When mixed, as with other Barbados rums, I've generally found this one to be lacking in character. It doesn't make bad cocktails but the rum isn't going to be the star of the show in a tiki drink.

It's worth mentioning that here in the Bay Area you can purchase this rum for $24 at Total Wine, which is absurd for a rum of this quality. Doorly's has some fantastic value out there.

This is decent tasting for the price. Not very sweet but not super dry either, goes down well, its drinkable, the only negative for me is in the finish as you can taste a little of that rubbing alcohol note, Doorlys XO is better in my opinion.

nice Barbados rum with good nosing and palate: tropical fruits, vanilla oak - you will find the classical Foursquare flavor with a higher flavor concentration compared to the Doorly XO. Very good price/value relationship. However, the flavor profile is rather monotonous (though it is nice) and the rating would be better if the finish would last longer. Real grade is 7,5.

Típico ron de la isla Barbados. Seco pero con notas frutales. Algo alcohólico, pero agradable en el paladar. Muy buena relación calidad precio, como el Appleton 12 rare blend.

secondary aging in oak sherry casks. Very smooth, pleasant aroma, medium complexity. Mildly sweet, not dry, you can taste the sugars, and the sherry cask comes through in good balance. Very scotch-like. 85+

Paid $24.99 at Total Wine. Was recommended by many on this site, so I figured I would give it a chance. I was surprised to find that the bottle was a twist cap. Aroma is good but with a stronger alcohol edge. Initial taste is smooth, but has a slightly harsher finish than I'd like. Adding a splash of water really changes the finish. Overall not bad for the price, but not one of my top 5.

Just bought. I enjoy sipping it Over a cube to open it up.

Nose - oaky, orange
Taste - oaky, orange, brown sugar, caramel

Little more oaky and dark than XO, unless I could get this on sale I will just pick XO since I mix a lot.

As a bourbon drinker this one is pretty solid on flavor without much proof. Not overly sweet but a nice tropics fruit finish that lingers for a few seconds.

Pleasant but not too saturated aroma. Good fact is that - this Rum are “honest” to you, and I guess have no sugar add. When you taste it, you got little bit burn in your mouth, but not more than it need.
In my opinion this Doorlys 12y is not Rum with very deep and long taste, when I compared it with others. So that’s why I give only 7 this time.

But, I will buy it again for sure.

Приятный, но не слишком насыщенный запах.
Слегка жгучестей на язык, в этом даже есть свой плюс. Но в тоже время он не слишком резкий. Сбалансированный. Ром качественный, но благодаря моему опыту могу сказать что уступает многим ромам в «глубине» вкуса, если вы понимайте о чем я. Вкус хороший, но поверхностный. По этой причине 7

Приятное ощущение, что нету лишнего сахара в роме.