Doorly's ABV43 12-Year

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.

Loving this one, the first bottle I show friends to let them get a taste of a proper rum.

Smoother than the XO with a more complex flavor of banana, Caramel and a hint spices.

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.

I liked the bottle and bought it. And the rum was worth buying it.

Z dane trojice vzorku pro mě asi nejtypičtější rum. Opět ovocná vůně, v chuti zase ovocem s nádechem vanilka a dřeva. Příjemný hrejivy dojezd.
8 je za mě více jemná v chuti. K oběma se ale rad vrátím.

At first sip on a freshly opened bottle I wasn't impressed. But the more I sipped it and the more it breathed the more I enjoyed it. Great flavors and finish. The spices, caramel and banana blend well.

Doorly’s 12 je tradičně doprovázena papouškem na etiketě, v případě dvanáctky se jedná o Ara Škraboškového, který je ve volné přírodě vyhynulý, a výrobce nám tím může napovídat, že tento rum bude také unikátní. Jedná se o destilát z melasy, směs kolonové a kotlíkové destilace, který je stařený výhradně na Barbadosu po dobu minimálně 12 let. 90% směsi Doorly’s 12 tvoří rum, který zrál v sudech po Kentucky burbonu a zbylých 10 % po Madeira víně a jak je zvykem pro Foursquare palírnu, produkt neobsahuje žádná dochucovadla ani aromatizanty.

This rum is perfect for sipping. Warms up and leaves pleasant aftertaste. Lightly sweet, but not artificially sweetened. Oak, molases, caramel, full bodied rum. For the price it is truly great!

This rum is smooth and sweet. Great complex flavors.

Typical Barbados rum, dry, smooth, minimal afterburn. In addition nice brown color. It is a must for less sweet rum lovers.