Doorly's ABV43 12-Year

Da, o surpiza placuta, nu aveam mari asteptari de la acest rom relativ ieftin.. Suficient de fin, nu foarte dulce si cu arome subtile.

Light and juicy. Decent rum for the price. Not a “do again” for me.

Strong but colorful taste, very dark aftertaste. I'll come back to this one..

Classy bottle, lovely mahogany colour, crisp, naturally sweet, nothing added, slight banana, vanilla & oak.
No question of mixing this one, enjoy it as it’s meant to be
Graham.

Having just finished this bottle I have to raise this to a 8, 8.5 if I could.
It just gets better in every way.
Rum as it's meant to be from Foursquare.
Graham.

This would have been rated just a bit higher, but the overpowering alcohol burn and smell ruined it for me. I enjoy Barbados rum and am becoming a fan of Foursquare but not sure why they upped this to the 43% alcohol over the more ordinary 40% you see in most rums. I guess I'm used to a 12 year being a bit smoother.
Taste runs the normal Barbados flavors with a hint of the tropics in the background and a spicy pepper dryness with a slightly sweet and lasting finish. I am on the fence with this one. Not a favorite, but worth the price.

Not bad, but still nothing special about this rum.
I was expecting something better in after-taste of this rum and don't feel like there is something!
About the price, I think it should be a bit lower.
bottom line: I would bought this for second time

Maybe it is too soon to review, but this was no special experience for me. Next week I won't even remeber that I had it.

I expected a little more. It’s not bad, just nothing seems to make it stand out.

Dark brown sugar all the way

This is easily the sweetest unsweetened rum I've tried. Layers upon layers of dark brown sugar, on the nose and on the palate. I really don't get anything else.
Not complicated, but balanced, with just a touch of burn. Reminds me mostly of El Dorado 8 overall, weirdly enough.

I was anticipating a smoother XO, but this seems very different to me. Super easy drinking, but without depth, punch or complexity. At first I was disappointed but over time, it's grown on me.

So far, it tastes like the epitome of column/pot molasses rum. It's not funky, smooth, complex, or any other specific. It just hits the bullseye of what the centre point of what rum can be. I can't imagine anyone truly disliking this, but equally, I'm not enthralled either. Equally, I'll be very surprised if I don't buy this again.

Edit - Coming round to this again after a year or so, and I'm enjoying this more this time.
Still simple, bit of burn, gentle sweetness, but all rum and very enjoyable with it.
Definitely a 7

wow, not what I expected, but very pleasant surprise for what I paid for.