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Hamilton Jamaican Pot Still Black rum

Hamilton Jamaican Pot Still Black

Multiple | Dark | 40% ABV

7.6/10
73 ratings
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JAHinojos 🇺🇸 | 28 ratings
Posted over 2 years ago

I am a big fan of Jamaican rums. This one has a strong molasses fragrance when poured; however, it is much milder and sweeter than it smells, Great straight or with some Creole Shrub. Good neat or over the rocks.

Quilty 🇺🇸 | 15 ratings
Posted over 2 years ago

No better way to make a Jungle Bird or a grog. Lots of funk, molasses, and treacle. Tastes like made in a pot still that was not adequately cleaned, but in a good way. For beer people, this is the Vapuer or Fantome of rums. Surely not for everyone, but I think this is super underrated.

MaxMunafo 🇺🇸 | 67 ratings
Posted over 2 years ago

My first experience with Worthy Park. I was expecting a less-proofy version of S+C but could not have been more wrong. This is all dark dried fruits and muddy, dirty earth. Like the floor of the jungle. In a good way.

TikiSeth 🇺🇸 | 2 ratings
Posted over 2 years ago

Hit me, with the excellent blend of sweet and funk this rum is a mainstay of my cabinet.

Awesomedon 🇺🇸 | 32 ratings
Posted 3 years ago

What an incredible addition to the collection. Everything I was hoping it would be.

ManhttanProject 🇺🇸 | 21 ratings
Posted 3 years ago

Nose: Molasses, rotting fruit, pineapple, banana, Jamaican "funk"
Palate: Caramel, molasses, oak, and pineapple (again)
Tail: An oaky and peaty scotch-like aftertaste with some brown sugar sweetness. Nowhere near what I was expecting, but very pleasant.

For starters, this rum smells AMAZING. I haven't found another that smells quite like it, with a great balance of fruity and molasses-y. Again, the tail is wonderful as well, with some bizarre yet pleasant scotch flavors. I'd highly recommend trying this rum for those two facets of it alone.

My primary gripe is that this rum is a little weak on the palate. In the early moments of sipping it, it tastes mostly like very-watered down molasses and caramel. It takes a few seconds for the flavors to really take hold and develop into something more complex: I'd rather have something that can hit the ground running.

Overall, I think this is a great rum to try and have on hand for random occasions, but it won't be my go-to for sipping. It's good to note that this is one of the only pot-still black rums on the market right now, so it might be valuable to keep in the bar anyway for specific tiki cocktails as well.

Mujuru 🇺🇸 | 152 ratings
Posted 3 years ago

Nose: Overripe Banana, Roasted Apples, Grilled Pineapple, Floral Bouquet, Burnt Sugar, faint Tiramisu
Palate: Oak, Cognac, Hard Apple Cider, Apple Brandy, Vanilla, Rosewater, Brown Sugar, Caramelized Plantain, faint dark orange chocolate builds up after a while
Aftertaste: Short, Burned Marshmallow, Sangria, Roasted Apples

This was my first experience with a rum from the Worthy Park distillery and I had no idea what to expect with this rum. Jamaican big hogo rums are always hit or miss with me. I tend to either absolutely love them or dislike them altogether. However, here is the verdict here: I absolutely love this rum. It is everything that I had hoped it would be from the numerous and various descriptions I have read. It is one of the smoothest and most pleasant funk bombs I have yet to experience on my palate. Big nose, smooth funky palate, soft and complex finish.

The nose is not quite as strong as some other Jamaican funk rums like Smith & Cross or Wray & Nephew...but it is still pretty strong and funky. I would put it up there next to Hampden 46 on the pure strength of the nose, but its attributes are far more pleasant to me than that of Hampden 46. On the nose I get the classic overripe banana of the famous Jamaican rums plus Roasted Apples, Grilled Pineapple, some type of floral bouquet, burnt sugar, and just a faint hint of Tiramisu. From the empty jigger I used to measure the rum out I could smell burnt rubber but I did not get that from the snifter, so maybe this nose changes according to the amount you pour and the type of glass you use.

Here is my personal take on Jamaican rums and why they can be polarizing for me. Almost all Jamaican rums promise that heavy dose of grilled fruit glory on the nose. Almost all Jamaican rums have absolutely amazing aromas. However, the difference, in my expereicne is that not all of them can translate that to the palate. But this one does and in spades. And it is awesome. Further unlike some rums where the palate comes at you in phases, Hamilton Jamaican Black gobsmacks you in the mouth with an incredible overload of flavors all at once and you have to slowly sort them out. It's kind of fun actually. So here is what exploded in my mouth all at once: Oak, Cognac, Hard Apple Cider, Apple Brandy, Vanilla, Rosewater, Brown Sugar, and faint Maduros (caramelized plantains). After sipping on it a while a dark orange chocolate note starts to slowly build up faintly in your mouth. And let me tell you: I am so here for it. Permeating all of it is kind of a burnt sugar note like that of burnt marshmallow. That might be polarizing to some but personally I love it because it reminds me of sitting around a campfire toasting marshmallows as a kid and occasionally them catching on fire.

The finish is almost equally fantastic, though not quite as long as I wanted it to be. I do wish it were longer. The finish is a strange but altogether pleasant combination of burnt marshmallow, sangria, and roasted apples. it has a nice sweetness to it even though this rum has 0 additives.

This is definitely one of the very best Jamaican rums I have ever had, and maybe the best big hogo Jamaican sipping rum of them all I have had thus far (Smith & Cross is pretty amazing but its strength makes it hard to be a pleasant sipper; Appleton 12 is a fantastic sipper but it doesn't bring the funk like this rum does).

I have heard that this is one of the very best Jamaican mixing rums you can find, and I can definitely see that. In fact I will absolutely try this in a Mai Tai..but frankly I am more than content to pour this bad boy over an iceball straight and take it in in all its glory without the mixers. Finally, I have also heard that Worthy Park rums share this profile, and if so I think it is time I go hunt down some top shelf Worthy Park to add to my sipping cabinet. In the meantime, this will do just fine.

(Oh and what do you know...yet another Ed Hamilton masterpiece. I am beginning to think this guy knows his rum.)

Country of Origin: Jamaica
Distillery: Worthy Park
ABV: 46.5%

Nose: 8
Palate: 10
Aftertaste: 10
Smoothness: 9
Versatility: 10
Price: 10

Total: 9.5

myke13 🇺🇸 | 13 ratings
Posted 3 years ago

I picked this one up randomly last week and knew from the first sniff that I wasn't a big fan. The first sniff can best be described as dark and heavy. A straight sip confirmed what my nose suspected and rewarded me with a burn. The flavor isn't complex or interesting, just strong.
Mixed in a rum & Coke it's drinkable but not that good. I wouldn't buy this one again. There's probably something you could mix it with, I just don't know what. I'm not going to finish this one.

oedelpino 🇺🇸 | 35 ratings
Posted over 3 years ago

Pure Jamaican pot still with plenty of funk on the nose - overripe bananas, molasses. At 46.5% ABV, this is perfect for adding character to cocktails.

Wo1fpacker 🇺🇸 | 14 ratings
Posted over 3 years ago

If you like Jamaican Hogo look no further than this for your needs. It's economical and wholly delicious.




Brand Details

Name: Jamaican Pot Still Black
ABV: 40%
Type: Hamilton
Raw Material: Unknown
Process: Unknown
Distillation: Unknown
Women leading Rum: No

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