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Hamilton Jamaican Pot Still Black rum

Hamilton Jamaican Pot Still Black

Multiple | Dark | 40% ABV

7.6/10
73 ratings
Recommendable to most
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JackOrion 🇺🇸 | 61 ratings
Posted almost 8 years ago

Bottled at 46.5 the heat hits you right up front. The flavor and aroma is instantly recognizable as it should be and is in the same pocket as Smith and Cross Wedderburn pot still. However this is a tad sweeter, though not overly sugary for a dark rum, than the S&C and finishes with a medicinal tang. As you become acclimated to it a lovely black strap molasses creeps in.
At the price of $26 you can't go wrong. If you want a heavy dose of Jamaican funk with a bit more sugar than Smith and Cross than this is an easy choice.
I'm definitely going to buy another S&C before I burn through this Hamilton for a proper side by side.

Andrewofcalgary 🇨🇦 | 272 ratings
Posted 2 months ago

Pretty much blackstrap Molasses with alcohol. A bit of vegetative funk, known for the region, comes shining through. One of the reviews said it has hints of band-aid, which obviously I found amusing, until the next sip. Bang on.

James Koenig 🇺🇸 | 5 ratings
Posted 2 months ago

With Jamaican Pot Still rum you can always have some wild, dramatic flavors that completely overtake and overpower your palate, but Hamilton is subtle.

Super ripe banana, candied Apples, creme brulee, a bit of cocoa. A great rum for any collection.

yucky1 🇺🇸 | 1 rating
Posted 4 months ago

this . is the worst rum. 50 characters. still the worst

Gran Matteo 🇺🇸 | 18 ratings
Posted 5 months ago

So smooth keeps me coming back for more. Found this recently at my local store. I live in WA State and our prices are staggeringly high before you add 20% sin tax. This was pleasantly at the $30 mark (pre tax) and I find it delightful. Based on other reviews I wasn't sure what to expect, but it's much tamer than the wild Agricoles that I'm in love with. This isn't what I would call super funky, so I'm curious to dig deeper.

To my nose, the nose is very molasses forward, I don't get as much banana but a bit of grassiness, earthiness, and a delicately balanced finish that's warm and inviting. I'm hooked and ready for more Jamaican rum, and maybe a touch more funk. We need the funk. Gotta have that funk.

Schpyder 🇺🇸 | 18 ratings
Posted 5 months ago

Just about everything you'd want in a Jamaican rum. Lots of that classic hogo funk: overripe tropical fruits, LOADS of banana esters, molasses, and hints of lighter fruits. Bottled at a high enough proof (46.5% ABV now) to be a worthwhile sipper, but absolutely shines in Tiki, where the character is noticeable throughout, rather than getting buried in the mix like some shyer Jamaicans.

Anthony C 🇺🇸 | 236 ratings
Posted 7 months ago

This will wake you up. Smells of bright fruit and char. Tastes complex of bright, charred, and bitter fruit. Maybe a bit too sweet but it compliments the bite. Finishes long.

Eazy 🇺🇸 | 1 rating
Posted 7 months ago

Color: Dark and Deep

Aroma: Rotten Banana, fruit, cloyingly sweet.

Flavor: Rotten Banana and Mango. Molasses and fantastic funk.

Russ 🇺🇸 | 148 ratings
Posted 7 months ago

I'm a big fan of the Hamilton line of rums since they offer great value as well as giving you a chance to try different style of rums and this one is no different. It's a great everyday sipper but can also add a lot to cocktails. I'll definitely be picking another bottle of this rum to my collection.

dougw 🇺🇸 | 36 ratings
Posted 9 months ago

I'm still new to Jamaican funk, so I don't know how reliable a review I can give on this, but there's a couple things I've read in previous reviews that I'd agree with.

Someone mentioned day old coffee, and someone mentioned dirty earth, my first instinct on nosing was both of those things mixed together, and maybe with a bit of worcestershire sauce thrown in. If that doesn't sound pleasant, it really isn't, especially on the nose, but I'm still able to drink it neat anyway. Maybe that's the "rotten fruit" smell that is often mentioned in descriptions of Jamaican funk, IDK for sure, but its definitely different from everything else I've experienced. I'm not crazy about the nose, but the palate and finish is much better once you get past the smell. I don't know if its consistent with the term, but the crazy smell/taste that this has is what I've detected in a couple other blended Jamaican rums and called "funk".

Several reviews say its not for the beginner, which is very true, and maybe its really intended to be a mixer, not a sipper, I'd believe that too. Since I don't mix cocktails, I wasn't going to be able to use it as a mixer, but after a few tries I decided that I didn't love it just sipping it neat. So, I decided to mix it with another Worthy Park rum, the single estate reserve, which I found to be a bit uninteresting on its own. I like the WP a lot better now with a bit of funk in the mix, so this turned out to be a good purchase.

I'd agree with others that this is a "love it or hate it" kind of rum, it's that unique. I'm glad I bought a 375ml bottle for $11.99 because I don't think I'd ever buy it again, but I'm glad that I did just for the experience.

I rated this an 8 because its about a 7.5 on my scale, and I gave it another 1/2 point just because its so damn different from anything else I've tried so far.

havy09 🇺🇸 | 32 ratings
Posted 10 months ago

Personally not the biggest fan of Pot Still rum but this is still very good




Brand Details

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

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