Hamilton Jamaican Pot Still Black

A 5.5 on my scale. Very strong molasses smell and flavor. A little less strong on the afterburn than the Hamilton Demerara

This is a Jamaican rum that perfectly straddles the line between richness and funk. It’s not overly aggressive like a rum fire, but packs an amazing amount of flavor in there alongside the funk. Notes of Carmel, grassy flavors, overripe fruit, all at a great abv

Enjoyed two glasses of Hamilton Jamaican Pot Still Black Rum while in San Francisco. Cheap looking bottle and label design. Almost black color from a massive amount of artificial coloring. Super strong funk and plenty of oak mixed with pure alcohol to your nose and palate. Extremely strong burn at the end. As a mixer rum, you still get the funk shining through your soda.

Got to have the funk! My second time drinking this one (in a Jet Pilot). Got a big whiff of licorice which I didn't the first time. Regardless, amazing rum in an amazing drink!

Much like Smith & Cross, lots of hogo, just a tad less strong, more darker ( molasses, burnt and smoky, brown sugar), deep like Hamilton 151 Demerara but without the cinnamon and burn.

Update: picked up a bottle of Myers. The 2 are very similar. The Hamilton has a little more flavor. I don't think anyone wiil be able tell the difference if you put these 2 in the same cocktail. Since the Hamilton is hard to find and is more expensive I'll only get it for special occasions.

This rum is flavorful and intensely funky. Being unaged, its funk is pretty wild. In some ways, it is more overpowering than say, Smith and Cross, even though it is not as high proof. It would overpower most cocktails that call for "Dark Jamaican Rum". However it is ideal for the Jungle Bird and the Doctor Funk

From Worthy Park, this is a blend of three non-aged rums. Color is from added caramel. The same exact rum as in the Hamilton Jamaica Gold, but with a different caramel color(batches will vary slightly).

It has taken me years to learn to love this rum and its ability to bring instant richness to any drink. I will add this to other rums straight up for a little kick. Same review for this and the gold because they are the same.

a deep dark molasses and burnt sugar aroma and taste. such a unique flavor.

You will invariably get a lot of comparisons to Smith and Cross with this guy. I will say there is something kind of like day old coffee, that acid you get from old gas station coffee left in your mouth when drinking this sucker. That being said, it is a cool ingredient to have in your collection, I just can't really seeing myself ever gravitating back towards it.