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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.

Mo McGurk 🇺🇸 | 250 ratings
Posted almost 5 years ago

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

Smovens 🇺🇸 | 187 ratings
Posted almost 5 years ago

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

Rob Pettigrew 🇨🇦 | 22 ratings
Posted over 5 years ago

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!

Glenn 🇺🇸 | 20 ratings
Posted over 5 years ago

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.

Raphael 🇺🇸 | 19 ratings
Posted almost 6 years ago

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

Wayne Upton 🇺🇸 | 136 ratings
Posted over 6 years ago

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).

nomad 🇺🇸 | 137 ratings
Posted over 6 years ago

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.

chris ambler 🇺🇸 | 23 ratings
Posted over 6 years ago

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

Matthew Brown 🇺🇸 | 27 ratings
Posted almost 7 years ago

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.

michael 🇺🇸 | 44 ratings
Posted 7 years ago

Great for use in Tiki Drinks. Really enjoy the funk this one offers.




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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