Motu Gold

This rum has won awards. In fact, one year it finished second to, Ron Zacapa in a taste test beating out the likes of top rums such as Vizcaya! That's saying something!
With a price tag around $22-$27, this makes a fine addition to anyone's rum collection or top shelf rum, in my opinion. The unfortunate thing is that this rum is not easy to come by. I have seen this in one liquor store in all the years I have been collecting rum! This heeds the advice that good thing do come to those who wait...
This is a smooth flavorful and complex rum with no funky flavor, no ethanol burn or harshness going down or to offset the palate.
Nicely packaged that beholds a luxurious rum inside...

This rum is aged in cognac barrels I believe in California. The distillate is from Puerto Rico and said to be made from sugar cane from Hawaii. You really get this cognac flavor on this one with lots of spice. Worth trying.

It is smooth with a slight heat in the front or back depending.. it's sweet and inviting like zacapa some say I have yet to try zacapa but it is honey sweet. I am thinking about mixing it but as a sipper it's not the most complex but it gives way to an interesting and inviting tastes. I might have paid 5$ to much but never know unless you try.. it's a Puerto Rican rum so there are similar tastes to the island. I would add it to your collection as a daily sipper if you see it or on the fence.

High 8 almost a 9
I was at the liquor store found this behind everything else, I had no idea what it was no idea where it was even from, straight Jumanji stuff here. Even the owner had no idea where it came from or what it was. Taking Jumanji's rum home with me I had 0 expectations from a 20$ bottle of . Its really nice presentation for a 20$ bottle. It's cork is super secure (I have had bottles with bad corks that come lose so I always comment on that. Anyway anymore I always let my rums breath for like 10 minutes before drinking them. It almost always enhances the flavour. Smelling this stuff in the glass is a vanilla oak, light alcohol and hints of fruit in the back, something lurks in it that I dont know. I will call it Jumanji flavor. Having is straight is actually really..... GOOD. Its a drier rum with some smoke in it then it kicks in the oak vanilla with some heat. Very long lasting flavor. In diet coke it is just as good and still gives that long flavor. Very surprised by this purchase and will continue to buy.

Motu Rum is made from Polynesian sugar cane molasses and rested in Limousine Oak casks. This gives Motu its smooth and round character with a sweet taste. So that’s the company take, this was a strange find, one bottle on the shelf at my local rum purveyor. Definitely a different flavor, I thought it was the barrel flavor but couldn’t identify it. Light, sweet with an unusual woody aftertastes. Not sure if it is really number 2 in the world but it is pretty good.

P.S. The bottle is unusual and somewhat hard to open without splashing the first time.

Tasted at the Forbidden Hole February 10 2024.
Appearance: golden
Aroma: fragrant; mildewed honeysuckle. An intriguing aroma.
Flavor: dusty, musty like a cool garage on a summer day.
Tasting notes: this is an intriguing rum; it carries notes I associate with funk but also could be accused of having a grassy finish. Further study could reveal a mixed origin for this rum but for now I think it is a far better than average sipper that would be a lovely complement to any drink that includes cinnamon syrup.

Bottle purchased at Wall to Wall Wine for $15. Pours amber. Aroma of honey and caramel. Very sweet and mellow palate. Interesting but not outstanding. Some odd finishing bitterness is not unpleasant.

Don't go by "weird" bottle with label coming off. Lighter color but unique and sophisticated especially considering the price. Will definitely buy again.

Smooth, delicate, round flavor. Light to medium light body with a crisp, fairly dry finish. I wouldn’t say this is an overly complex rum, but it’s extremely balanced, elegant, and pleasant. Lots of chewy caramel candy, toffee, sweet vanilla, and a tiny touch of oak in the finish. Odd that such a stylized bottle has absolutely no info on the label. Highly recommended for the price.

5.5-6 on my scale. For the price ($16.99), a nice surprise. Oaky and the after-burn was far less than I would have expected. No complaints when mixed.