Rum-Bar Gold

I was hoping this was a more refined version of the silver which has a lot of funk, but this was just boring. Nothing at all what I was hoping for.

Very boring light colour. Strange odor. Nothing I would relate to a rum. Taste is very strong. Very unmature rum. Buy something else.

Expecting jamaican pungency, I'm surprised to stick my nose in the glass and find a very light, gentle character with notes of sweet baked banana, melting dark chocolate and buttered popcorn. Sipping reveals a very light, almost thin rum with subtle hints of banana and wood, finishing with just a hint of that fermented jamaican fingerprint. I find it kinda watery, but in fact it seems harmonious with the light character.

Lucka 20 i romkalendern 2017, betyget sammanfattar allt.

Fruktig och ekig doft. Vanilj och frukt i smak även ek. Lite lakrits. Inte så söt lite pepprig. Ok.

Smell does that effervese out of the glass immediately thing. Ripe fruit from a distance, adding vulcanised rubber, varnish and sweet glue the nearer it comes.

Taste is pretty mild - all that dilution swamping the flavours somewhat - but it's pretty palatable for such a young rum. I get a touch of brown sugar and wood along with a real mint vibe pushing up on the hotness. The finish is the best bit. Mild Jamaican notes, very dry, long, evolving.

It's a bit of a curio, this. It would be a pretty subtle Jamaican to add to cocktails, and I'd be inclined to drink this neat. Perhaps think of it as pot still alternative to Appleton 8 or Signature.

Overall, it's a mild and relatively restranged, young Jamaican. Bit of volatiles, touch of funk, definite depth. Cheap as chips. No complaints. 5 is just toi harsh, so it has to be a 6.

Great price but not super funky. Goes well in a Tiki drink if you are looking for a low funk.

Aroma - molasses followed by orange peels, fresh apples, and a faint vanilla finish.

Taste - molasses followed by orange, allspice, pear and a long barrel spice finish

Nice smell and taste, nothing great nothing special, but still good drink for night.

Harsh woody alcohol aroma; fruity, sweet, not full body; short burn in the end