Doorly's XO 6-Year

If this isn't the best most readily available rum for under $25, then it has to be top 5. Smooth mouth with medium throat burn followed by an increasing finish. Ripe sweet cherry and cinnamon flavors. A bit sweet and not as smooth as "top" rums, but a great value at this price point.

For the money its a good Barbados rum. Not going to wow you compared to some of the others that cost twice as much, but great in cocktails.

Not an outstanding rum but for the price it is a nice one to have in your cabinet.
A Doorly is never disappointing it seems.

Non toppo profumato ma ricco di sapori in bocca. Non stanca e non è ruffianò

Not the best sipper. Makes very good rum and cokes. One that my wife (who "hates" rum) liked mixed.

This rum is sweet smell - good
1st impression no so dry not so sweet , finish is dry.
Taste little banana, little raisins

To my tastes, this is a very good rum without being quite top notch, which makes it a great rum to bounce others off of.

It reminded me of the Plantation 5 year old Barbados in some ways. It has a similar smell and first taste. However, the Plantation is sweeter (it does have sugar and caramel additives) and this is a bit more sherry and alcohol tasting. It's still pretty smooth and a really good sipper. If you like one, you are unlikely to hate the other and so it depends whether you like slightly sweeter or not - or perhaps you'll have both, as I do, for alternatives.

This rum works well in cocktails or with coke. At this price it's worth owning to use in such drinks.

I was excited to give this reputable brand a try. I’m a bit choked that there is no age statement or even an age range, as my idea of this distillery was one of transparency. There’s absolutely no information on the bottle which is a shame.
Color is light amber and it smells of orange peels and raisins. It’s not as smooth as I would’ve guessed for 43% and the flavour isn’t terribly complex. Pretty strong oak flavour and good clean rum taste. There is no foreign taste, the kind you get with some not-so-good brands.
Overall, it's a solid clean rum though I wouldn't seek it out as anything more than that.

I bought this because it claimed to have Oloroso Sherry influence, but if it has any at all its very light. Overall not a bad rum for $20, its priced fairly, but its not as interesting a flavor profile as the Doorly's 12yr. To me this has a similar taste to R.L.Seales 10yr, in that there's less wood influence than the 12yr, but the Seales has more complexity, this is a fairly simple tasting rum, but not bad at all.

BTW, my bottle doesn't look like the one in the image, and its 40% ABV, not 43%. It has a lot more text regarding the Oloroso Sherry Casks which isn't present in the image for this thread. The only common thing is the XO designation, and the blue parrot on the label, so I'm not sure if we're all reviewing the same rum.