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The James Gosling family business first produced Gosling Black Seal rum in 1806, and it is now the oldest surviving business on the island of Burmuda.
Gosling 'Black Seal' rum received it's name from the black wax originally used to seal the bottles. It is Bermuda's most widely exported product and considered the nation's national drink.
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over 3 years ago
Nice mix of sweet chocolate and oak flavors. Good for cocktails and sipping
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over 3 years ago
Like most people, I have this stocked because my wife loves it. Actually a really nice mixer. A bit frothy like Captain Morgan black.
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over 3 years ago
An adequate dark rum for cocktails. Prefer cruzan blackstrap for the molasses flavor.
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over 3 years ago
Just follow the instructions on the bottle. Makes a great Dark ‘n Stormy.
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over 3 years ago
Not interesting for sipping, as a part of coctails ok.
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over 3 years ago
Makes the best Dark & Stormy. Not on my sipping list. Unique heavy flavor mixes well, and you can still get a nice rum taste.
Not the greatest, but a good rum for the price. Decent by itself and great for mixing. Definitely recommend.
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over 3 years ago
This is a workhorse, affordable cocktail rum for your dark and stormy and other staples
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over 3 years ago
I like this, it is flavoured so not like OVD, Lambs, etc. . I drink my Rum neat and and this one just squeezed in to that category. I prefer this one to Myers and Blackwell.
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over 3 years ago
This is the best rum to add mixers to giving you a wonderful dark rum flavor.
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I've been enjoying Black Seal for some years. As with most I first had in a Dark and Stormy, but it's so much more!
I find it's a great mixing rum to blend with other rums in exotic cocktails to create some complexity and a nice depth of rum flavor. Pleasing smooth aroma of sweet molasses and caramel, some alcohol and vanilla as well. Nice flavor of molasses with hints of vanilla and caramel. Not hot but pleasantly warm. Smooth medium finish lingers nicely. A really good rum at a price that's hard to argue with.
This is a highly recommended rum to those that enjoy experimenting with different rum blends and for trying a different rum in mixed cocktails that you've always enjoyed but that you may be looking for a little tweak to.
I also enjoy pouring a couple of ounces in a snifter and sipping neat once in a while. It's a pleasant rum with plenty of flavor to enjoy and smooth on the palate. It's not a world class sipper but it is an all around good rum that's agreeable to many uses. Not an 8 but better than a 7 in my mind, I give it a solid 7.5. Enjoy!