Doctor Bird Pot Still

It was too much for me at first, but after sipping it a couple more times it's grown on me in a huge way. One of my favorites, once you get used to the funk, and great price

I just got my first bottle of this, I have to say, I love the Jamaican Funk!! It makes some good drinks for real - it’s a fun rum.

This is a wild rum and super funky. Banana Bread for sure. Couldn't place it anywhere, but LOVED it in the Naked Ape cocktail in Cate's book!

Finishes with butterscotch with aromatics of banana and pineapple. Not your typical rum, but worth the purchase for the variety of it.

Super funky pot still rum. I add a little to cocktails to add some of that funk to the drink.

What can I say about this that hasn't already been said, other than this is a GREAT rum to introduce to your friends (cautiously!) to show them the outer limits of rum. Have them try this and an unaged rum agricole and notice how surprised they are that there's a whole galaxy out there of different flavors under the umbrella of "rum"...

To us, this is so full of banana that's so overripe it's ALMOST gone bad, campfire smoke, all KINDS of tropical fruit and wood... it's a must have in a mai tai and many other drinks... always worth keeping around.

The label mentions the fruity esters that a traditional pot still distills over into the liquor, but I also got some ketones, that rattled my “warning” circuits. I’m still new to this dizzying array of rums my friend and I have been collecting and sampling, so I’m sure if those flashes of acetone are what I want in a rum. Probably not in a sipping rum, but this might be a great mixing rum in a fruit forward tiki drink. Price was not bad at $25 for a fifth. I’ll have to try it in a drink or two and reevaluate...

Several months and many rum tastes later...
While I still would not consider this a sipping rum, it is a fantastic mixing rum for combining with other rums to make your "signature blend" to use in a favorite drink. Added to Coruba Dark and a bit of Rum Fire White Overproof rum and it is quickly becoming my go-to Man-Tai Rum blend.
Getting more appreciation for the HoGo taste in many of the Jamaican pot still rums that distill to include these mysterious esters, especially the way they can work with other cocktail mixers to heighten a drink from just okay to "Yes, I'll have another!" level!

Very different from my bottle of Hamilton Jamaican Black Pot Still... but surprisingly similar to my Hamilton St Lucian 7 year. It’s funk isn’t the dark rotting fruit gaminess of a dark Jamaican but a funk of a lighter variety. It's incredibly estery and I find it a bit overwhelming on its own and it easily dominates the flavor of a drink. Worth it if you love funk, but otherwise I would recommend other Jamaicans that are less overwhelming.

Edit: I regret having finished and not replenished this bottle. It’s funk is alluring and unforgettable.

Love is rum. A great rum for the price point. Has a good amount of funk, and mixes well.

A lot of funk for a near blanco, but too much sting to enjoy. Maybe in a cocktail.