Don Q Oak Barrel Spiced

Jednoznačně nejpříjemnější spice rum, koření jen zlehka, jemný, přírodně nasládlý

Previously I only tried some spiced concoctions from Captain Morgan and such and they never made me any happier but I thought (inspired by Paul B) to give it one more go. But this time as dry as possible please and with some real rum in there, not some vanilla-sugared flavoured vodka.

So I found this one (a nice deal at €20) with for at least 3 years aged rum, real spices and at just 9 gpl. Oh, and an ABV of 45% so it seems serious enough.

The nose is rather sweet, with mostly vanilla, fudge and some cinnamon and a hint of oak. On the palate you notice the higher ABV, spices like cinnamon, nutmeg and a touch of cloves. The vanilla is a bit much for a young and rather light-bodied rum so I think some is added as well. There is a little smokiness from the also present oak. It ends with a mocha/dark chocolate and spiced caramel. A peppery touch stays also present for quite a bit. Despite the 45% it goes down easy enough but it is a bold rum for sure.

For a spiced rum it is truly nice but spiced rum? I don't see me sipping this all night (even at 9gpl just a tad too sweet) so it is a rum for one or two shots after a winter stroll instead of the glühwein/vin chaude or an old tawny porto I would normally take. Nice addition but at the €30 it normally goes for I'd rather spend them on anything from Foursquare or such. But by far the best spiced rum I tasted, that is certain.

For it's cost, I found it decent. A quality bottle that was moderately sweet and disappeared without any drama!

:-)
Farven er ok
Duften er lille
Smagen med en ok fylde og lille sødme.
Eftersmagen hænger fint kraftigt.
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This is reasonably interesting. On the nose, sugar cookie dough, cola, vanilla (dominant). On the palate, pretty warm going down at ABV 45%, but this is good. Similar to the nose, but oak inserts itself with mocha and toffee notes. Cinnamon is very distant for me.

This is pretty decent overall, but I do prefer Chairman's Reserve Spiced by a fair margin especially since they are about the same price.

This is the most expensive of the three spiced rums that I tried today. It tastes like pepper and oak, with vanilla and caramel. It is like they added pepper to a cask of their Single Barrel 2005, which basically ruins that very good rum. If you like pepper on the tongue, you will love this one.

This may now be my top rated spiced rum (which I usually don't care for), but it just barely beat the taste of El Dorado Spiced Rum, which I also tried today. All three were tasted side by side neat in Glencairn glasses. Both can be enjoyed neat, on the rocks or mixed. The Cruzan 9 Spice was the third new one and cannot be enjoyed neat. However, at $30 for this one versus $16 for the El Dorado, I have to give my best buy recommendation to El Dorado.

Sweet one, the taste is a little bit flat but recommended to most of sweet taste lovers

Wonderful aroma that disappoints on the tongue. A bit sharp as a sipper and there is no depth in taste. Okay as a mixer but other spiced rums have more body with the spice adding to the overall flavor, not just sitting on top.

Burn. Burn. Its a like the roof is on fire. Mag ik schelden? Burn m*thf****

Neat, spiced rum, sweet. Good for a cocktail. Aftertaste bit sharp, but sweetness and wood are recognised also.