Lyon Dark

I finally got up the courage to buy a bottle of this one. It is from a craft distiller in Maryland. This rum is like no other that I have tried. The main source is equal parts black strap molasses and evaporated cane juice, with most of their source materials coming from Louisiana. This is then twice distilled in a few 26 gallon pot stills. It is unaged and colored with spirit caramel before being bottled at 90 proof.

There is very little burn on it and the aroma and taste of the agricole portion come through for me. I know of no other rum that tastes like this one. This team had the goal of creating a very unique rum and they have easily exceeded that.

This rum also complements ginger ale in a perfect way. I used 2 parts of this rum to 5 parts of ginger ale. Another way of putting it, use one 7.5 can of ginger ale to 3 ounces of Lyon Dark Rum and lots of ice. As for mixing this rum with cola, that did not appeal to me at all. This rum is best served on the rocks or with ginger ale.

My journey has mainly on the more expensive rums. This one is worth it. Creamy honey almonds with a soft bite. Obviously not dry. Great nose. Wonderful fat aftertaste. Nough said.

Strange flavors that were not for me. I did not finish the sample.

I got this rum as one of the Rum Ratings Club tastings.

It is a lot better than I expected for a bottle price of just $41.99. Nicely sweet at 45%abv. Smells and tastes of maple, sweet molasses, smoke, spice, and oak. Very well done!

Quite a surprise from my last tasting kit of Mexican rums. For a young rum I believe less than 1 year, unique sweet molasses note but mild burn and not to sweet like maple syrup rums. One of the best USA rums I have had to date. Well done and decent value in the $35-$40 range.

This rum is much too sweet and lacks complexity. It mixes with cola and ginger beer for an adequate cocktail.

Sweet with strong carmel and licorice notes. Has a lot of body and it lingers in the mouth for a long time. Perfect sipper neat or on ice with a splash of lemon.

Definitely like this one. Toffee and honey were standouts on the nose for me. Those transfer to the taste but I also get Vanilla and coffee notes. Glad I picked this one up.

Beautiful caramel color. The nose is sweet with fruit, spice, and a hint of oak. The flavor isn’t too far off from the nose. The after taste is very sweet. Not one that I’d keep on hand.

Starts off very sweet, but then finishes with a bitter dry aftertaste. Not for me.