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Stroh Original 80 rum

Stroh Original 80

Austria | Flavored

3.1/10
144 ratings
Serious improvement needed
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144 Stroh Original 80 Ratings

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Beukeboom 🇺🇸 | 304 ratings
Posted over 8 years ago

Is it or isn't it a rum? Debatable. One source says it's made from "sugar cane by-products" (whatever that is) and another source says it's made from sugar beets.

Before I share my views on this...er..."rum"...let me explain that I am also a chili-head. That is, I love hot sauces. However I know my limits. You're not going to ever see me eat a Carolina Reaper pepper....ever...nor slather on a lot of hot sauce made from the Carolina Reaper pepper, the hottest pepper on the planet reaching as high as a little over 2 million Scoville units (for comparison, the typical jalapeno ranges from a mere 2,500 to 10,000 Scoville units).

Well it's the same for rum...especially this "rum"...or whatever you want to call it. At 160 proof it's double the ABV of typical rums. In fact, the neck label on my bottle reads, "CAUTION FLAMMABLE".

The aroma in the bottle hints of vanilla extract and maybe caramel. The lower label on my bottle reads, "Rum with artificial flavor, certified colors (FD&C yellow #6, FD&C Red #40, FD&C blue #1 and FD&C yellow #5" so it is possible they used some sort of vanilla extract or artificial caramel flavoring. The color is sort of a dirty orange reminding me of some bad cough medicine my mother gave me...uh...forced down my throat when I was a kid.

On the tongue...uh...my tongue got somewhat numb sampling it straight. I THINK I detected some vanilla and sweetness but I can't be sure. However I think it removed a layer of tissue down my throat. I shudder to think what my stomach lining is going through.

I have had worse rums than this but I have had more better rums. Frankly, this Austian-based "rum" is way overpriced. I wanted to try a bottle since I have read a lot about it so my curiosity got the better of me.

DEFINITELY NOT A SIPPING RUM!!!

No duh!

I do plan on trying some...a small amount...in some Coke Zero sometime...not tonight...and perhaps also with some orange juice to see if that helps.

Chris 🇺🇸 | 27 ratings
Posted almost 11 years ago

I use this in fruit mixers...not a well drinkingbrum

Benito B. 🇱🇺 | 66 ratings
Posted 11 years ago

This isn't rum!

Skulman 🇺🇸 | 117 ratings
Posted 11 years ago

the 80 being the alcohol by volume ...... meaning 160 proof. I showed alot of the (legal age) kids that you can't shoot everything. They never questioned me again about it. LOL
Not sure what you would do with this strong of rum, but it's not all bad.

Don Tucker 🇺🇸 | 193 ratings
Posted 11 years ago

Bring the fire. Good for mixed drinks with high octane.




Brand Details

Type: Flavored
Company: Stroh
Country: Austria
Name: Original 80
Raw Material: Unknown
Process: Unknown
Distillation: Unknown
Women Led: No

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