Jaybird

A brewer by trade, rum is the only spirit I actually enjoy! It has a great variety of flavor and is a drink of the world, as is beer.

Cabinet List

Brand

Review

Rating

Date

Likes

Appleton Estate 21-year

Very, very smooth! Real aged rum, no additives. Try it at least once if you can! Aromas of oak, cinnamon, brown sugar and lightly fruity. Alcohol is very soft and smooth. No heat to speak of in the aroma. As it sits and opens up a

9

09/05/2019

0

Foursquare 2005 12-year

Almost pure aged rum perfection! This is my second experience with Foursquare and the first was near perfect with the Zinfandel Cask being one of the best rums I've ever had. Fresh

9

08/22/2019

0

Plantation XO 20th Anniversary

This was better than my expectations! To me this is a true sipping rum. Soft, sweet aroma of graham crackers and cinammon. Hints of vanilla and caramel. Complex yet very soft aroma. It's f

9

05/07/2019

0

Foursquare 2004 Zinfandel Cask Blend 11-year

Wow is all I can say! I experienced a sample of this from The Party Source in Bellevue, KY. Unfortunately they were sold out of their stock! I'm now crying into my sample!

9

06/15/2019

1

Real McCoy 2019 Limited Edition 14-year

Real McCoy never disappoints......no exception here! 14 year limited release 2019. The Real McCoy 12 Year is one of my go to sipping rums with good reason so I expected a lot from the 14 year. Bottled at 46% abv. Poured up and allow

9

03/25/2020

1

Doctor Bird Pot Still

We want the funk.....Gotta have that Funk! Totally surprising Not sure where to start on this one. I purchased this purely to use in tiki cocktails as I'd seen it referenced by name in some recipes. I'm afraid th

8

01/24/2020

1

Ron Zacapa XO

All Around Great Sipper (If you pefer Dry just move on along) Smooth as silk, warming. Sweet sugar molasses aroma. Sweet but not cloying to my palate. A joy to drink if you prefer sweeter styles. If Navy rums or

8

04/18/2019

0

Smith and Cross Traditional Jamaica Navy Strength

Hang on and give it a chance! Wow, right off it's a nose full of ethanol but when it breathes for a spell I get caramel, hints of cherry and is that apple I smell? Leather as well.

8

05/31/2019

1

Plantation Overproof O.F.T.D.

Great Value......and for an over proof, quite a depth of flavor! The nose is quite pleasant, not hot like one would expect. Caramel and molasses with warming alcohol. Fruity. The sweet aromas are subdued. The fla

8

05/25/2019

1

Flor de Caña Extra Dry 4

A Great White Rum! Great rum, nice and smooth. Delicate fragrance, sweet sugar cane and lightly spicy. Smooth light flavor of molasses, warming and not at all hot. Bough

8

04/18/2019

0

Diplomatico Reserva Exclusiva

Sweet and easy sipping. Aroma of warming alcohol and vanilla. Sweet on the nose. Vanilla forward, sweet but not cloying upfront. This is a medium bodied rum. The finish is a

8

05/07/2019

0

Flor de Caña 18-year

Very Nice! Solid sipping rum! Aroma of oak, leather and just a touch of sweetness in the alcohol nose. Fairly dry with just a hint of sweetnes upfront. Finishes dry and oaky. Firm

8

05/07/2019

0

Pusser's British Navy Blue Label ABV40 3-year

Really good and a great value! Smooth and warming. Not at all hot. Molasses and caramel, lightly sweet with a long drying finish. Great aftertaste. Lightly numbing on the mouth. Lig

8

05/07/2019

0

Plantation 3 Stars Artisanal

Awesome mixing rum and even a smooth light sipping rum First thing in the nose immediately after pouring is warming alcohol. After it sits and relaxes for a few moments hints of vanilla, sugar and soft fru

8

05/29/2019

1

Santa Teresa 1796

Smooth and warming, an easy sipper. Pure rum. Outstanding! First thing in the nose is smooth warming alcohol with hints of vanilla, cinnamon, oak and maybe even a touch of caramel or molasses. No one thing sta

8

06/08/2019

0

Real McCoy Single Blended 12-year

A rum purists rum! The aroma offers no sweetness to my nose. Alcohol, fruity (orange?) and soft vanilla and oak. Quite warm on the palate but not hot. It's a very, very

8

07/12/2019

0

Hamilton Jamaican Pot Still Gold

A great rum for exotic/tiki cocktails! The aromas upfront are fruity and warming. Molasses and soft sweetness. Flavor is drying and firm. Woody (or similar) with hints of fleeting caramel,

7

03/25/2020

0

Grander 12-year

If you like it sweet this is probably not for you! Pure and dry! Grander 12 Year is bottled at 45% abv. Poured neat in a snifter and allowed to breathe for 5 minutes or so. Predominate ethanol with soft fruity chara

7

02/06/2020

1

El Dorado 8-year

Fine 8 year offering. Smooth caramel and molasses aroma, sweetness and alcohol. Hints of smoky character. Sweetness upfront but dries through the middle and in the finish.

7

08/01/2019

1

Kirk and Sweeney 18-year

Really nice sipping rum. The upfront aroma is lightly sweet, hints of molasses and vanilla. Fruity aromas as well. The flavor is smooth at first with a light sweetness up fron

7

07/09/2019

0

Hamilton Jamaican Pot Still Black

A bit thin on body but solid all around. I really looked forward to this one as the 151 and the 86 are solid products. The aromas upfront are fruity and warming. Molasses and soft sweetness.

7

06/20/2019

0

Plantation Xaymaca Special Dry

If you like dry then give this a try. Dry nose with hints of oak, alcohol, lightly fruity and maybe a hint of leather. Esters are there but not huge. Banana as it breathes and sits in the

7

05/28/2019

4

Cruzan Black Strap

If you like molasses........... Sweet rich molassas and warming alcohol aroma. Fairly smooth with rich molasses and caramel notes. Sweet but not cloying. Good body. Warming but not h

7

05/07/2019

0

Appleton Estate Rare Blend 12-year

Another Solid Appleton! At $32 in Ohio (4/19) this one is a great bargain! Rich aroma, lightly sweet and fruity. Warming alcohol in the nose. Light sweetness, oaky, vanilla,

7

05/07/2019

0

Bacardi 8

This was a surprise! This is a review of Bacardi 8 from the Bahamas. A recent purchase at one of the local state liquor outlets. The other outlet in town has the Puerto Ri

7

04/18/2019

0

Pusser's British Navy ”Nelson’s Blood” 15-year

2003 - Released in 2018. A lot going on here! I get aromas of oak, varnish, hints of caramel sweetness and alcohol. Balanced a bit towards dry. Warming but not hot. Long astringent finish. Charcoa

7

04/18/2019

0

Gosling's Black Seal

Excellent mixing rum......and not bad to sip in a pinch! 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

7

05/22/2019

0

Ron Zacapa 23 Solera

It is what it is.......purists will not like it but many will. First thing I get in the nose is oak then sweet sugar. Vanilla and perhaps hints of caramel. Alcohol as well. The flavor is sweet but I don't find i

7

05/25/2019

0

Plantation Barbados 5-year

Great for the price! A very good rum for the price. As a sipper it's a bit hot for my palate. Sweet upfront with vanilla and sugar but it dries out in the finish and is no

7

05/07/2019

0

Hamilton Guyana 151

Not for the faint of heart! This is a bully on the palate! It has a nice big nose of rich molasses, burnt sugar and of course alcohol. The aroma is rich and full. This one pack

7

06/12/2019

0

Hamilton 86 Demerara

A Must Have for ANY Tiki Enthusiest! Awesome aroma, molasses, hints of cinnamon, caramel, dark fruit, soft warming alcohol. Very warming but fairly smooth for the heat. Smokiness in the f

7

08/09/2019

1

Mount Gay Black Barrel

Good solid real rum Soft aroma of molasses with hints of sweetness and vanilla. Pepper. Alcohol. Warm on the palate, soft sweet character with soft fruitiness and hints o

7

08/28/2019

0

Wray & Nephew White Overproof

Pure Jamaican FUNK, If you don't like FUNK, you need not apply (or rate it for that m Exactly what it should be. Funky, over ripe tropical fruit. I like funky Jamaican rum so I definitely like this. Straight up it's a handful. With a cu

7

04/10/2020

0

Banks 5-Island

Middle of the road rum, not bad. In the nose I instantly get a little Jamaican character, just a light funky nose of overripe fruit. Alcohol prominent in the nose. Lightly sweet molas

6

05/20/2020

0

451 Pipe Dream

Solid offering but.............. Pipe Dream is a craft distilled rum from 451 Spirits located in Columbus, Ohio. This is a pot still distillate and I quote from the website "Our rum b

6

10/18/2019

0

Mount Gay Silver

Solid Mixer Fairly soft and neutral aroma. A little sweetness and alcohol. Soft molasses. Hints of spice. Flavor is simple and straight forward. Not complex but c

6

10/01/2019

0

Real McCoy White Single Blended 3-year

Great mixer but a bit light and one dimensional as a sipper The rum has a light aroma of fruit and subtle cane. Alcohol is smooth in the nose. The flavor straight up is a bit underwhelming. Nothing bad here jus

6

09/24/2019

0

Myers's Original Dark

Great mixer but a bit untamed for sipping The aroma of this rum is really unique as soon as it hits the glass. Sitting in a snifter it had a full aroma oozing out of the glass to my nose. Funk

6

08/16/2019

0

Captain Morgan Private Stock

Decent but the spice hides the rum for my taste. My problem with this rum is that I can't really get all that much rum flavor. there is just too much spice for my palate. It's easy to drink and smoot

6

04/18/2019

0

Don Q Cristal

What you would expect from a well made column still Puerto Rican white. Sampled in a snifter neat and in tiki cocktails. Aroma is extremely light but crisp, clean and smooth. No medicinal or hot notes. Hints of grassy suga

6

08/16/2019

2

Plantation Original Dark

Low in the Plantation product lineup. Aroma and flavor are both muted. Soft molasses, slightly medicinal. Soft sweetness. Did a decent job as a mixer in a cocktail but it is the least impr

6

09/12/2019

0

Mount Gay Eclipse

Another solid Mount Gay to use as a mixer. Soft aromas of softly sweet molasses, alcohol and some spicy character. Flavor has a bit more going on than the Mount Gay Silver. A bit fuller in body

6

10/01/2019

0

Real McCoy Single Blended 5-year

Real McCoy 5 Year is solid Smooth aroma, softly sweet, a mixture of molasses, brown sugar, spices (cinnamon, and ????) and warming alcohol. The aroma transfers into the flavor

6

01/31/2020

0

Siesta Key Toasted Coconut

Decent but subtle coconut First thing you get is A LOT of vanilla. Almost no coconut in the nose. Soft ethanol and vanilla dominate with perhaps a bit of honey. Flavor is van

6

08/28/2020

2

Prichard's Fine

Pretty decent but a bit rough around the edges. This is the second bottle of Prichard's Fine that I've had. The first was some years ago in the original bottle. This is in the new bottle design. The

5

10/11/2019

0

Clement Blanc 40

Not quite my cup of rum Lot's of alcohol in the nose but quite smooth on the palate. Not my cup of tea to drink neat. Dry and grassy, vegital. Some 'funk' apparently from fer

5

05/07/2019

0

Zaya Gran Reserva 12-year

Used to be Solid but................. Ratings are all over the board on this one. It really depends on your taste. Sweet cane nose. Very sweet flavor with hints of caramel and vanilla. Not

4

04/18/2019

0

Bumbu Original

Banana, vanilla,.......but where's the rum? The first thing you can say about this drink is that it definitely has plenty of banana. I hesitate to call it rum. As others have said it's more of a

3

05/10/2019

2

Wishlist

Brand

Type

Country

Average Rating

Total Ratings

Mount Gay XO Extra Old

Aged

Barbados

7.8

728

Foursquare 2008 Premise 10-year

Aged

Barbados

8.2

84

El Dorado Special Reserve 15-year

Aged

Guyana

8.0

943

El Dorado 12-year

Aged

Guyana

7.6

1347

RL Seale ABV 43 10-year

Aged

Barbados

7.7

321

Don Q Gran Anejo

Aged

Puerto Rico

7.4

172

Kirk and Sweeney 23-year

Aged

Dominican Republic

8.3

282

El Pasador de Oro XO

Aged

France

7.9

190

Cartavio XO

Aged

Peru

8.3

250