Post #285702 by Chip and Andy on Wed, Feb 14, 2007 6:18 PM

On 2006-08-21 18:33, GatorRob wrote:

On 2006-08-20 09:55, Chip and Andy wrote:
I got this one yesterday and haven't tried it yet. It smells tasty, so I have high hopes.

Well, once you've tasted it, please let us know what you think. And where did you get it?

I got my bottle at my local Crown Liquors for about $20 and I tried it in straight and in several different cocktails. Overall I am unimpressed. It is indeed a tasty rum even if a bit sweet, brings a good nose to your drink and has a wonderful dark color, but it leaves a weird mouth-feel if you drink it straight. Not sure exactly how to describe it other than weird. It is colored, so the darkness is synthetic and that may explain the weirdness on the mouth when taken straight. It makes a decent addition to most drinks. It does not, however, make a good daiquri.

If you are shopping for dark rums, I would pass on this one for a better bottle of Coruba or Barbancourt 8. If you are stocking your bar with less than top-shelf rums to pour to your non-tiki drinking buddies then this is good bottle to have handy.

But that is just my taste. And I stick by my original claim of El Dorado 15. Followed closely by the Cruzan Single Barrel and Mount Gay Extra Old.