Post #705097 by AceExplorer on Sun, Jan 19, 2014 5:11 PM

Ok, so I didn't describe the flavor in my last post. That's very difficult to do, so I just poured myself a couple ounces of Stroh 60 and am sipping it slowly. I can't put my finger on the flavors. I'm gonna think out loud here...

-- Pleasant aroma, some alcohol as expected, but also a pleasant and delicate spiciness to the nose.
-- Nice transparent golden color.
-- My brain makes me think of Jaegermeister liqueur, but no, it's not at all like Jaegermeister. Bold flavor profile, but not syrupy, definitely not anything like the thickness of Jaegermeister.
-- Definite spice flavors, and you can taste the alcohol, but instead of an alcohol "burn," the spices very quickly overpower and mitigate the alcohol by replacing it with flavor. Wow, that's a pleasant surprise.
-- Unusual, and in a very good way. Definitely much more pleasant to me than sipping Kraken neat. (I know Kraken is a bold dark spiced rum, and Stroh is a much lighter gold rum. I'm just sayin' that I like sipping Stroh better than I like sipping Kraken.)
-- I just cannot identify the spices. It's a mysterious blend. It has a unique aftertaste. Is that a hint of ginger I taste? A bit of cinnamon? Cardamom? Definite impressions of citrus peels.
-- I know Stroh is a European spiced rum. Europe and the Middle East produce some very unique and very strong spices. Who knows what they throw in and cook to make this stuff. This is mysterious, and good.

So there you have it. I like it.

Not sure if that helps you, Destro. Stroh is one of my surprise discoveries in 2013, especially in a contrary light to all the bad stuff people have written about it. I will also tell you that one of my non-tiki friends was here when I cracked open my new bottle of Stroh 60 and he also tasted it and liked it.