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Lemon Hart Original 1804 rum

Lemon Hart Original 1804

Guyana | Gold | 40% ABV

6.0/10
57 ratings
Tasty, but not quite great
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57 Lemon Hart Original 1804 Ratings

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Trevor πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ | 10 ratings
Posted over 6 years ago

Drinkable with decent flavour, better choices available for the price.

Brendan S πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ | 55 ratings
Posted over 9 years ago

I wasn't expecting much as this rum very much plays second fiddle to the 151 in this brand but I was very pleasantly surprised by the quality of this offering.

Deep dark chocolate notes followed by molasses a little bit of spice. Reminds me of chilly spiked dark chocolate. Not noticeably harsh in any way, I could get used to this as a desert rum.

The bottle was reasonably priced at 27 Canadian and I expect it will be a fairly permeant fixture on my shelf.

CaptainGreen (PREMIUM) πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ | 93 ratings
Posted over 3 years ago

This be a decent dark rum. She smells sweet of burned sugar, spices, raisin (of all things), a wee bit of oak, and unless I be mistook, a hint of cocoa. The smells carry over into the taste, and I want to say there be prunes on board as well. Reminds me of my nights with a good bottle of Buckfast. She's not as sweet as she smells, but she's smooth and has a mild burn goin' down the hatch. This rum be gettin' poor reviews, but those be from dainty landlubbers, not rum-drinkin' pirates. Pay them no heed! arrrgh!!!

Mike Pooch πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ | 39 ratings
Posted over 4 years ago

Top notch Demerara sipper, drier than El Dorado 12 but with more character-chocolate, smokey molasses and baking spices. I am definitely biased as my favorite rums are Demerara, followed by Jamaican.

Kamamura πŸ‡¨πŸ‡Ώ | 37 ratings
Posted 6 years ago

Having heard a lot about this brand, I have finally decided to give it a try and purchased a whole bottle, which I now sadly regret.

The rum in the bottle and glass is of very dark brown color, and since it was presumably aged for a few years, it's no doubt heavily colored.

The nose is actually rather inviting, with pleasant, sweet and tad spicy aroma of wet forest earth, prunes and dark fruit.

That impression is quickly ended by actually tasting the rum. The initial sweetness imparted by added sugar quickly gives way to intense bitterness with a strange, off-key notes of soap, aged dry salami and sacharine. The sugar cannot fully mask the presence of fusel alcohols. The body is very thin, and the unpleasant, bitter aftertaste quickly dissipates, leaving you slightly shaken and unsure of what you have actually just ingested.

Even mixed with cola, the strange soapy bitterness carries through, tainting the drink with a lingering, unpleasant aftertaste.

This liquid is quite suitable for chasing off unwanted guest, or for torturing subordinates under the guise of managerial friendliness, but it's quite unsuitable as a sipper, and only very mediocre as a mixer.

I remember reading that the brand changed hands, or that there was some recipe change, so the old version could have been possibly better, but this current one is perfectly terrible.

Tomy πŸ‡·πŸ‡΄ | 439 ratings
Posted over 6 years ago

In my opinion is a bullshit but there is something special. I don’t think it’s made in Demerara. Don’t buy this shit.

Don πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ | 165 ratings
Posted over 6 years ago

A premium blend of select 100% Demerara rums, distilled, aged and blended on the East Bank of the Demerara River in the lush tropical Caribbean country of Guyana. Lemon Hart Original is the classic dark Demerara navy style rum, cherished by rum drinkers around the world for its authentic flavour and full-bodied complexity. The perfect example of a rum that shows pronounced smooth rum flavour when mixed with cola.

Tom πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ | 230 ratings
Posted over 6 years ago

On the dry side with little fruity, baking spice or floral notes to sweeten it up. Has some dryer notes like leather, tobacco, wood and earthy tones. Makes for a decent mixer but not very good as a sipper. Can't find this too often but if you do pick up a bottle for your rum collection.

Howard Ribertson πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ | 12 ratings
Posted over 8 years ago

This is a good party/ mixing rum it has an alright taste but I do not recommend it neat.

Dave πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ | 9 ratings
Posted over 8 years ago

This is the first "decent" rum I ever had and it was turned me into a rum drinker. Now I keep it in my bar for mixing with coke or other mixers, my wife loves it with eggnog at Christmas time.

Ksilver πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ | 14 ratings
Posted 9 years ago

Not smooth enough to sip straight, but full of character with a very interesting, almost spicy flavour.

Nice to have a rum that you can still taste in a mix drink.




Brand Details

Name: Original 1804
ABV: 40%
Type: Lemon Hart
Raw Material: Unknown
Process: Unknown
Distillation: Unknown
Women leading Rum: No

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