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Barbados | Aged | 40% ABV | Pot and Column Still
The Real McCoy is a blend of rum produced from the distillation of blackstrap molasses, using a combination of both column and pot stills. The rum is aged for 5 years in Kentucky bourbon barrels, then blended with Bajan spring water.
The Real McCoy rum's heritage is based on the story of Bill McCoy, the pioneer rum runner of the prohibition era. McCoy fueled the Roaring Twenties by delivering over 2 million bottles by sea to New York speakeasies. He became well known for always delivering undiluted alcohol, unlike other rum runners who cut the liquor with prune juice, wood alcohol, or even turpentine, That is why he and his product became known as "The Real McCoy."
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almost 7 years ago
À ne pas louper, pour un 5 ans il est très sec et très complexe.
Un vrai bouchon à vis à l'inverse des gammes doorlys et Foursquare.
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over 7 years ago
I'm biased as I truly enjoy drinking Foursquare rums. This is a very good rum. Tastes like a lighter version of the TRM 12 year.
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over 7 years ago
it's a while ago, so do not remember very good. I liked it, not very special.
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over 8 years ago
Very clear aftertaste of bourbon.
Slightly harsh.
A very light, whisky kind of colour too.
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over 8 years ago
Definitely has a spicier flavor than most rums I have tried. Apparently aging it in oak bourbon barrels definitely gives it a slight bourbon flavor making it an interesting hybrid. A bit of sweetness that grows a bit before fading. Not a bad rum but I recommend it as a mixer.
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over 8 years ago
This is a real smooth spicy rum. It has a nice warm sensation to it with slight prickle on the tongue. This leads a moderate finish with a hint of herbal quality behind the spice. Incredibly smooth but does not have that Bajan kick to it that 3 year offers.
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over 10 years ago
They had me at no artificial flavors... Neat, it's a little harsh and medicinal on the uptake. It's positively unbearable when iced for some reason... But it mixes really well with pineapple juice, and the high is quite nice. OK, not great, not a favorite. There's much better for $25 a bottle. Still, I don't regret trying it.
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This is one of three dry rums that I picked up on my recent trip to the Emerald Coast of Florida. It was also the least appealing of all three, but still made it to my initial rating of 7.
This rum was the only available vintage where I bought it, but I was hoping to find the 12 year old. Since this was my very first rum from R.L. Seale, I just had to try it. This proves that rums do not need additives to be enjoyable. For bourbon drinkers who claim to be allergic to gluten, this rum is your answer! (By the way, a nurse friend of mine told me that the current fear of gluten is all a hoax and maybe only 1% are truly allergic and that businesses are taking advantages of fears from fruitcakes who are not even allergic). At any rate, this rum tastes like a mixture of a tiny bit of natural sweetness with charred oak bourbon barrels.
Unfortunately, I bought it along with a bottle of Ron Medellin 8 Year, another good dry rum from Columbia. No contest since the Ron Medellin wins hands down for smoothness. Since both the Real McCoy and the Ron Medellin are very hard for me to get again while Dictador 12 is easily available for only $8 more with many more flavors than this Real McCoy 5, I will stick with Dicatador 12 from Columbia as my go to rum for being both dry and naturally sweet.
Update April 27, 2018: My recent find of Porteno from Columbia caused me to test this one again. So I compared it to my ultimate best buy that also happens to have no added sugar. At the time of the test, both were rated as a 7. The Don Q Anejo tastes like rum. This Real McCoy tastes like bourbon barrels. No contest and the Don Q Anejo is half the price. I had no choice except to dock this Real McCoy by two points down to a rating of 5 because it does not belong in the same class as Don Q Anejo. Why must we settle for overly sugared or overly wooded? Don Q has already figured this out at a fraction of the cost of this one by Richard Seale. If I wanted to drink bourbon, I certainly would, which is what this rum tastes like. Seale has a lot of rum drinkers fooled into buying bourbon that started out with sugar cane instead of corn, but not this puppy! By the way, my rating of 5 means that I will never buy this one again.
Update August 7, 2021: I found a Limited Edition Single Barrel version of this rum chosen by the store owner today for only $29 US. This is a bargain for sure, especially at 92 proof. No point in adding another review to reflect this different proof and being from a single barrel. I simply upgraded from a 5 to a 6. Compared to the 12 year Single Barrel, the difference is subtle, but I upgraded that one to an 8 because it could easily compete with most of the Foursquare ECS rums at a fraction of the cost.