Real McCoy Single Blended 5-Year

Of the 50 or so rums I have sampled, this is the one I say tastes like a quintessential rum.
It is just a little too harsh to be a sipping rum but I enjoy tasting it as I am mixing drinks ... a little rum for the cocktail ... a little rum for the bartender. And whenever I taste it I think "that tastes like what I imagine the pirates drank!"

I'm not that great at describing tastes and it is difficult with this one because it is not too complex.
It is not super smooth like an expensive sipping rum and likely doesn't have much, if any, caramel added to it. I get a bit of charcoal and smoke on the finish of this one, too.

I suspect whiskey lovers could take to this rum.

A good rum best mixed. Hints of molasses. A bit of a Bourbon taste too.

Ce rhum de mélasse n à rien d exceptionnel. C est un rhum moyen. Le goût sur des notes caramélisées est mal maîtrisé et avec une faible complexité et puissance. Si vous êtes débutant il ne sera pas trop desagreable. Pas pour les confirmés. Note 6.0.

Refreshing Taste, Sweet Carmel, bitter cocoa after taste.

Very much enjoy this as a mid-age rum. Price is acceptable. Would buy again.

Leichtes Bernstein im Glas.
In der Nase leicht und fruchtig. Gelbe Blumen in sanft gebranntes Karamell getunkt, im Fass gelagerte reife Früchte, eine leicht geräucherte Vanilleschnitte lassen die Zeit stehen und alles um dich herum wird egal.
Am Gaumen elegant und verführerisch. Karamell und Vanille spielen mit Früchten und Holztönen Fangen . Ein paar Gewürze und Kräuter sind auf der Zuschauertribüne und feuern das Spiel mit Röstaromen an.
Im Abgang sind die Blumen zuerst welk, das Karamell hält fast ewig. Zurück bleibt das Verlangen nach Mehr.
Für Freunde des unverfälschten Rum, Puristen , Geniesser und Barbados Liebhaber. 7+
- 4cl Muster -

Light amber in the glass.
In the nose light and fruity. Yellow flowers dipped in softly burnt caramel, barrel-aged ripe fruit, a lightly smoked vanilla slice make time stand still and everything around you become irrelevant.
Elegant and seductive on the palate. Caramel and vanilla play tag with fruit and wood tones . A few spices and herbs are in the bleachers, firing up the game with toasty flavors.
On the finish, the flowers wilt first, the caramel lasts almost forever. What remains is the desire for more.
For friends of unadulterated rum, purists , connoisseurs and Barbados lovers. 7+
- 4cl sample -

I like the flavor as a sipper but it seems very light. This is a top shelf mixer for me.

If you like bourbon this rum is for you. A bit dry and spicy. Would almost put it into the spiced rum category. Almost. I have went through a good part of the bottle (not all at once) and drink it neat. Would probably make an excellent mixer as well. A solid 7.

Capitalism has gone so far wrong if this can be found online for five quid more than Diplomatico Mantuano would be in a supermarket.

How have we built a society that values stuffing sugar in over flavour? I enjoy a pudding every now and then as much as anyone, but something is skew whiff here.

Very delicious rum, caramel, hint of spice. Curious apple hint. The other reviews are right, it is a bit bourbon.

It's pure unadulterated rum from a very respected distillery. Very solid mixer, and decent sipper. Light buttery, oaky, bourbon taste. If you're a bourbon drinker you will like this.