Penny Blue XO Batch 001

Очень сбалансированный ром. Сладковатый, долгий финиш

good rum also not easy to buy certainly an 8+

Ordered a shot of this at a local rum bar. (Twice.) Holy cow—this is some good stuff. Only slightly sweet, no added sugar, and very, very smooth. Slightly smokey from the barrel-aging. If only it wasn't so darned hard to find in my area...

8+ (original rating 9-)

Heavy Toffee nose, creamy feel almost thick, full bodied, straight forward molasses taste would’ve taken it for a non-too sweet Panamanian rum with a slight bitter finish. Solid rum from an island off the coast of madagascar

Sugar: 0 GPL. This is pure classic rum. No sugar or additives. Similar to the Mt Gay 1703 XO, but this rum has a natural sweetness with a trace of citrus from aging in cognac barrels. The wood, tobacco, honey,fruit, and vanilla are all present and balanced quite well in this mix. This rum has a strong flavour but is quite smooth with some bite. For those that don't like sweetened rum, this is a good one to purchase.

Batch 001.

This is definitely a cognac aged rum, with a little whisky aging as well. I like it, but I think the cognac/whisky have a little too much influence. I generally prefer straight rum.

Smells and tastes of cognac, whisky, and a touch of vanilla and honey. Nice at 44%abv, but not enough rum flavor for me to rate it higher.

Tried batch 2, expected very dry stuff, but is was more to my taste with the molasses flavor playing bigger part.

Goût rond et aromatique, quoique un peu sec. Nez cependant sec et très piquant, tout comme la fin de bouche.

when we first tried this one at a men's rum night, it was the worst of the 10 we sampled. a few months later, it is rated much high. went from a 5 to a 7. maybe it needs some air? maybe the rums or food we had prior to it helped. i just say, caution, or, if you try it, don't give up on it. some men said it didn't taste like rum.

I’m sure it’s a really good rum, but it’s far too whiskey-esque for me. I prefer a sweeter, smoother rum than this one