Real McCoy White Single Blended 3-Year

Avast! As white rums go, this one be better than most! Compared with The Ship's Doctor (Real McCoy 12-year), this be a right fine rum given her "experience". On the nose, she be dainty and crisp... sweet, but not sickly sweet, with vanilla and oak. As for taste, she be smooth... not as sweet as she smells, but nowhere near dry either. Oak and caramel are on deck first, and any vanilla from before must've jumped ship. Cowards! Somewhere in the middle, there be a flash of citrus fruit, and towards the end there be a nutty flavor and a bit of spiciness. Not a lot of burn goin' down the hatch on this one. Might this be a good sippin' rum? Aye, though she not be as strong and flavorful as most sippin' rums, the subtleties in this rum might be lost when mixin' with other libations. Still, this nurse has legs, and she be ready to treat whatever be ailin' ya.

If you go to the offy looking for white rum and you come away with anything other than this, you’ve fluffed it.

That said, it’s a white rum, so it’s never gonna be a top ten.

This rum is nice a dry with just a little complexity. It really feels like the standard rum to go into almost any cocktail that doesn't need a ton of bite or oak. Think daiquri or mojito less tiki drinks that need the rum to stand up.

No alcohol burn. A great light body. notes of coconut with a light oak after taste. A good clean mixing rum.

Initially warm, sweet, and vanilla. A hint of coconut. Almost clear with a slight yellow tint. Smooth. Creamy mouthfeel. Barely a hint of funky.

Attended a tasting seminar for The Real McCoy at Cardiff Rum Festival on the weekend. Was incredibly well presented telling us of the provenance of the name being of Bill McCoy and rum running schooners.

This is a good quality flavoursome white aged in charred American oak for 3 years it's flavour is reminiscent of toasted coconut. Comparable to Flor de Cana 4 and El Dorado 3

Comparing to Plantation 3 Star the aroma starts more alcoholic, but over time is just more neutral. Very pleasant. Can’t wait to try this in daiquiri!

It tastes lovely—trademark Foursquare, magnificent blending and balanced sweetness with just a hint of oak. Might be a higher rataing were it not for some alcohol on the nose, which (strangely) only seems to intensify with time. The 40% ABV is also a little weak; fix the alcohol nose, then crank it up a notch, and you've got a real winner. Still, it's head and shoulders above the big brands, and highly recommended.

7-

Not too sweet or rich. A soft flavor, and I think would be a good introduction to lightly aged rums for someone new to the arena.

Very well balanced, creamy texture, and with subtle hints of fruit and vanilla. Mixes nicely as a daiquiri, and sips just fine on its own as well. Something tells me it might be good with some cola, but haven't tried it... For $18, no reason to complain.