Real McCoy Single Blended 12-Year

Very nice, more so if you don't like real sweet rums. Lingering aftertaste is real pronounced. Hints of smoke, easy to drink. Will be putting this one in the rotation.

Well balanced rum to sip or to make really delicious cocktails! Not to much sweetness and a bit harsh finish.

This is much better than their 5 year. It's a slightly darker amber color. Good notes of vanilla, and oak. It was best neat and cut with a little water.

This bottle is probably one of the best bottles that's probably readily available. A complex bottle with nice woody and spice notes that just changes in your mouth. Great rum to sip on make into simple cocktails, like a rum old fashioned that plays well with the rum.

It's smooth, complex and tasty! It's lighlty sweet and it smells nice. All around good rum and definitely worth a try. If you can find it, get it!

This is a great rum right from Barabados. Most of my Rums I enjoy neat. This is no exception, very nice molasses and vanilla on the nose and similar on the tongue. I look forward to trying the 14 year if I can ever find it.

Nice color and vanilla flavor. Had never heard of this bought it because i hadn't tried it.

I was quite hesitant to try this one since I heard that it had heavy barrel influence and was on the drier side of the spectrum. I walked into a local liquor store last night and seen this little gem on sale for $37.99, apparently it was old stock that they were trying to move. I thought for that price i'd give it a try. I got home poured a glass and let it sit for around 15 minutes. The aroma pouring out of the glass was remarkable.Creme brulee, honey, coconut, leather, and tobacco. It is on the drier side and does have alot of cask influence but it's not overbearing at all. This has alot going on with it and I never got tired of drinking it after 5+ glasses. Great mouthfeel. This would suit a whiskey or bourbon drinker who wants to dive into rum. It has one of the most interesting finishes I've experienced in a long time. The more I drank it the more I enjoyed it. I ended up drinking half the bottle the night I purchased it.My only regret is I wish I had tried it sooner.This will likely replace El Dorado 12 yo as my daily sipper. 8.5/10

Schönes helles, sattes Bernstein im Glas.
In der Nase weich und samtig. Ein ganzer Teppich voller karamellisierten Blumen breitet sich aus und du pflückst die schönsten davon. Der schon mit vielen tropischen Früchten gefüllte und mit Vanille Schoten Marck eingeriebene Holz Korb bietet sich zum verstauen an.
Am Gaumen ehrlich und direkt. Du zupfst die karamellisierten Blütenblätter ab und lässt sie auf der Zunge zergehen. Die tropischen Früchte sind kandiert und mit Vanille verfeinert. Holz, Harz und Tannine sind präsent aber in keiner Weise aufdringlich. Mmmm, du willst dieses Körbchen auslecken.
Im Abgang klingen Karamell und Früchte noch lange nach, Holz und Vanille noch etwas länger und die Zunge zerfällt zu Staub.
Ein toller Bajan Rum der im Sommer sicherlich ein wahrer Genuss sein wird. Für Barbados Fans, Rum-ohne-Zucker Liebhaber, und alle Geniesser.
- 4cl Muster -

Beautiful light, rich amber in the glass.
Soft and velvety on the nose. A whole carpet full of caramelized flowers spreads and you pick the most beautiful of them. The wooden basket already filled with lots of tropical fruit and rubbed with vanilla pod marck lends itself to stow away.
Honest and direct on the palate. You pluck off the caramelized petals and let them melt on your tongue. The tropical fruits are candied and enhanced with vanilla. Wood, resin and tannins are present but in no way intrusive. Mmmm, you'll want to lick this basket out.
Caramel and fruit linger on the finish, wood and vanilla a bit longer and the tongue crumbles to dust.
A great Bajan rum that will certainly be a real treat in the summer. For Barbados fans, rum-without-sugar lovers, and all connoisseurs.
- 4cl sample -

In the bourbon/scotch-like category, would get buried in cocktails and not overly complex, but a solid rum sipper. N: almost scotch-like, butter and oak. More subtle than most other rums. T/F: lighter spice and molasses, ends quite sweet. Not overly complex, but tasty. Toasted oak dominates.