Kirk and Sweeney 18-Year

It’s a good rum with a lot of flavor and a little bite. However, I would say it is priced in the market where there are other brands and choices to consider that are comparable and even better.

Has a lot of vanilla notes. Enjoyable but not an overwhelming rum. Not much complexity.

The upfront aroma is lightly sweet, hints of molasses and vanilla. Fruity aromas as well. The flavor is smooth at first with a light sweetness up front. Hints of oak and vanilla with lightly spicy hints of cinnamon and dark fruit. A smooth rum that dries out just past the middle and finishes dry and lightly bitter. Smooth finish. Very nice sipping rum. A bit lighter in body than expected. Some comments about it being hot but I don't get that at all. I find it warming but not at all hot. If it had a little more body and just a bit bolder flavor I'd go 8 but it's a fine rum as it is. $42 in Ohio.
Edit 9/25/19 - On revisiting this rum I find that it's still solid. Hydrometer test shows little or no sugar added. Smooth as silk, lightly sweet and a perfect medium body that can be sipped all day. Light sweetness up front and drying in the finish. I this a very easy sipping rum. A solid 7 or 7.5. (Batch 4, bottle 218,856)

One of the best smelling rums I've had. Very sweet smell of butterscotch and vanilla. Not overbearing or heavy, just sweet and delicious. The first taste starts with a subtle essence of sweetness that is quickly followed by a distinctive agricole flavor of vegetable and grass. The finish is a nice caramel flavor that matches the aroma but accompanied by a sharp but short burn. Not my style of rum but I found myself continuing to sip it to experience the unique sweet and harsh flavor. Clearly a quality rum. The aroma alone will have me pouring another glass.

A little firey for an 18 year old. All I taste is oak even after letting it open up. A good change of pace but not my go to.

Smooth and good balance, not too heavy. It is good caramel, vanilla, buttercake with clove flavor.
There is only one problem. Cap is hard to open and close with only cork.This is not wine....

I like 23year so I hoped this could be close.
But no. It is not so complex, I taste a lot of vanilla but artificial.
Aroma - almost any, I was for a while afraid that maybe because of Covid.
Sure I will not buy another bottle.

Complex flavour profile of spices and wood and brown sugar. Warming without being harsh. Enjoyable drop but finish fades quickly.

Klassisk duft af vanilje. Smag af vanilje og rosin men desværre også meget fad, som giver en tør eftersmag. En lidt kedelig rom. Er vild med 23 års, og med en lille prisforskel forventede jeg meget mere. Så samlet set en kæmpe skuffelse. Minder om zacapa 23 og Matusalem 23 års, som er alt for overvurderede.

Nagyon kellemes prémium dominikai rum. Ennek minden előnyével és hátrányával. Nekem nem lesz a kedvencem,én jobban szeretem a kolumbia, venezuelai italokat. De hogy minőségi ital az biztos.