Cockspur 12-Year

It was not really me, with it's light color, strong alcohol taste, smell/taste/aftertaste didn't really give me anything. But sure, drinkable.

Sorry to say.. But this one will not enter my cabinet..

Slightly dry, a nice fruit taste, a bit medicinal at first, but that quickly fades.
It obviously is from Barbados, so if you like other Barbadian rums, you know what to expect. Good stuff! For those that love Mt Gay XO, this is very similar.

edited to add sugar test results- 0g

So this is cockspur 12, not 12 year old, its 12. Something that average age of rums in the this bottle is about 12 year old. But 12 years in Caribbean islnads is long time in maturation. This is very well matured and smooth, Something like aged bourbon or cognac, not as fine as cognac, not so big as bourbon. But this is very good and quite cheap. Real bargain and high quality. Not very rummy rum, but I really recommend this, if you like whisky and cognac also. But if you hate all other things and drink only rum, then ... I don't know...

Excellent sipper in the style of Abuelo 12, El Dorado 15, Zaya, and Zacapa. I prefer this to Mount Gay which is dryer and oakier.

Herkomst: Barbados
Abv: 40%
Fles: 70cl, incl. kurk.
Prijs: €25
Kleur: amber
Aroma: karamel, hout, alcohol.
Smaak: bitter en licht zoet. Alcohol op een goede manier aanwezig. Karamel, citrus en hout.
Nasmaak: ietwat zoet, eindigt droog.

Prima Bajan rum. Vergelijkbaar met Mount Gay XO maar iets zachter.

...das war es dann leider auch schon. Einen Versuch war es wert, einen zweiten wird es nicht geben.

So far this one is my favorite from Barbados, after I became disappointed by the Barbados rums from the Foursquare company. But still, the Guyanan Rums are still my favorite.

This one good, but compared to the other 12 year old rums, its just not there. Glad I tried it, but I won't buy it again.

With my somewhat limited sampling of aged rums (10-15), I'm beginning to think there are two main categories, smokey and sweet. I would put this one on the smokey side, just barely. it has a good balance of a light sweetness and a little smoke for a great flavor. It's also pretty smooth and has more flavor neat than on the rocks. The price is pretty nice too.