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Doorly's XO 6-Year rum

Doorly's XO 6-Year

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Barbados | Aged | 43% ABV | Pot and Column Still

Produced in Barbados by master distiller Richard Seale, the rums in Doorly XO have been aged a minimum of 6 years before finishing in Olorosco sherry casks. The second maturation in sherry casks is rare and gives Doorly XO its unique flavour.

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343 Doorly's XO 6-Year Ratings

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Skipjack 🇺🇸 | 20 ratings
Posted 9 years ago

First a disclaimer, I'm not a big fan of sherry aged rums, it's just not my palate. But I find them a reasonable competitor of other dark, sweet rums and I prefer the sherry style over the sweeter styles because a dryer spirit fits my palate. But this is a fine rum by Doorly's.

Bottle: I'm a bottle snob which is why I post bottle comments, I like the way some bottles look on the shelf. The art of appreciating something labeled "fine" is partly vanity act. I really like the Doorly's bottles, I just wish they were all synthetic cork style toppers, a screw top just doesn't do the end product justice.
Bottle Aroma: Sherry and oak are at the nose immediately, then the rum comes along for the ride.
Glass Aroma: Like a sherry, the spirit opens up and has a sherry dry but sweet nose, the rum pushing the smell out but is not that apparent.
Taste: Rum and sherry really are a great mix and Doorly's XO does not disappoint. It is on the tongue where the rum comes through and tells you this is indeed not a sherry spirit. The heat is low all the way through to the throat. The drink is quite pleasant and is another example of a rum that will convince non-rum fans that rum is a versatile spirit.

I weighted my opinion from 7 to 8 because I know that I'm not a sherry fan, but this is a damn good rum and I hate to weight it downwards with a 7.

Reto 🇨🇭 | 89 ratings
Posted over 6 years ago

i hear a lot of this rum, but now i try it and im disappointed, to flat taste for me

Ken 🇺🇸 | 71 ratings
Posted over 6 years ago

I really like the Seale rums having tried Doorly’s 8 and RL Seale. I thought I’d try something new from Seale. I agree with many other reviewers that the sherry taste (with hints of black spice) takes away from a good aged rum. The price was excellent and if you like a quality slightly flavored rum, go for it.

Token 🇳🇱 | 26 ratings
Posted 7 years ago

Harsh for the throat. Little bit dissapointed. With some ice it is ok. Aftertaste is good.

Jonny Olsson 🇸🇪 | 162 ratings
Posted over 7 years ago

This Rum I have had for a time and tested it together with friends this weekend. some of us think that it is a little bit swwet, but as always taste differs. I think it does a good job and gives you a lot of Rum delivers like vanilla, aftertaste and honey.

Nathan French 🇺🇸 | 21 ratings
Posted over 7 years ago

Found this one on sale during a monthly special at total wine. Perhaps even more smooth than the 12-year-old, this XO is remarkable for its texture if just a bit shy on the extra flavor notes found in its older sibling.

Treesnake 🇨🇿 | 10 ratings
Posted over 8 years ago

Výborná chuť sherry a jemnost, veliké překvapení, můj oblíbenec

Grand Master Jay 🇬🇧 | 80 ratings
Posted 9 years ago

This rum works well in cocktails or with coke. At this price it's worth owning to use in such drinks.

Scott T 🇺🇸 | 122 ratings
Posted over 11 years ago

Not sure where the previous reviewer paid $25-30 for this but I got two bottles at Total Wine in Florida for $15 each.

RL seales is known for advocating purity in rum and as such doesn't sweeten or doctor his rums in any way, so might not appeal to some who are used to sweetened rums such as Diplomatico, Zaya or Zacapa,, but this is rum as it should be.

ShadowDragon 🇺🇸 | 75 ratings
Posted 20 days ago

Very nice rum. Nice notes of caramel and fruit. Very mellow, barely any harshness. Similar to the 12 year Doorly, maybe just a step below. Also a fantastic value at the Total Wine price.

Tree_powers 🇺🇸 | 6 ratings
Posted 4 months ago

Delicious with a molasses and fruit sweetness that is added by a very mild oak influence. The sherry adds in an incredibly balanced way. At ~$21 it's a steal of a value, like most Foursquare out of their Doorlys line. Have consumed many a bottle both straight and in cocktails, especially corn and oils.




Brand Details

Type: Aged
Company: Doorly's
Country: Barbados
Name: XO 6-Year
ABV: 43%
Years Aged: 6
Raw Material: Unknown
Process: Unknown
Distillation: Pot and Column Still
Women Led: No

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