Rum-Bar White Overproof

This is a pure pot still rum consisting of a blend of WPEL, WPL and WPE rum from the Worthy Park distillery.
The nose is funky and very pungent. It’s of course fruity and it’s also possible to detect olive and vegetal notes.
In mouth and palate it’s still fruity and I detected pineapple and banana. I also recognize overriped fruits and spices.
The finish is just medium long and shorter than the other White Overproof Jamaicans.
Overall it’s the most pungent, maybe too pungent for my taste, of the big Jamaican three.
Pictures: My three white pure pot stills rum from Jamaica and Grenada & My opened bottle.

After opening : dry and quite boring ethanol-bomb. Then slowly opens with air (oxydation mandatory) and brings a massive almond pie with frangipane layer and milky liquorice on top of it. Reminds me of a Charrette with more "hair on the chest".

Way better than the Wray & Nephew !

Really good taste and smell, if you are not fun of overproof rums, this should be your no.1 into drinks and mixing

(Originally posted 3/2018; updated 10/2018)

63% ABV. 100% pot-distilled. N: Many bananas, salt, smoke, baby powder. Very briny. Agricole funk (with fermented corn), but not much for its strength. Butter, vanilla, and cherry. Big and salty. Nice burn. Medium finish.

Very good. I generally love Worthy Park rums, but this marque is a bit too raw and briny. Not quite as good (to me) as the venerable W&N, though W&N contains a good amount of column distillate. (I prefer both to Rum Fire.) They are all delightfully different, though. I even prefer Rum-Bar Silver to this one; it just could use a little more funk.

8-, 7+

Note: same as https://www.rumratings.com/brands/6591-worthy-park-rum-bar-white-overproof

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This has a flavor/aroma that some people just won't care for, as evidenced by the wide range of ratings from 1-10. To me it smells like a wet dog, but on the palate its a bit better than that would suggest. I'm not fond of this flavor profile, its similar to Hamilton Pot Still Black which is also Worthy Park funk, and I didn't care for that much either. I blend a little of this into other Jamaican rums I have, some of them were already blends to begin with, and I like the way it increases the funk level a bit in those, but the full strength funk is a bit much for my tastes. Won't be buying this again.

Nice mixer with lots of that jamaican funk and some oomph.

This is a great value rum. I can’t say for certain better than Rum Fire but it’s still powerful. You’ll get funk if you’re looking for it. Honestly it’s excellent in Mai Tais with another aged Jamaican.

I've been looking forward to giving this overproof a try and comparing it to the classic Wray & Nephew Overproof. The Rum Bar lineup is also from 🇯🇲 and distilled at Worthy Park. Worthy Park is using molasses for its product and distills with a 18,000L pot still (with a double retort), which can yield 8,000L of rum a day. Rum Bar Overproof comes in at the same 63%ABV as W&N.

On the nose it is caramelized banana, olive, grass, and pepper. Water brings out olive brine, lime and faint cigarette.

The palate is oily. A little too punchy at full strength. Some water brings out a creaminess, vanilla and ginger.

The finish has some bitterness, walnut, and is a bit dry. With water there are roasted almonds, licorice and it is a little sour.

Comparing to W&N, the Rum Bar is more creamy, while the W&N is more spicy. In the end, I have a slight preference for the Rum Bar (well neat anyways). Once this pops up in Ontario I may replace my Wray with it.

You really need to be a fan of Jamaican funk to enjoy this. The nose hits you with fermented grass, almost like ensilage. There’s also a fruity sweetness to it with notes of mango, banana and eucalyptus. It’s probably designed as a mixer but I only tried it neat. Actually very drinkable considering the 63%, with slightly grassy notes of eucalyptus, banana and white pepper. It’s a very potent bottle and might not be for everyone, but enjoy it!