What starts out as interesting becomes drowned in a rather odd herbal bitterness. While the addition of water does mellow the impact of the dandelion green bitter note, it is still there and the water mutes the other more enjoyable (to me) notes also.īasically the addition of water makes it slightly easier/smoother to sip…but eventually I still find myself puckering from the herbal bitterness on the finish.įrom a sipping perspective, frankly I am rather disappointed. It is completely out of whack and does not synchronize with the other flavors at all to the point that I hoped water would change it. Unfortunately, as I sip on it, this bitter Dandelion Green note becomes overwhelming. Initially, it presents decently with dried Apricots, Plum, Green Apple, and faint Toasted Marshmallow. But upon pouring 2oz in the Glencairn a bunch of other notes blossomed. In fact, from a wet-cork smell I could only detect faint dried Apricot and alcohol. The rum is significantly more complex than you would imagine from taking a whiff from the bottle. After sipping on the rum for a short while, a bitter Dandelion Greens note becomes ever presen to the point of being overwhelming. The finish is at first short and presents as Sour Cherries, faint toasted Marshmallow, and the return of Plum. As the rum begins to leave my mouth I get a bitter herbal note that I can best describe as Dandelion Greens Taking a sip straight I get a rush of Green Apple followed by a hearty mouthful of Plum Wine. Wafting it from the Glencairn I get Dried Apricots, faint Toasted Marshmallow, Lime, and then Unripe Green Apples and a faint whiff of the classic southern breakfast/desert Peaches and Cream So first I am going to review this straight and with water, and then I will make a classic daiquiri with it.

But I have no clue where the Dominican rum in the blend comes from.Įd Hamilton has a great reputation with some really spectacular rums, and I have heard a lot of good things about this rum, especially from the mixology side. I can guess that the Guyana rum is a column still rum from DDL and the Trinidad rum is likely a column still rum from TDL.

This is a blend of lightly aged rums from Trinidad, Guyana, and Dominican Republic that have been filtered and blended for mixing.

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