Bayou White Rum

Aroma is a petit four with a faint kiss of berry. Like, if the petit fours were neighbors with the raspberry tarts in the bakery display case. Flavor follows suit with almond, butter cream, and vanilla. Throat heavy finish that migrates towards your lips the longer your sip. It's not bad, but it can be distracting. It makes an absolutely fabulous daiquiri, with all the flavors playing so well together that they made it to the playoffs.

Rates high against other unaged white rums, forward sweetness without harshness, long palate. As an unaged pot-still rum, can be used in some of Martin Cate's punches without resorting to overproof Wray and Nephew. Another good American in the pot-still in this age statement is Prichard's, available at Total Wine in Maryland. I purchased Bayou at a Virginia ABC store in the DC metro area. Both are excellent for the category.

This is really a great all-around rum and bar stocker to keep on hand. I don’t get much fruity notes from this, instead I get a touch of sweetness and a wallop of plain yogurt or puff pastry cream with a little minerality and herbal tea. Really a pleasant rum in any cocktail and can almost be a sipper if it had a little bit more robust flavor but that’s expecting a lot from a silver rum. Pretty smooth too.

I like this rum a lot. Very molassas-forward which I like. Makes fantastic daiquiris.

Not your usual white rum, could sip on ice or mix with cola