Brix Spiced

Nose: Orange marmalade, ginger, pine resin, peach juice. Palate: Orange oil, mild clove, grapefruit juice. Finish: Medium. The palate just subsides. This rum comprises locally distilled un-aged cane juice spirit and sourced 5 year old Caribbean gold rum. The two components are blended together and infused with spices. The profile is well constructed but as a sipping dram it just didn't impress me much. There wasn't anything particularly unpleasant or off-putting, on the contrary it was quite agreeable, but it came across as rather uninteresting - even generic. It might make a good mixer with tonic, however, or be useful in a cocktail. The other issue I had is with the price - for the amount they are asking (or less) you can buy other rums that are superior. Brix is a Sydney-based rum distillery and bar founded in 2018. They apparently have rum currently aging and slated for release in 2021. "Adequate" : 72/100 (2 stars)

Floral and fruity. Its almost like a… tea? An herbal fruit tea? Sweet for sure. Slight burn but not much. Overall pretty good. Mouthfeel is smooth, slightly oily. Sipped neat, room temperature.

Citrus floral notes on the nose and palate. Not overpowered by vanilla like other spiced rums. Definitely stands out from the crowd.