Tasted from sample provided by a friend. An extremely appreciated blend of molasses and funk. Molasses. But also funk. Molasses AND funk! Nose: Aromas of bannana, rich berries and cream, cinnamon, island spices. Taste: Spciy bite on the tongue but delicious, dark sugar, prunes, vanilla bean (deep strong bitter vanilla, not just vanilla extract), and a healthy helping of char. As it opens, the finish gets more dessert-like, and loses a touch of spice and heat as well as overwhelming initial molasses and funk qualities.
About this bottle
Ed Hamilton the mastermind behind the Hamilton rum line wanted to create a line of rums that consumers could go online and study all aspects of its rum production. This Saint Lucian rum was created by fermenting molasses and was distilled in a Vendome Pot Still at the Saint Lucia Distillery. It was then aged for 7 years in used bourbon barrels before being shipped to the U.S. for blending and bottling.
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Intensely spicy, blaring fruit that finishes with an almost peaty, smoky, oaky finish. A blaring, loud blast of flavor at the beginning that finishes quite well with this peaty quality
Absolutely delicious but unfortunately extinct. Pot stills are no longer allowed on St. Lucia so this rum is now gone forever.
Funkier than a George Clinton album. Not for everyone, but something you won't forget.
A little funk, nice rhum backbone. Medium smooth.
Bold and funky
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