Goslings Old Rum

[PJ the Comic]

Pics of bottle

Okay so I finally got around to doing a review of the Goslings Old Rum. We have finished our Master Cleanse Fast and I can imbibe once again. This rum I have been hearing about on the site here, but when I went to the store with a nice little gift card my daughter gave me I saw this bottle and went for it on looks alone. I had heard the name Goslings but it was in reference to the Black Seal which is a different blend from these folks. Goslings So I poured a finger or two in a small snifter and away we go. The color is that of coke-a-cola. Dark brown. In the glass it has a fairly strong nose of alcohol and I can smell some black licorice. I hope that doesn't follow on the tongue because I hate black licorice. The first taste is smooth on the front end but has some spice on the exhale with a decent finish but it does have the black licorice finish. Not a fan of that particular flavor but all in all this is okay to me. It is smooth and has a bit of spice at the end, it is clean and easy to drink but I am not digging it. I will have to try a few more of the dark rums and then come back to this one. I give this a 6/10 solely because of the licorice notes. I hope not all the good rums have that profile, as I was going to go back for the Ron Zacapa and now I'm skeerd.

PJ

 

[sigar_zealot]

Sorry to see you didn't care for it, at least so far. Zacapa 23 can be purchased for about $10 a pour at Rhumbar in the Mirage for about $10 if you want to try a glass before popping for a bottle. You can bring your own gars to smoke our buy some there.

Edited because I am the World's worst speller.

 

[PJ the Comic]

Sorry to see you didn't care for it, at least so far. Zacapa 23 can be purchased for about $10 a pour at Rhumbar in the Mirage for about $10 if you want to try a glass before popping for a bottle. You can bring your own gars to smoke our buy some there.

Edited because I am the World's worst speller.

Thanks, that's good advice I think I'll take. I have had a hard time finding any good rums at the bars around here.

Just went to Wynn last weekend and saw a great selection of Whiskey. That's where I had the Aberlough. I have been wanting to try the Rhumbar as well. I hope they are open early.

Hey, whatever happened to the whiskey tasting party we talked about having here in Vegas some time? We did a mini tasting at a friends house over Christmas, 5 whiskeys I never had, of course that isn't too tough for me to say being the noob I am. It was fun, real fun.


PJ

Edited for crappy punctuation, OP and this one. Jeez!

 

[sigar_zealot]

The last one I did you were going to be at some race in Phoenix so I didn't mention it. If I do another one I'll let you know.

 

[AVB]

Pyrat will certainly give you some citrus notes and Zaya is like molasses candy. The Pyrat should be under $30 and the Zaya $40.

 

[khari]

I was drinking Zaya 12 just yesterday. It is very sweet. I like it. Not as much as the other two rums in the price range - Zacapa 23 and Vizcaya VXOP - but I like it.

 

[vange]

I agree about the Goslings Old rum - its too spicy and not my fav rum
All Pyrat rums are orange liqueur bombs!

 

[PJ the Comic]

Thanks guys I will try some of your suggestions. This teaches me not to think the more expensive the better. :blush:


PJ