Privateer Letter of Marque #1 Cask Strength / The Golden Hinde
Most enjoy the dry, spicy coconut‑vanilla and bourbon‑like oak, praising it as a solid young Privateer. Critics find it a bit hot, thin and lacking deeper fruit complexity.
Bourbon and Foursquare fans who like dry, oak‑driven cask strength rum with coconut, vanilla and spice, and don’t mind some youthful edges at 57.7%.
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How does this rum taste?
Dry, coconut‑vanilla, bourbon‑leaning sipper
If you enjoy dry, bourbon‑leaning Foursquare-style rums, this Privateer will likely work for you—similar oak, coconut and vanilla, but a bit younger and more edgy.
Newcomers or those sensitive to higher ABV, and drinkers seeking rich fruity sweetness or long-aged complexity in their sippers.
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About the Privateer Rum Distillery distillery
The Privateer Rum Distillery distillery is located in USA. Rums from Privateer Rum Distillery have been reviewed 451 times with an average of 7.9/10.
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Missing fruity components, but it still works. It does not, however, work well with more than a few drops of water added.
Nose: the first sniff is pure alcohol, then it gradually opens up…light hints of sugar, kinda of cotton candy. Then a fresh note slowly develops in the glass…adding a couple of water drops release notes of spice and dried fruits (almond or hazelnut). Also I get apples… Mouth: wow, what a twist…vanilla, salty caramel, spices that make your tongue tingle a little bit, possibly wood from the barrel.
Very solid rum, has reminded me very strongly from the Balcones Texas Rum.
Day 4 in the RumX Advent calendar, blind. My first impression told me "Spanish style", after smelling something perhaps Barbados, since quite some glue. Then a strong coconut note that does not let me go, along with baked banana in honey. On the palate then strong spicy, but also somewhat alcoholic. Again, mainly coconut, a bit peirisich and apricot with some spice, maybe some marzipan and anise. Based on the coconut note, I guessed Belize. Medium aged (8-10 years) and about 57%. At least one of them was right. Exciting rum, which I otherwise probably would not have tried. Always something new, Privateer should perhaps not be completely forgotten.