Macnair’s Exploration Rum Panama 2006

Better late than never: recording a tasting at the end of the bottle. Fit me this is an enjoyable and easy going sipping rum that is also great with coke. Fairly sweet with caramel and vanilla notes. Nothing too special but great value to my mind.

Reminds me strongly of grasbrook 3 year old😅😊

8:On the nose it is fresh, fruity and a bit sharp in the beginning. Smokiness is present all the time. A very kind nose with tropical fruits, hints of mango, some coconut and stone fruits, caramel .A gentle layer of milk chocolate makes this feel like a summery fruit-chocolate pie. In the beginning there is a slight spiciness. 7,4:On the palate warmer and sweeter than the nose suggests, there’s more spice and some added fruits. Bananas, mangos and oranges. This combines well with the still-present milk chocolate and some caramel, iodine also, some ashes, camp fire, a pinch of salt. 7,3:The finish is smoky, with tropical fruits and a bit of a spiciness. Work in progress...👍

smoked/turfed = bah!

Etwas alkoholisch im ersten Moment. Karamell und leicht nussig, ein bisschen Rauch. Nicht sehr lange anhaltender Abgang

You definitely get the iodine and smoky notes from the peated cask finish on the nose. It dominates and it's hard to find much beyond. Clove and milk chocolate, perhaps. The palate follows from the nose but there's some tropical fruit and it's more earthy. The finish finally loses the iodine but the smoke still lingers. A hint of caramel. It's all a bit short though. It's different, something to try. Would I buy a full bottle of this. Maybe, but it would last a long time on the shelf.

With a short to medium finish, this is a sweet rum with a little bite to it. Leave to rest before trying, then most of the bite is gone. Fruity with a bit of caramel and a pinch of vanilla.

It’s young and a bit brash but I rather like it. The nose opens with sugar and caramel, alongside some sweeter tropical fruits. The mouth is a bit fiery, a bit spicy and with undertones of caramel followed by chilli. The finish a hint of smoke, more chilli and some whisky cask notes. It’s not my typical choice for rum but would happily go back for more. Young and fiery but sometimes that just works - interesting drop

The next one in the average rum category. Well, it's just a tad too sweet. We have vanilla, chocolate and caramel on the nose and palate. It is also relatively smoky on the palate.

Etwas Charakterlos, hätte blind nicht mal auf Anhieb auf Panama getippt. Er ist recht scharf und kann nur wenig Aromen aufweisen, abgesehen von jungem Holz, das an Nase und Gaumen im Vordergrund liegt, ohne ihm dabei wirklich Reife zu geben.