Old Rum („Family Reserve“)

Dark chocolate, spice, easy sipper

Rich chocolate notes
Warm spice and oak
Also good in cocktails
RumX community voice

Dark, chocolate-driven Bermuda rum with caramel, spice, and wood. Reviewers find it a pleasant sipper that opens over ice; some note added sugar and a shorter finish.

77.00 €

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Details about this rum

Country
Bottler
RumX ID
RX908
ABV
40%
Category
Pot & Column Still Rum
Made from
Molasses
Distillation
Pot and Column Still
Age
16 years
Bottle volume
70cl
Goslings 16yr   40% Old Rum („Family Reserve“)

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    How does this rum taste?

    RumX members love the dark chocolate and caramel with warm spice and oak in Goslings’ Old Rum Family Reserve. Expect a cocoa-rich, woody profile with hints of coffee and dried fruit. Reviewers call it a nice sipper that opens up over ice and also works well in cocktails. With 80 community reviews and a popular rating, it’s a solid choice for fans of darker, spiced-leaning rums.

    Aroma

    Chocolate Spice Vanilla Woody

    Taste

    Caramel Spice Woody Chocolate

    How is this rum rated?

    Rating (0-10)
    7.5/10 80 reviews
    Top 16% Bermudas
    Top 38%

    Love the normal gosling and enjoyed the family reserve.

    I’m mixed on this one. The presentation is great, and the rum itself has notes of chocolate, spice, a little bit of dried fruit—all nice things, but it also has an odd chemical property (which I find in the standard goslings), giving it a bitterness and odd mouthfeel that make it a little unpleasant to sip neat.

    A while since I had drunk it, but what a tasty dark rum this remains! Tones of Coffee, chocolate, sweetness of raisins and brown sugar.

    Unconventional, powerful, sweet, peppery rum, but harmonizes excellently as a whole. Brings new flavors with every sip and has a long, dry finish.

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