Goslings Old Rum („Family Reserve“)

Chocolate-caramel sipper with woody spice

Rich chocolate nose
Caramel and oak
Complex profile
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Chocolate‑vanilla nose leads to caramel, oak and dark chocolate, with occasional coffee and dried fruit. Reviewers enjoy it neat or over ice for a balanced, complex sip.

73.90 €
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    How does this rum taste?

    RumX members praise its dark chocolate, caramel and woody spice, delivering surprising complexity at 40% ABV. Expect a chocolate‑vanilla nose and caramel, oak and dark cocoa on the palate, with hints of coffee and dried fruit. Enjoy neat, over ice, or in a Corn ’n’ Oil. Some note a touch of sweetness or a thin finish. With 78 reviews and POPULAR status, this 16‑year sipper is community‑backed.

    Aroma

    Chocolate Spice Vanilla Woody

    Taste

    Caramel Spice Woody Chocolate

    How is this rum rated?

    7.5/10 79 reviews
    Top 20% Bermudas
    Top 39%

    A very dark and complex rum with Christmas spices. The nose is complex, spicy and woody with scents of vanilla, clove, oak and caramel. At the palate and during the medium long finish it’s complex, fruity, spicy, sweet and a little sharp with flavors of plum, cinnamon, clove, caramel and oak.

    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.

    Love the normal gosling and enjoyed the family reserve.

    #4292 07.10.2023 this was a 7 hour long event with 3 friends and it was a nice day. This one was a huge surprise. Despite the low ABV it still carries a lot of flavours. Fruity and well balanced with great ABV integration. The palate is sweet, medium dry and fruity. The finish is medium long and fresh. Love the caramel touch it has. The empty glass had light chocolate and a faint coffee note. Price to quality is very good in my mind.

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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
    Price range
    <100€
    Type of spirit
    Rum
    Goslings 16yr &nbsp; 40% Old Rum („Family Reserve“)

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