Goslings Old Rum („Family Reserve“)
Community tasters agree that this is a chocolate-forward, woody, and spicy rum with plenty of raisin sweetness—complex and enjoyable, if a little sweet for some. One to try if you enjoy dark chocolate and holiday spice in your spirits.
Dark, chocolatey, raisin notes with spice and woody undertones.
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How does this rum taste?
- pleasantly surprising and complex, nice sipper
- nice day... a huge surprise
- great ABV integration
Goslings Old Rum Family Reserve is often called a "dark and complex rum with Christmas spices" (Stefan Persson), repeatedly praised for its chocolate, caramel, and woody notes. Community voices highlight a sweet, raisin-like nose with layers of spice and brown sugar. While the nose "can convince" (Alexander Rasch) and it's described as a "pleasantly surprising and complex" sipper (DruNierer), some find its profile a bit sweet or thin, and an occasional bitterness appears. Presentation gets positive mention, but several users flag added sugar or an odd bitterness reminiscent of standard Goslings.
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"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."
"#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."
"really good Bermuda rum! very complex, fruity, spicy, fresh, slightly bitter, well woody and simply very balanced. one of the better drinking strength Bermuda rums! Certainly cuts a fine figure in corn n oil and in the Bermuda yacht club."
"Der letzte für heute. Aber gar nicht so verkehrt. Schöne Nase bestehend aus Schokolade und Vanille etc. Am Gaumen kommt dann noch etwas Holz dazu, ansonsten ein echt guter Rum, besser als der Durchschnittt. Empfehlung."