Coruba Dark

Review #1315; Rum #620

This is a rum that purports to be from a 2 year old blend of pot and column distillate from Appleton / Wray and Nephew and purporpted to be made for mixing. It surely has a boatload of color added to it but outside of that we can’t be sure.

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Distillery: Appleton Estate

Bottler: Campari

Region: Jamaica

Still: Pot & Column

ABV: 40%

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Nose:  Toasted Brown Sugar, Vanilla

Palate: Medium mouthfeel, hint of banana, Vanilla, Toasted Brown Sugar, hint of Orange

Finish:  Short finish, pop or orange, Toasted Brown Sugar, Vanilla

Rating: 4/10

Yes, it gets a low score as I rate these based on neat tasting. I can see whats its going for, that when you think rum this could be conjured up as an idea. But, it really is only meant for cocktailing. The flavors I can see being in a cocktail. We also know that this thing is not additive free in anyway. Its dosed with caramel to hell and who knows what else as that mouthfeel is suspiciously thick for being a 40% short aged rum. I get why its lauded so much in the cocktail community, but if I’m gonna make a cocktail I’ll probably pick different rums. I do have to say though, that new label is fantastic.

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1 | Disgusting | So bad I poured it out.

2 | Poor | I wouldn’t consume by choice.

3 | Bad | Multiple flaws.

4 | Sub-par | Not bad, but better exists.

5 | Good | Good, just fine.

6 | Very Good | A cut above.

7 | Great | Well above average

8 | Excellent | Really quite exceptional.

9 | Incredible | An all time favorite

10 | Perfect | Perfect