Motorhead Premium Dark Rum, 40%

It’s dark,

it’s sweet,

it’s heavy

& it’s pretty darned tasty!

Celebrity spirits generally get a bad rap – mainly from those on the inside – but they generate increased sales – usually from the outside – & attract a new layer of drinkers for the producers involved.

The producer of this Dominican Republican rum isn’t stated – but it has benefited from an 8 year solera style ageing process.

I welcome celebrity spirits.

Especially one as tasty as this dark rum bearing the Motorhead motif.

There’s woodiness, oak, sweet molasses, & a lovely flair of tannic spice on the rear.

It satisfies my rum tendencies – as well as my heavy metal cravings.

Rock on!

I purchased my Motorhead Rum via Brands For Fans here.

For a list of rum distilleries in Dominican Republic visit here.

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Bacoo, 4 Year Old Rum, 40%, Dominican Republic

Aldi are upping their spirits game.

Established brands are now hitting the shelves in addition to Aldi’s own offerings.

Benchmark No 8 c/othewhiskeynut

Benchmark No 8 – a decent high rye bourbon from the Buffalo Trace stable in Kentucky – represents the whiskey category.

Bacoo in a Tuath glass. c/othewhiskeynut

Bacoo 4yo does the honours for rum.

Presented in an attractively embossed bottle – common throughout the range – Bacoo offers  ‘Made with Fresh Cane Juice’  &  ‘Aged in Ex-Bourbon Barrels’  as temptation.

Yummy! c/othewhiskeynut

Fresh & fruity notes greeted me, touches of sugarcane grassiness, slight funk & dollops of demerara too.

Vanillas & caramel dominated the palate over that sweet sugarcane base.

A flourish of welcoming spice wrapped up this smooth – if rather sugar heavy offering.

Bacoo back label c/othewhiskeynut

A fun, easy going rum vying for sweet dessert status.

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Ron Baraguá,Oak Aged Dark Rum, 37.5%

Well this is unusual!

That’s new! c/othewhiskeynut

A tamper proof cap on an Irish released rum.  Not encountered that before.

But then this is a Dominican Republic Rum, bottled in Spain by Teichenné & purchased at my local Lidl.

Back label info c/othewhiskeynut

Having said that – it wasn’t around for long.  I’ve not seen it gracing the shelves since.

A soft caramelly nose.

Mild & easy on the palate.

Vanilla & caramels develop – along with a touch of dry tannic woodiness.

There’s an attractive prickly spice on the long finish which adds to the character of this very easy going rum.

Oak Aged = Anejo c/othewhiskeynut

Another bargain basement beauty!

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