Spirit Name:
Spirit Type:
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Beenleigh 5 Year Old Dark Rum
Rum
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Score:
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81/100
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ABV:
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40%
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Region:
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Australia
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Body:
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Medium-full
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Intensity:
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Soft-medium
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Texture:
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Velvety
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Balance:
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Superb
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Best served:
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Neat, mixed
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Theme(s):
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Sweet, soft, smooth, herbal, floral, confectionery, citrus with chocolate, caramel and syrup
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Thoughts:
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The Beenleigh 5 Year Old was very impressive, not quite love at first taste and a superb sipping rum with layers of floral, herbal and sugary complexity that left me sniffing and sipping a 30ml measure for almost an hour. This rum offers an initial sweet burst that is moderated by other character, but which retains a sweet almost herb/floral liqueur/confectionery theme within the classic rum notes. Highly recommend, this rum from Queensland is beautiful one day and (almost) perfect the next.
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Blind tasting notes:
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Nose:
Sweet
and soft with layers of goodness to peel away – crushed brown sugar develops
with soft notes of crème brulee that are accompanied by mint lollies and
varnished pine. The vanillas intensify as the rum rests in the glass, with a
sugary grape liqueur note developing with hints of soft licorice sticks and a
gust of sweet floral notes. This is beautiful rum!
Taste:
This
rum is very smooth on the palate, offering an initial burst of caramel and
thick molasses that is moderated somewhat by cocoa, coffee flavoured lollies
and a herbal/spicy note which melds mint jelly and anise seed – this melding of
herb, spice and floral flavours develops into a botanical theme. Chocolate
orange occasionally interrupts the smooth tide, with sugary lemon and lime
marmalade developing as the character of the rum begins to fade after
swallowing.
Finish:
A
warming glow shines on the palate for a long while, radiating an evolving herbal
theme that now resembles menthol/eucalyptus within thick layers of coffee liqueur,
plum jam and sugary mint leaf confectionary.
Would I want another measure? Yes.
Would I buy a bottle? Yes.
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Likes:
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Complex notes with herbal/floral twist, very smooth
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Dislikes:
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The flavours can become dense, with some particular notes dominating
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Price:
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$46 (Aus)
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