Well it is time for this blog to return briefly to its rum soaked origins. Autumn is here and after a brief summer like warm streak in the Carolinas there is a chill in the air this morning and the rain is coming down. It is time for something to warm us up and brace us for the cooler days ahead. A break from all this political and economic talk is in order and in that spirit I will order up a rum.
The latest is the widely available Cockspur Fine Rum from Barbados. This rum is also marketed as Five Star under the Cockspur name as indicated by their website. Barbados is widely regarded as the home of rum and this product does not dampen that reputation.
It is an amber rum, the hue of sourwood honey. In fact on opening the bottle you do get a sense of honey and vanilla aromas. Strangely I noted an unusual marine note in there as well. I cannot explain it but hidden in back of those sweet notes you get the sensation of standing on a dock by the sea. Maybe the rum is getting to me.
On tasting this rum much of the honey and vanilla disappear as they are overpowered by the American oak the rum is aged in. Still it has a smooth taste with little spice and a not unpleasant warmth going down. The aftertaste brings back some of the vanilla notes.
Overall Cockspur is a solid golden rum. The aromas are very good, the taste solid if a little one dimensional. It would make a good on the rocks rum and a very good mixing rum. Not the greatest after dinner rum but by no means a bad choice for everyday and cocktails.
Three out of Five Cigars.
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