Review by: The Auditor
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This is a single cask of rum from Faraday, an independent rum bottler who is just now sticking their toes into the single cask rum game. This single cask comes from Alcoholes Fino Dominicanos, a distillery located in the Dominican Republic in San Pedro de Macoris. This was distilled in 2011, put into a once used bourbon cask and aged for 8 years in the Dominican Republic. It was then shipped to the Netherlands, re-racked into an ex-bourbon cask, and aged for an additional 3 years before being bottled at cask strength with no additives.
Distillery: Alcoholes Fino Dominicanos
Bottler: Faraday
Region: Dominican Republic
ABV: 61.7%. Cask strength.
Age:11 years. Distilled in 2011. Bottled in 2022.
Cask type: Ex-Bourbon, 8 years in the Dominican Republic, 3 years in Europe.
Price: $123.88
Color: Natural Color. Non-chill-filtered.
Nose: Slight burnt brown sugar, Allspice, Char, Vanilla, over-ripe blueberries, touch of tobacco leaf
Palate: Thick oily mouthfeel, dark chocolate, allspice, tobacco leaf, vanilla bean, char
Finish: Medium length finish, Allspice, Tobacco leaf, vanilla bean, char, slight cherry
Conclusion:
Great. This hits right in the spot of being savory and decadent. Dark chocolate, cherry, some tobacco leaf and allspice. The barrel char rounds it out. The shorter finish keeps it from rising above just being great but it drinks well below proof and is overall very tasty.
Final Score: 88
Scoring Legend:
- 95-100: As good as it gets. Jaw-dropping, eye-widening, unforgettable whisky.
- 90-94: Sublime, a personal favorite in its category.
- 85-89: Excellent, a standout dram.
- 80-84: Quite good. Quality stuff.
- 75-79: Decent whisky worth tasting.
- 70-74: Meh. It’s definitely drinkable, but it can do better.
- 60-69: Not so good. I might not turn down a glass if I needed a drink.
- 50-59: Save it for mixing.
- 0-49: Blech.
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