Ninefold Distillery Scottish Pure Single Rum Unaged

Review by: The Auditor

Review #1101; Rum #428

This rum was created at Ninefold distillery, which is locted in Dumfries and Galloway in Scotland. This rum was produced using molasses. This molasses is fermented in a stainless steel tank for 4 days and distilled on a 500 litre copper pot still. The rum is then bottled with no additives but water.

Distillery: Ninefold

Bottler: Ninefold

Region: Scotland

ABV: 46%

Still: Copper Pot

Nose:  Bit of lime, faint vanilla

Palate: Thin mouthfeel, vanilla, lime, a hint of pepper

Finish: Short, peppery, lime, slight banana

Conclusion: While I do commend the folks at Ninefold for making rum in Scotland, this particular bottling falls sadly into the same category as some craft US rum’s I’ve tried. That is light on flavor, short on finish, and just generally boring to sip neat for me.

Final Score: 77

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.

Published by The Auditor

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I have drank my fair amount of single malt but got started writing reviews about Single Malt and Bourbon in 2018. Over 1000 total reviews later and I focus mainly on Sugar Cane Spirits now. However, single malt is a still a spirits category I enjoy greatly as is Agave and Brandy. I wouldn’t go as far as to call myself an expert but I am the resident Rum obsessed writer for Malt Runners.

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