Review by: Raygun

Another rum from The Auditor. This is a combination of John Dore 1 pot still rum and Vendome pot still rum from St. Lucia distillery. Selected by the Eskimo Brothers barrel society. Reviewed from a sample, initially tasted blind. Rested about 15 minutes.

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Distillery: Saint Lucia

Bottler: Saint Lucia

Region/style: Caribbean pot still rum

ABV: 59.8% 

Age: 8 years. Distilled in 2012. 

Cask type: Bourbon cask #13680608

Color: 1.4 tawny. Natural color. Non-chill-filtered.

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Nose: Magic marker at first, maybe some rubber cement. Coconut cake, camphor, and a waxy quality. Old furniture. Papaya. 

Palate: Tastes very briny. Caramel, coconut shrimp, lime, and beeswax. Camphor, mango, and buckwheat honey. There’s another kind of tartness, like goat cheese. Cake. Little touch of magic marker still. 

Finish: Still very briny. Coconut, beeswax, camphor, and some clove. Missing some of the tartness from the palate. More oak, mango, and papaya. Nice richness to it. 

Conclusion: Very tasty. Doesn’t drink like it’s 60%, but one definitely feels it after a while. It’s a little sneaky. Not quite up there with my favorites, but no real complaints. Just a really solid rum. Would be happy to drink it anytime. 

Score: 83

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Scoring Legend:

• 95-100: As good as it gets. Jaw-dropping, eye-widening, unforgettable.
• 90-94: Sublime, a personal favorite in its category.
• 85-89: Excellent, a standout dram.
• 80-84: Quite good. Quality stuff.
• 75-79: Decent rum 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.