Review by: The Auditor

Review #1253; Rum #560

Here we have a bottling from Roaming Roads Spirits. Roaming Roads Spirits is a new independent bottler founded by Mike Gilmore, owner of Country Lane Liquor in Wyoming. . Mike is bringing his years of experience selling and tasting spirits to found Roaming Road, an independent bottler that will bottle single cask Rums, Cognacs, Armagnacs, and who knows what else going forward.

This first cask is a cask of rum from Jamaica. This rum was distilled from molasses, aged for 9 years in an Ex-Rum cask, and bottled at cask strength with no additives. Presumably, it was aged for most of that time in Europe

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Distillery: Unknown

Bottler: Roaming Road Spirits

Region: Jamaica

Still: Pot

ABV: 66.6%

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Nose: Grilled Pineapple, Black Pepper, Touch of Glue, Nutmeg, Mango

Palate: Thick oily mouthfeel, Glue, Grilled Pineapple, Black Pepper, Nutmeg, Lemon, Mango

Finish: Medium length finish, Glue, Grilled Pineapple, Vanilla, Black Pepper, Lemon

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Conclusion: This is a great rum. It’s a classic mix of fruity and slight glue solvent notes with a bit of spice thrown into the mix. It drinks well below its proof as well. It takes water pretty well too, with those Pineapple and mango vanilla notes becoming more prominent. A real winner.

Final Score: 88

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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.