Review by: The Auditor

Review #1254; Rum #561

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 is a 17-year-old rum from Belize, likely from Travellers distillery. This molasses rum was distilled on a column still and aged for 17 years in an ex-bourbon cask before being bottled at cask strength with no additives.

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Distillery: Unknown

Bottler: Roaming Road Spirits

Region: Belize

Still: Column

ABV: 62.2%

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Nose: Cherry, Vanilla, Black Pepper, Touch of Nuttiness

Palate: Medium mouthfeel, Vanilla, Black Pepper, Cherry Cola

Finish: Medium length finish, Vanilla, Black Pepper, Cherry, Nuttiness

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Conclusion: This is a very good rum. The oak is well balanced and there is a great blend of savory, spice, and sweet here. Not much else to say here for me. A very good rum that falls into that Foursquare ECS 12 Year kind of vein for me, but I find those to be a bit better.

Final Score: 85

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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.