Coruba Dark

Review by: The Auditor

Review #1315; Rum #620 This is a rum that purports to be from a 2 year old blend of pot and column distillate from Appleton / Wray and Nephew and purporpted to be made for mixing. It surely has a boatload of color added to it but outside of that we can’t be sure.

Distillery: Appleton Estate

Bottler: Campari

Region: Jamaica

Still: Pot & Column

ABV: 40%

Nose:  Toasted Brown Sugar, Vanilla

Palate: Medium mouthfeel, hint of banana, Vanilla, Toasted Brown Sugar, hint of Orange

Finish:  Short finish, pop or orange, Toasted Brown Sugar, Vanilla

Conclusion: Yes, it gets a low score as I rate these based on neat tasting. I can see whats its going for, that when you think rum this could be conjured up as an idea. But, it really is only meant for cocktailing. The flavors I can see being in a cocktail. We also know that this thing is not additive free in anyway. Its dosed with caramel to hell and who knows what else as that mouthfeel is suspiciously thick for being a 40% short aged rum. I get why its lauded so much in the cocktail community, but if I’m gonna make a cocktail I’ll probably pick different rums. I do have to say though, that new label is fantastic.

Final Score: 74

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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  1. I never realised Coruba had such illustrious contributors! In my youth in Australia it was marketed as a Caribbean alternative to the local Bundaberg, and in truth it was a markedly superior mixer. Only alcoholics with the DTs in those days dreamed of drinking rum neat.

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