Review by: The Auditor
Review #1330; Rum #635
Rollins Distillery is a craft distillery located in the Florida Panhandle in Midway, Florida. Though they make a few products, this particular offering was a limited release in 2024. This cane juice rum was dharvested from 250 gallons of fresh-pressed cane juice from Presley Farms located in Perdido, AL. The juice then fermented for 2 weeks before being distilled in their 4 plate hybrid pot still. It then rested for 16 months and brought down to 52.35%. It was then bottled with no additives.
Distillery: Rollins
Bottler: Rollins
Region: Florida, USA
Still: Pot
ABV: 52.35%
Nose: Pungent, Lemon Peel, Grassy, Red onion, Raw Bell Pepper, Vegetal Sweetness, Brine
Palate: Medium oily mouthfeel, Lemongrass, Red Onion, Minerality, Bell pepper, touch of vegetal sweetness, Brine
Finish: Medium length finish, Minerality, Bell Pepper, Vanilla, Brine, Lemongrass
Conclusion: If you had handed me this blind and just told me I was going to drink rum from a Florida distillery, full on bias here, I would have been less than enthused. However, this is a pretty darn good cane juice rum. The flavors pop and they are all-pleasant and work well together. Overall very solid from Rollins Distillery.
Final Score: 85
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.
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