Doctor Bird PX Sherry Finish (Inferno Room)

Review by: The Auditor

Review #1347; Rum #650

This bottling of rum is a custom blend done for The Inferno Room, a tiki bar located in Indianapolis Indiana (and a personal favorite stop of mine). Doctor Bird is a brand from Two James, a distillery in Michigan that works with Worthy Park distillate. The rum for this blend was distilled on a pot still in Jamaica, aged for some time in the US and finished in PX sherry before being bottled at cask strength with no additives for the Inferno Room.

Distillery: Worthy Park

Bottler: Doctor Bird (Two James)

Region: Jamaica

Still: Pot

ABV: 59.7%

Nose: Pungent, Banana, Clove, Blackberry, Lime Peel, Saline, Minerality

Palate: Medium oily mouthfeel, Banana, Blackberry, Saline, Minerality, Earthy

Finish:  Medium length finish, Blackberry, Saline, Black Pepper, Clove

Conclusion: What a great rum. I can be hit and miss on some of the Doctor Bird releases but I find the finish to accent the base rum very well here. That base punchy Jamaican rum is able to cut through the finish and the finish adds a nice dark fruit note that balances everything out.

Final Score: 88

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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