Review by: The Auditor
Review #1352; Rum #655
Inspired a bit by Lance over at the Lone Caner putting this bottle on his key rums of the world list, I decided to pull it off my shelf and give it a proper review. What we have here is a rum made at Destileria Serralles on the island of Puerto Rico. Per Lance’s research, it’s a blend of multi-column distilled light rums and single copper column heavy rums aged for 7 years in Puerto Rico before being bottled with no additives.
I will link Lance’s write up, which is great as usual here: https://thelonecaner.com/r1124/
Distillery: Destilería Serrallés
Bottler: Destilería Serrallés
Region: Puerto Rico
Still: Column
ABV: 40%
Nose: Orange Slice, Vanilla, Black Pepper, Clove, Cucumber, Dr. Pepper
Palate: Light Mouthfeel, Vanilla, Clove, Cucumber, Dr. Pepper, Orange Slice
Finish: Medium length finish, Dark Chocolate, Nutmeg, Orange Slice, Dr. Pepper, Vanilla, Nutmeg
Conclusion: I can longer buy this in Ohio because well, OHLQ doesn’t think we deserve anything but endless Bourbon, but this is really solid. It’s affordable, packs a good punch of flavor at 40%, and does well neat and in a cocktail. It’s pretty affordable and certainly stands heads and shoulders above Bacardi. The folks down at Destilería Serrallés continue to show they know how to make good rum.
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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