Review by: The Auditor
Review #1362; Rum #665
This is a bottle of aged rum from Two James distillery. Here they took Jamaican rum they sourced from the Worthy Park distillery, macerated it with grilled pineapple, and bottled at a high proof with no artificial flavors, colorings, extracts, or added sugar.
Distillery: Worthy Park
Bottler: Two James
Region: Jamaica
Still: Pot
ABV: 57%
Nose: Vanilla, Over-Ripe bananas, pineapple bark, clove, black pepper
Palate: Medium mouthfeel, vanilla, over-ripe banana, clove, pineapple bark, cinnamon
Finish: Medium length finish, big burst of pineapple, clove, over-ripe banana, cinnamon, allspice
Conclusion: I think this is fine. It has a nice pineapple flavor to it that doesn’t lean into being overly sweet because pineapple, but more like a well restrained profile that works well with the underlying over-ripe fruits of the worthy park rum. Some nice spices come into play as well to make this quite good. I don’t reach for this too often, but I like to spice up a drink with it sometimes or it’s just fun to have around. The heat gets a bit uneven on the back end which brings it down just a hair for me.
Final Score: 82
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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