Review by: The Auditor
Review #1399; Rum #698
Hamilton Breezeway Blend is a curated blend of rums made for Spike’s Breezeway Cocktail Hour, a youtube show that caters to tiki and home bartenders. This rum is a blend of Hamilton’s Jamaican Pot Still Blonde and White Stache rums, which means this is a blend of rums from Jamaica, Trinidad, Guyana, and the Dominican Republic and primarily intedended as a cocktailing rum. https://www.youtube.com/@BreezewayCocktailHour
Distillery: Various distilleries
Bottler: Hamilton
Region: Guyana, Jamiaca, Trinidad, Dominican Republic
Still: Various
ABV: 42.5%
Nose: Vanilla, Banana, Clove
Palate: Light mouthfeel , Vanilla, Banana, Clove
Finish: Short finish, Vanilla, Banana, Clove, touch of pepper
As far as neat tasting goes, this is just not bad. It has a nice approachable flavor, and its over the base 40%. It brings a hint of Jamaican. But for an overall neat sipping profile, it’s a little to safe for me. I can see it working for its intended use in cocktails very well and from my understanding it’s a very approachable price point. But, these are my reviews and thoughts and while this is fine, I don’t think it’s a product for me per se. Overall, its like a faint tease of a little more interesting flavor, but it toes the line of neutral just a hair too much for my liking.
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.
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