Blackwell 007 Limited Edition

Caramel, vanilla soft tones. Bitter on its own. Delicious with a splash of coke. Want to enjoy this one again.

I think this one is the same juice as the cheaper Blackwells bottle.
The nose is quite complex and beautiful. I get dry fruits, blueberries, burned sugar and coconut.
Then some vanilla cookies, some molasses and dark wood.

The taste starts sweet with burned sugar, then blueberries and coconut with vanilla. It's tasty, at the end are some notes of young distillate.

The middle is already spicy, then sweet with caramel and some bitter notes of tannins. Then again pleasant with coconut and vanilla cookies.
The finish is spicy again with flavours of coconut, vanilla cookies and blueberry muffins.

There is the issue with the dilution and it could be older. It should have more strength and maturation. But it's better than many other rums in the price range
I would rate this one with 81 points.

Nose: dry fuits, blueberries, burned sugar, coconut, vanilla cookies, some molasses, dark wood
Taste initial: burned sugar, blueberries, coconut, vanilla, flavours of young distillate
Middle: spice, caramel, some tannins, coconut, vanilla cookies
Finish: spice, coconut, vanilla cookies, blueberry muffin
Aftertaste: some blueberry muffins

Sweetness: 2/5
Fruits: 2.5/5
Spice: 2.5/5
Mildness: 3/5
Complexity: 3/5
Value (32€): 4.5/5

I thought this might be a movie gimmick but it's really surprising how good it is. Nose has some moleassses and some black pepper. Lovely molasses spice without cloying sweetness. Leaves a lovely caramel and green grass aftertaste like you sipped it ice cold after mowing the lawn. Really really fantastic. I've got another order of bottles in to sit on a few.

I was given a bottle of this 007 rum for Christmas. Forget all the packaging (which is rather nifty), this is a great rum. Being a bit keen on Jamaica, rum and James Bond, I thought this rum may be a case of all packaging and no substance, however this is a great rum. An excellent sipping rum. Smooth caramel, smoky flavours.

Not a lot going on with regards to complexity; just a pretty decent rum. Notes of molasses and brown sugar. Smooth and easy to drink. Ok but nothing really stands out.

Based on the reviews here I thought this could be a hidden gem but it was not wat I expected. To be fair it is not a bad rum but it is not a sipper for me more of a mixer.

Bond, Chris Blackwell, Golden Eye.... What's not to love? But does the marketing overshadow the rum. No this rum is great. Been in the market for some time and getting harder to find. Worth the hunt. Looking forward to trying the regular Blackwell rum because of this experience.

A warm and inviting rum which has sweet vanilla and caramel flavours, followed a natural pepper and spice finish.

Typical Jamaican rum with a strong taste. More dry than sweet for me, well balanced. Its very smooth but is lacking of complexity - taste of vanillia, dried fuits, nuts and cinnamon. Maybe more years in barrel shoul give it more taste. Very solid position at its price

Alkohol: 40 %
Původ: Jamajka
Aroma: Exotické dřevo, mléčná čokoláda, cukrkandl, mandle v čokoládě, skořice. (83 b)
Chuť: Sušší než vůně, ale ne až tak jako základní verze. Mandle v čokoládě, lakovost, těžší dřevo. Trocha toho kořeníčka. (81 b)
Body: 82/100
Shrnutí: Ochutnán s kamarádem na naší zářijové akci. Žádný zázrak tahle značka, nic moc rumy, tenhle oproti základu má lepší jen lahev. Za což si připlatíte čtyři kila a máte to za litr. Čili slovy klasika: naprosto zbytečná záležitost.