Botany Bay Estate Reserve

Absolutely unbelievable that this rum is rated so low. But it's, I guess understandable with the rating you gave, collectively for Dictator Rum. The Botany Bay Rum is exclusive to the Island and not for export. That said it one of the finest rums I've ever tasted. When we take a cruise it has to port in St. Thomas so I can get my allotment of bottles to bring back to the states. This rum rates to me above 9.0 for my taste.

Great sipping and just enjoying. I’m going to order some very soon. It’s the best rum I’ve had in years.
I feel like going to the Caribbean!!!!

This rum has quickly become one of my favorites. A staple for locals and tourists visiting Saint Thomas, I am happy to see that it is now for sale online in the states. It has a great nose of vanillin and caramel that complement the robust coconut, stone fruit, vanilla and oak flavors on the palate. It is so smooth it is dangerous!

As a distiller, I am trained to understand flavor profiles and the component parts. Since Botany Bay is a blend of French, Spanish and English style rums, it is unique and represents how old style rums were made when many plantations blended their own small batch unique products before mass production.
The Rum cream is outstanding with a smoothness you don't find in other "Whiskey" based cream products. They use real cream, not coffee creamer like some use. I don't make rum, but I do enjoy Botany Bay.

Old Estate Botany Bay is a wonderful, aged rum steeped in the history and tradition of the Virgin Islands. It is a perfectly sweet sipping rum that is a must for anyone's serious collection. Served neat, this will bring back the nostalgia of any visit to the Virgin Islands, by land or sea.

4 years ago I moved from enjoying a good bourbon to sipping rum. I find Rum smoother, sweeter, and I loose myself when sipping rum into the feeling of being in the Caribbean. On my last trip to St Thomas we found Botany and not only enjoyed it but went though 6-8 bottles between 4 of us in one weeks time. this is an outstanding smooth treat. I say better than Zacapa at half the cost.