7,4:On the nose , the roasted notes of a well-toasted oak barrel coat a rather light rum. This one lets out slightly floral and dry notes, as well as some freshly fruity touches, like lychee.
Aeration reveals a rounder and more gourmand woodiness, typical of American oak. Vanilla, coconut and blond tobacco are obviously part of it, bringing a little bourbon side to this rum with caramelized accents.
7,4:The palate is faithful to our white oak, which doesn't wait a second to show us what it does best. The flavors of vanilla, coconut and blond tobacco are executed according to the rules of the art, with a small discreet but gourmet coating.
7,2:The finish continues with these reassuring aromas, instilling a little molasses and caramel.

Not much complex rum with sweet caramel and fruity tones. Strong burning aftertaste.

Dark caramel rum with spice taste. Sweet taste with tones of wood. Nice and complex rum.

Light aroma, fruit tones in taste, but nothing special.

Unique sherry tones. Quite interesting, but nothing special.

good little sipper neat, or mixed with a root beer.

7,5:The nose of this rum is fresh and gourmand. We have candied, caramelized fruit and passion fruit, prunes After that burnt rubber, metallic notes come in.The wood is dry and fruits fermented with spicy quince compote. We find tannins, offset by a tart cherry.
Resting allowing a molasses to come more intense, with a hint of metal, acidity and some smokiness.
7,3:On the palate it is sweet at first with grilled bread with mineral or metallic character. Then we receive fresh fruit juice with pears, peaches, mandarine and quinces, some dried fruit, a bit later with litchi and longan, minimal smokiness and spicy wood.
7:The finish is soft, thin, dry, vegetal and sweet with longan, woody with tannins.

Pretty good rum from Mexico. Rich body with sweet flavor. But give it a chance and you will like it.

This is still a good sipping rum, not as sweet and def needs to breathe (i typically let it rest/breathe for about 2hrs before sipping) very much an alcohol smell cant sense any other scents with out resting. Enjoy sipping it with an A&W rootbeer while smoking a cigar.

another favorite of mine this comes in 3rd (diplomatico and Plantation XO being 1st & 2nd) - this rum has an odd flavor to it that i cant quite name it. Im not very experienced in profiling rums/whiskys/wines, but it seems like it wants to be sweeter than what it is and just becomes different.

I don't think, that this rum is good for sipping. For mixing works well.

Taste is not bad, not good. But still interesting rum with predominant licorice taste.

not as sweet as diplomatico, has a heavy alcohol smell that i let air out for about 2 hours in a glass before enjoying neat with a cigar. This is up there as a favorite of mine (i also think highly of diplomatico - so take my opinion with a grain of salt)

I actually very much enjoy this rum, especially neat. I let it sit for an hour or 2 and enjoy it with a cigar.

Above average for this price. Dark amber color, rich oak flavor and smooth aftertaste. Honest 12yo rum.

Ja osobne kubánsky môžem, takže za mňa úplne v poriadku.

Zas edícia korenených rumov. Jedine miešané drinky.

Rebrandovaný Ron de Jeremy. Veľmi dobré pitie. Odporúčam.

Celé zle tieto korenené liehy, 2/10 len kvôli miešaniu s kolou.

In my experience with any R.L.Seale’s products, be it Real McCoy, R.L. Seale’s, Doorly’s or FourSquare, they’re not for everyone. However, if you drink it and it doesn’t immediately appeal to your palate, don’t drink anything else but the bottle you have for the next day or two, and eventually your palate will adjust. And when it does, you can start to pick up the finesse and finer details of the rum that this man makes. It takes a while to adjust to the pure spirit(without any sort of additives or sugar), but once it does, you see the masterpiece in the craft at which this guy works.

Nose: A hefty amount of banana up front, followed by barrel spice, baking spices, and caramel. Subtle almond note.

Palate: An immediate tinge of alcohol and funk, rounded out by heavy molasses, black coffee, and tobacco. Slightly sweet, yet intensely drying.

Finish: The almond from the nose returns, immediately overtaken by a tingle-inducing spiciness. Left with drying oak flavors. Moreish.

This leaves me hesitant to try further-aged Appleton offerings, as this itself borders on "over-oaked." But wow, is this an especially delicious 12-year rum.

9.5/10

Bought a bottle to see if it had a place in my Mai Tai recipe and while it wasn't unpleasant, the color and taste both hit too artificial a note to replace something like Pierre Ferrand Orange Curacao. Mixes with other orange liqueurs pretty well to shake it up from time to time but won't buy another bottle.

Polish, flowers and caramel in aroma; caramel, vanilla, polish, grapes and wood in body; caramel tail.

Thoughts: A pretty non-existant rum. The burn of cheap alcohol is present and we could detect some white pepper spice, slight oaky notes and after a few sips maybe a drop of vanilla. At £23 we feel it's not even worth that and continues with the tradition that Barcardi in the UK is known for cheap, nightclub-consumed alcohol. The only way we'd recommend you drink it is with a mixer to hide it.

Rating: 2/10

Smell - extremely light
Taste - medium/heavy burn, white pepper spice, slight oaky notes, vanilla appears
After Taste - short, light wood

A well-balanced rum with strong apple, honey, and caramel notes. Rich in spices with a long, earthy finish. Perfect for lovers of bold, navy-style rums.

7,4:On the nose , the roasted notes of a well-toasted oak barrel coat a rather light rum. This one lets out slightly floral and dry notes, as well as some freshly fruity touches, like lychee.
Aeration reveals a rounder and more gourmand woodiness, typical of American oak. Vanilla, coconut and blond tobacco are obviously part of it, bringing a little bourbon side to this rum with caramelized accents.
7,4:The palate is faithful to our white oak, which doesn't wait a second to show us what it does best. The flavors of vanilla, coconut and blond tobacco are executed according to the rules of the art, with a small discreet but gourmet coating.
7,2:The finish continues with these reassuring aromas, instilling a little molasses and caramel.

Not much complex rum with sweet caramel and fruity tones. Strong burning aftertaste.

Dark caramel rum with spice taste. Sweet taste with tones of wood. Nice and complex rum.

Light aroma, fruit tones in taste, but nothing special.

Unique sherry tones. Quite interesting, but nothing special.

good little sipper neat, or mixed with a root beer.

7,5:The nose of this rum is fresh and gourmand. We have candied, caramelized fruit and passion fruit, prunes After that burnt rubber, metallic notes come in.The wood is dry and fruits fermented with spicy quince compote. We find tannins, offset by a tart cherry.
Resting allowing a molasses to come more intense, with a hint of metal, acidity and some smokiness.
7,3:On the palate it is sweet at first with grilled bread with mineral or metallic character. Then we receive fresh fruit juice with pears, peaches, mandarine and quinces, some dried fruit, a bit later with litchi and longan, minimal smokiness and spicy wood.
7:The finish is soft, thin, dry, vegetal and sweet with longan, woody with tannins.

Pretty good rum from Mexico. Rich body with sweet flavor. But give it a chance and you will like it.

This is still a good sipping rum, not as sweet and def needs to breathe (i typically let it rest/breathe for about 2hrs before sipping) very much an alcohol smell cant sense any other scents with out resting. Enjoy sipping it with an A&W rootbeer while smoking a cigar.

another favorite of mine this comes in 3rd (diplomatico and Plantation XO being 1st & 2nd) - this rum has an odd flavor to it that i cant quite name it. Im not very experienced in profiling rums/whiskys/wines, but it seems like it wants to be sweeter than what it is and just becomes different.

I don't think, that this rum is good for sipping. For mixing works well.

Taste is not bad, not good. But still interesting rum with predominant licorice taste.

not as sweet as diplomatico, has a heavy alcohol smell that i let air out for about 2 hours in a glass before enjoying neat with a cigar. This is up there as a favorite of mine (i also think highly of diplomatico - so take my opinion with a grain of salt)

I actually very much enjoy this rum, especially neat. I let it sit for an hour or 2 and enjoy it with a cigar.

Above average for this price. Dark amber color, rich oak flavor and smooth aftertaste. Honest 12yo rum.

Ja osobne kubánsky môžem, takže za mňa úplne v poriadku.

Zas edícia korenených rumov. Jedine miešané drinky.

Rebrandovaný Ron de Jeremy. Veľmi dobré pitie. Odporúčam.

Celé zle tieto korenené liehy, 2/10 len kvôli miešaniu s kolou.

In my experience with any R.L.Seale’s products, be it Real McCoy, R.L. Seale’s, Doorly’s or FourSquare, they’re not for everyone. However, if you drink it and it doesn’t immediately appeal to your palate, don’t drink anything else but the bottle you have for the next day or two, and eventually your palate will adjust. And when it does, you can start to pick up the finesse and finer details of the rum that this man makes. It takes a while to adjust to the pure spirit(without any sort of additives or sugar), but once it does, you see the masterpiece in the craft at which this guy works.

Nose: A hefty amount of banana up front, followed by barrel spice, baking spices, and caramel. Subtle almond note.

Palate: An immediate tinge of alcohol and funk, rounded out by heavy molasses, black coffee, and tobacco. Slightly sweet, yet intensely drying.

Finish: The almond from the nose returns, immediately overtaken by a tingle-inducing spiciness. Left with drying oak flavors. Moreish.

This leaves me hesitant to try further-aged Appleton offerings, as this itself borders on "over-oaked." But wow, is this an especially delicious 12-year rum.

9.5/10

Bought a bottle to see if it had a place in my Mai Tai recipe and while it wasn't unpleasant, the color and taste both hit too artificial a note to replace something like Pierre Ferrand Orange Curacao. Mixes with other orange liqueurs pretty well to shake it up from time to time but won't buy another bottle.

Polish, flowers and caramel in aroma; caramel, vanilla, polish, grapes and wood in body; caramel tail.

Thoughts: A pretty non-existant rum. The burn of cheap alcohol is present and we could detect some white pepper spice, slight oaky notes and after a few sips maybe a drop of vanilla. At £23 we feel it's not even worth that and continues with the tradition that Barcardi in the UK is known for cheap, nightclub-consumed alcohol. The only way we'd recommend you drink it is with a mixer to hide it.

Rating: 2/10

Smell - extremely light
Taste - medium/heavy burn, white pepper spice, slight oaky notes, vanilla appears
After Taste - short, light wood

A well-balanced rum with strong apple, honey, and caramel notes. Rich in spices with a long, earthy finish. Perfect for lovers of bold, navy-style rums.