Kirk & Sweeney Reserva Dominican Republic Rum, 700ml

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Kirk & Sweeney Reserva Dominican Republic Rum, 700ml

Kirk & Sweeney Reserva Dominican Republic Rum, 700ml

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The stated ages on Kirk and Sweeney rums are in accordance with Dominican Republic rules. In response to ever changing regulations in markets where the rum is sold, the company is going to transition its core range to non-age reserve statements. It’s expressions are blends of variously aged rums. On the palate, the flavors are sweeter and more intense, with pronounced butterscotch and vanilla notes. There are tropical fruit notes of pineapple, mango and melon, along with a hint of dried apricot and raisin. The coffee and milk chocolate notes are also evident, along with cinnamon and nutmeg and just a hint of oak. The rum is satiny smooth, with a noticeable palate weight. The finish is long, with dried fruit sweetness, tropical spice and a mild but lingering pepperiness. This rum is aged in barrels of American oak. The color is a rich reddish-brown mahogany. On the nose, the rum is sweet, with notes of butterscotch and vanilla and just a slight hint of herbaceousness and pepper. As it opens up, subtler dried fruit notes of banana, melon, mango and apricot emerge, along with some citrus zest and some coffee notes. Overall I enjoyed it, and it seems okay as a sipper, but probably better suited as a mixer. Would I buy it again? Probably not. But I will give the 18 and 23 years a taste when I can.

Records the default button state of the corresponding category & the status of CCPA. It works only in coordination with the primary cookie. On the palate, the rum is drier, although it still retains some of the dried fruit sweetness of its younger siblings. There are the expected flavors of butterscotch and vanilla, dried tropical fruits and a mild pepperiness, along with spice notes of cinnamon, nutmeg and some clove. Kirk and Sweeney’s core rum range consists of 12, 18 and 23-year-old expressions. Tasting notes are listed below. Recently it also introduced an XO rum that is aged for a full 25 years and is bottled at a cask strength of 65.5%. The finish is long and nuanced. It’s silky smooth, sweet, with noticeable tropical fruit and milk chocolate notes and a mild but lingering pepperiness.I also have to wonder whether it is still a 12 year old. 12 Reserva might well imply it is, but I wouldn't be surprised if there were much younger rums in the blend. The look and color is nice with a reddish mahogany glow in the bottle and a light yellowish amber in the glass. I let it sit for about 5 minutes before smelling and there was a strong presence of vanilla, caramel, sugar and oak. I occasionally got some mild fruit but nothing substantial, maybe a hint of orange rind and apricot, really not sure. Kirk and Sweeney 12 Year Old Rum earned a score of 95 points from Wine Enthusiast, which named it one of the Top 50 Spirits of 2013, and was called one of the Best New Rums of 2013 by Liquor.com. In the U.S., the stated age on a bottle represents the number of years that the spirit has been aged. In the case of blends, it represents the age of the youngest spirit in the mix. In the Dominican Republic, 51% of the blend must correspond to the stated age on the bottle. The other 49% must be a blend whose average age is equivalent to the bottles stated age.

The finish is medium length, sweet with notes of butterscotch and vanilla and a mild lingering pepperiness.Kirk and Sweeney, is imported by the 3 Badge Beverage headquartered in Sonoma California. 3 Badge is owned and run by f ourth generation vintner August Sebastiani, a member of one of California’s legendary wine producing families, the Sebastiani. This cookie is set by Rubicon Project to control synchronization of user identification and exchange of user data between various ad services. The rum is aged in ex-bourbon and French oak barrels. The color is a dark mahogany. On the nose, the rum shares many of the same aromas of its sibling. It’s seems sweeter. The butterscotch and vanilla notes are more pronounced, as are the floral and citrus zest aromas. It’s less herbaceous and peppery and there is a slight raisin note.



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