Dominican Republic Rum Archives - Best Tasting Spirits

Review: Barcelo Imperial Rum

Jeff Ellingson — Thu, 20 Aug 2020 17:11:56 +0000

Barcelo Imperial Rum was launched in 1980. It is distilled from the finest selection of estate grown Caribbean sugar cane grown in the Dominican Republic. Ron Barcelo is the only rum produced in the Dominican Republic from fresh cut sugar cane. The other brands are all made from molasses. Imperial is one of eight rums […]

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Review: Bacoo 8 Year Old Rum

Jeff Ellingson — Mon, 11 May 2020 20:23:42 +0000

Two years ago I reviewed Bacoo 5 year old rum. It is one of the best tasting 5 year old rums I’ve tried. While I was anxious to find Bacoo 8 year old rum, distribution is limited and it took until now to get my hands on a bottle. Bacoo is named for a mischievous […]

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Review: Kirk and Sweeney 12 Year Old Rum

Jeff Ellingson — Mon, 05 Mar 2018 02:39:04 +0000

Kirk and Sweeney 12 Year Old Rum is produced by 3 Badge Beverage Company, a family owned company that also makes Uncle Val’s Gin, Pasote Tequila, and Bozal Mezcal. 3 Badge is run by 4th generation vintner August Sebastiani out of an old fire station in Sonoma California. This is the same fire station his grandfather […]

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Review: Bacoo 5 Year Old Rum

Jeff Ellingson — Wed, 31 Jan 2018 02:28:10 +0000

Bacoo 5 Year Old Rum is one of three rums crafted under the Bacoo label in The Dominican Republic. The others include an 8 Year Old and 12 Year Old Rum. A Bacoo is a mischievous mythological spirit claimed to be found in the Caribbean. Bacoo’s are told to be found in empty corked rum bottles […]

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Review: Atlantico Platino Rum

Jeff Ellingson — Fri, 17 Jul 2015 00:32:44 +0000

Atlantico Platino rum is one of three rums they craft in the Dominican Republic. Atlantico is yet another celebrity rum, as Enrique Iglesias is one of the partners. Platino is made with two rums. One is made with molasses, and the other is made with sugar cane juice. Both rums are aged separately in oak […]

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Review: Ron Matusalem Platino Rum

Jeff Ellingson — Mon, 13 Jul 2015 00:42:47 +0000

Ron Matusalem Platino rum was re-launched in 2002. Their rum was first produced in Santiago de Cuba in 1872 by a family that brought from Spain a secret formula for distilling and blending rum. In the period from the 1930’s-1950’s Ron Matusalem had over a 50% market share in Cuba. Following the Cuban revolution in […]

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Review: Brugal Especial Extra Dry Rum

Jeff Ellingson — Fri, 17 Apr 2015 00:36:44 +0000

Brugal Especial Extra Dry rum is made with 100% Dominican Republic grown sugar cane molasses. It is distilled twice using their proprietary methods to remove some of the sweetness from the alcohol. They age the rum in American white oak barrels for 2-5 years. The barrels are blended and then triple charcoal filtered to remove impurities and color. Pure […]

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