Review: Siesta Key Gold Rum
Siesta Key Gold rum was introduced in 2011. It is one of six rums crafted at the Drum Circle Distillery in Sarasota Florida. The others include the previously reviewed Toasted Coconut, and Spiced, along with Silver, Distiller’s Reserve Spiced, and Beer Barrel Finished Spiced. Siesta Key Gold is made from Florida grown sugar cane and triple filtered water. It is distilled in a Christian Carl custom made small batch copper still that was build in Stuttgart Germany. The rum is aged in small oak barrels and then mellowed in used barrels first used to age Makers Mark Bourbon. It pours to a golden color. The aroma is vanilla, oak, and banana, with an orange peel and cane sugar backing. The vanilla and oak entry is joined by orange spice flavor that builds to a sweet cinnamon, vanilla and whole orange peak. It fades with a warm mild sting with all of the previous flavors returning, before finishing semidry with a bit of pepper and spice that leaves a dry oak, orange, and whole banana taste.
Made in Sarasota Florida
40% Alcohol
Score 90
Award Silver Medal