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"Clear. Creamy lemon custard aromas are attractive and follow through on a satiny soft entry to a glycerous fruity-yet-dry medium body with a touch on bicarbonate of soda, metal ore, and pepper on the breezy, slightly astringent and bitter finish."

The classic Bacardi Silver Rum in a shatterproof plastic bottle.

"Moderately full bodied. Reminiscent of toffee, leather, honey, lemon cream. Rich texture. Brawny, bold entry. Loaded with light sweet and tart flavors. Excellent integration of diverse components. Picks up lots of wood tones near the buttery finish."

"The initial inhalations expose a moderately spicy, black peppercorn perfume; aeration brings about flax, cooked vegetables, and brown sugar. The platform flavor is intensely cocoa-like, then at midpalate, the taste leaps into deeper cocoa/bittersweet chocolate territory before turning lean and keenly bittersweet, oily and chocolaty in the finish." 85-89 pts.

Massive, rich, browned toffee, caramel. This is as close as it gets to a desert rum.

The classic Bacardi Gold Rum in a shatterproof plastic bottle.

The classic Captain Morgan Spiced Rum in a shatterproof plastic bottle.

"The wonderfully piquant bouquet of citrus pulp features lemon first, then orange pulp; aeration adds hints of lime and grapefruit. Palate entry is tart, intensely citrusy; by midpalate, the acidity subsides leaving behind juicy, tart flavors of orange and lemon. Finishes properly acidic and mouth-puckering. Another winner from the world’s foremost flavored rum producer, Cruzan." 90-95 pts.