The Bermúdez distillery indeed uses time-tested ancestral methods to extract the best from ingredients and produce a liquor of unparalleled quality, all while minimizing their ecological footprint. These 3 Dominican rums are made in a traditional way and then aged in American white oak barrels for 12, 18, or 23 years. I don't claim to be an expert, I just know what I like and don't, and know everyone tastes and smells things differently and has their own likes, dislikes and preferences when it comes to rum.

This full-bodied rum delivers an intriguing range of aromas, from intense vanillas to faint notes of sherry and raisins–all built upon a notable undercurrent of roasted cane sugars. Please always read the labels, warnings, and directions provided with the product before using or consuming a product.

The Reserva: this rum, aged for 12 years in oak barrels, boasts intense and complex aromas of vanilla, caramel, and dried fruits.

The only bad thing to come out of this discovery is now I want to keep trying new more expensive rums to see if I can tell the difference. We recommend that you do not rely solely on the information presented here and that you always read labels, warnings, and directions before using or consuming a product.

Expert blending comes to life with the first taste, revealing a deep vanilla flavour, followed by dried fruits, nutmeg, cinnamon spices and a hint of oak. Upon opening the bottle, you'll be greeted with aromas of vanilla, sherry-soaked raisins, and earthy sugar cane undertones. It offers a bit of vanilla, dark chocolate and dark berries, but is dominated by somewhat bitter oaky notes.

Each rum thus has unique characteristics that make it irresistible and attract fine palate enthusiasts around the world.

Made with sugar cane and aged in oak barrels for 12 years, Kirk and Sweeney shows a rich mahogany colour, smoothly capturing a complex range of flavours, from earthy sugar cane and dried fruit to vanilla and toasted oak. Twenty three years spent in American Oak barrels, housed in brick at the distillery, has lent every bottle a touch of dried fruit, sherry and honey. KIRK AND SWEENEY was a wooden schooner, best known for smuggling rum from the Caribbean to the Northeast during the early years of Prohibition.

The average ageing of rum in the Caribbean is generally two years, Kirk and Sweeney is the rare exception. The sweetness hits hard at the beginning of the tasting, but fades out into a smooth and balanced finish. The ageing process also brings out the cane honey flavour, which is sweet but not overpowering, and is balanced by the earthy undertones. Information and statements about products are not intended to be used to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease or health condition. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products.The aroma presents subtle notes of dried fruits and sweet, toasted breads, along with a base toffee, fresh honey and caramelised sugar. On the palate, initial hints of honey, toffee and caramelized sugar lead to subtler notes of almond and vanilla, which finally give way to bursts of figs, dried plums, caramel and sherry on the finish. Initial taste reveals a nectar-sweet quality, leading to a weightier body that’s serious in character but not overbearing.