More spiced rum (check out the chatter on the BlackBeard coverage here, and keep the fun going below) from the folks at Brinley, which makes some very good flavored rums.
Shipwreck hails from St. Kitts and is aged for four years before being juiced up with exotic (and unnamed) spices.
Brinley’s rendition of spiced rum carries a big and flavorful kick. I love the way Shipwreck hits the palate, with sweet rum smoothed out by age and time in the barrel, plus a good shake of cinnamon, orange, woody notes, and a marshmallow-like candiness. It’s not too spicy, with clear sweetness dominating.
But the joy fades as Shipwreck gets toward the finish. A funky kind of skunkiness — that what David Wondrich reminds us is sometimes called “hogo” — that, on its own, isn’t entirely wonderful. For a spiced rum, it may just be too much wood, too much clove — or perhaps not enough alcohol. At 72 proof it’s decidedly light and maybe a touch watery.
It drowns away in Coke, but comparing Shipwreck against a more balanced spiced rum without doctoring, you’ll have no trouble sussing out the superior.
B / $20 / brinleygoldrum.com
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I think this is one of the better spiced rums on the market. Better than Kracken, in my book, although lighter alcohol.
I would love to try this but I can not get the distributors link on the Brinley website to function. Does anybody know what distributors handle this particular spirit?
Horrible. I am a rum person and to me this is one of the worst I have had in a long time. The spices seemed like they would be nice but in the end the aftertaste is overwhelming. The bouquet is nice at first but becomes sickeningly sweet. If at first you think you like this rum just wait for the aftertaste, you will be turned off instantaneously . I will stick with Sailor Jerry for an every day rum.
seriously? this is one of the best rums I have ever tasted. it is so good it doesnt even need a mixer, honestly. drink it neat or on some ice.
This is absolutely fabulous! We had the Brinley Spiced Rum in a mojito in Downtown Disney at the crab shack and it was amazing! The best rum I have ever tasted! Keep it up Brinleys!