Review: Berrys’ Own Panama Rum 10 Years Old
Berry Bros., a UK wine and spirits merchant, is branching out into rum production, bringing in a variety of rums from all over the Caribbean and Latin America. We received one of the seven bottlings the company is importing, a 10 year old rum from Panama.
On first blush, it’s very hot — all heady alcoholic vapors — but give it a few minutes to settle down, and this Panama gem shows its charms. Rich, caramelized sugars play with light citrus notes, coconut, and a cocoa finish. After that heat burns off, Berrys’ Panama proves to be quite the smooth and, it must be said, quite delicious sipping rum.
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92 proof.
A / $80 / bbr.com
Berrys' Own Panama Rum 10 Years Old
$80
9.5
Is it on the woody side? Abuelo and Zafra are both from Panama, and they both have a lot of barrel flavor, making them more whiskey-like (to my taste buds) than many other rums. Mount Gay Extra, from Barbados is also a bit whiskey like, and a safe bet for whiskey drinkers who would like to sip rum.