The Rum Diaries: Coruba Jamaican Rum

Hello friends,

Going back and forth from the tiki bar to the turntable all night long really makes you work up a mean, mean thirst!  

Tonight we're taking a break from record reviews and instead we're focusing our attention on one of the world's most delicious (and misunderstood) libations-- RUM.

Described by Marco Polo in the 14th Century as "very good wine made of sugar", the history of rum is as interesting and complex as the drink itself.  The story of Rum is the story of slavery, of pirates, of Navies, of the New World, of exploration, colonization, capitalism, rebellion and of course, hot, drunk college girls on Spring Break!  

YO HO HO, indeed!

CORUBA JAMAICA RUM

Distiller: The Rum Company
Country: Kingston, Jamaica

Cost: $21.00
Proof: 80
Size: 1 liter

Description: Dark Jamaican Rum made from Molasses.

Ned Tugent says: "Very sweet. Too sweet on its own. Tastes almost as if someone's adding caramel syrup right to the bottle! Also, kind of caustic. Good for mixing! Grade: C"

Tiki T says: "Smelling notes: maraschino cherries, vanilla bean and a touch of chlorine.  Very boozy. Caustic on the finish. Grade: C+"

Racist?

Decent, not great Jamaican Rum.  With the help of some fresh limes and blended bananas it would make a good daiquiri.  Would also probably do well in a Planter's Punch.  There's no shortage of good rum coming out of Jamaica and this one is a decent mixer but nothing to write home about!