Today we review Golsing’s Gold Rum, Bacardi Superior, Don Q Gold, Mount Gay Eclipse and Myers’s Gold Rum. Tasting notes, scoring, you got it, all right here!
The breakdown looks like this:
Gosling’s Gold Rum ($18)
Nose: Toffee, Caramel, Molasses
Taste: Salty Caramel, Ethanol Pain, Astringent Bite with a Dry Finish
Overall: A bit too booze and astringent
Score: 5
Bacardi Superior ($20)
Nose: Sweet Cane, Banana Notes, Light Earthy Mineral, Sandy Beaches
Taste: Lightly Sweet Molasses, Mild Burn, Caramel, Pink Cotton Candy Ethanol Finish
Overall: This isn’t a bad rum, people hate on it because they hate the brand–that’s bullshit, this is a very well done light rum
Score: 8
Myers’s Rum ($13)
Nose: Cane, Vanilla, Funky Caramel
Taste: Rubber Balloon “Funk”, Light Wood/Oak, Vanilla, Warm Burn with Dry Molasses Finish
Overall: The funky nose and rubber is tough to handle at first, but gets easier with sips
Score: 6
Mount Gay Eclipse ($20)
Nose: Salty Beaches, Sugar Cane, Vanilla, Toffee, Mild Burn
Taste: Caramel Candy, Mild Oaky Vanilla, Buttery, slightly toasted oak
Overall: It’s good, but it’s nothing exciting, meets expectations
Score: 7
Don Q Gold ($17)
Nose: Caramel, Ethanol…smell is… less than exciting.
Taste: Vanilla, Buttery Oak, Tongue Numbing, Muted Pineapple, Caramel
Overall: Not a really memorable flavor, but a good price (pretty much a light rum with gold color)
Score: 6
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I can dig it, but I would have put the Gizzy at 8 and Bacardi 6. Cruzan aged gold would have been nice to see included. remember this one, btw? your reaction tho…..https://youtu.be/4jMlaiq669Y?t=341
idubbs meets liquor review 😛
do whiskies or beer
This is a first. I’m drinking Golsing’s Dark now. Great video. Thanks
Dude awesome shirt “Better Call Saul!”
Great Rum comparison! I’ve only had three out of the five rums mentioned, but agree with you completely. Have you tried Afrohead Rum yet? I just met a rep at my friend’s bar the other night and got some their 15 year aged and it was delicious. Plenty of vanilla and cognac flavor. Just picked up their 7 year aged today and will be doing a side by side video soon. Great video as always!
Awesome, quick and informative, would love to see more reviews in this format!
I enjoy this quick easy to understand comparison, especially as a relatively new drinker. Would love to see videos in this style for other spirits as well.
well out of the 5 i can get 3 here in Michigan and of those they are 3-6 dollars cheaper than what prices you can get them for don Q is 9.99 mount gays 18.99 and Bacardi is 12.99. i would argue with your statement about the abrasiveness of
Bacardi though i haven’t had it in couple years but i think it seemed like it burned like kraken and that’s a 14 point difference.
I’ve been in Mexico for 2 weeks now and I have bought two different kinds of Bacardi rum. I can drink Tequila and Mezcal in the bars in restaurants. I was surprised to see on the bottles that they say “hecho in Mexico” The Bacardi rum was made in Mexico. I think they don’t taste as good as the other Bacardi rums that I have tried either.
“Funky” is a good adjective for Myers’s rum; it’s not bad, but it is very different from other Caribbean rums.
I also would place Bacardí high on a tasting chart; it’s not the best Caribbean rum, but it’s pretty good for it’s price margin.
Awesome, this is where it’s at! Did you have this one in the can when I asked you about reviews the other day? If we can’t get the ol’fashioned reviews this is a great substitute. I’ll just miss the banter between you and Ian on the reviews. Hopefully this does well and continues on.
I really liked this type of video. I think it’s a little more useful than the recent blind tastings. Would love to see more for rums of different styles and price ranges.
I like this video and this concept a lot. Keep it up!
While I like your in depth tasting videos better, this concept is very cool for the more “standard” brands.
I was literally just watching maxmoefoe drink mount gay
This review should have included the Havana Club 3 year old… Would have blown the competition away…
Ha, such a great idea to do a 5 in 5! Spares time and keeps the focus on the subject.
I❤️rum
The original bacardi white rum is gross. Its like cheap vodka. Basically rubbing alcohol like.
5 black spiced rums in 5 minutes!
Kraken
Cap black
Goslings
Malibu black
Bacardi black
DO IT FOR US SPICED RUM LOVERSSSS
going with Mount Gay and Bacardi Superior
Do same with tequila
Definitely more vids like this! Throughly enjoyed it. Just do this type of video with your whole bar but in episodes