At some point with aged rums they take on characteristics & flavours more associated with barrel aging - often similar to those found in whiskey who use the same ex-bourbon barrels - & loose the freshness & joy of unaged rum.
That tipping point obviously varies between individuals & possibly also rum brands.
I always like to start with the unaged variety myself.
They’re a more honest expression of the raw ingredients & distillers craft.
Agree. If they didn’t take on those characteristics, those casks may be questionable. The tipping point is even the starting point across rum brands, once you get into the extractive age-ers vs the oxidative age-ers.
Right there with you. Understand what you’re tasting first and foremost by going to the expressions that most closely showcase the source material’s character. It’s the beauty in rum: can pull it right off the still and have a lovely distillate.
The casks should serve to heighten that beauty, or at least that’s what I’d prefer.
At some point with aged rums they take on characteristics & flavours more associated with barrel aging - often similar to those found in whiskey who use the same ex-bourbon barrels - & loose the freshness & joy of unaged rum.
That tipping point obviously varies between individuals & possibly also rum brands.
I always like to start with the unaged variety myself.
They’re a more honest expression of the raw ingredients & distillers craft.
Agree. If they didn’t take on those characteristics, those casks may be questionable. The tipping point is even the starting point across rum brands, once you get into the extractive age-ers vs the oxidative age-ers.
Right there with you. Understand what you’re tasting first and foremost by going to the expressions that most closely showcase the source material’s character. It’s the beauty in rum: can pull it right off the still and have a lovely distillate.
The casks should serve to heighten that beauty, or at least that’s what I’d prefer.