Whalers Rare Reserve Dark Rum

[mikef]

Has anyone else tried this? It apparently got good reviews at this years Rumfest, and it was only $14 at a local store so I tried it last night. Contrary to it's name, it is NOT a dark rum. When you open the bottle, there is a distinct odor of butterscotch and the rum also has a buttery taste (which I don't personally find appealing).

[Jason Perlow]

I didn't try the whalers at the Rumfest. I've never really regarded them as a premium rum company, so I was dissuaded from tasting it.

[Bolivar Petit Corona]

Welcome, mikef!!! Since it's NOT dark, how would you describe the colour?

Does it have a sweet flavour???

[mac1105]

It used to be dark. Bishop Brands bought the company about 3 years ago and changed the bottles (and the product). It has since been bought by Heaven Hill (a big Bourbon producer) about 3 omnths ago, and I imagine it will be changed once again.

[mickblueeyes]

Heaven hill makes all kinds of stuff, not just bourbon. They make vodka, cordials, gin, scotch and everything under the sun--99% of which is garbage. This may or may not be an exception.

[mikef]

The color is gold (you can't tell until you open it because the entire bottle is covered with an opaque wrapping). It isn't what I would call sweet, the taste is hard to describe.