Doorly's XO

[Jason Perlow]

Doorly's XO, imported by Spirit of Hartford, is a great rum from Barbados. Just tasted it, its a blend of 6-12 year old rums, aged in sherry casks.

The highly-seasoned Oloroso sherry barrels impart a nice sweetness to the rum and almost gives it a Brandy de Jerez-like character.

hitimewine.com has this one for $25.99. A great buy I think.

[Ed Hamilton]

On my site this is listed as Doorly's Fine Old Barbados Rum. The importer wanted it listed that way before it was actually available, but now everyone knows this rum as Doorly's XO. You can find a list of distributors by state on the Spirit of Hartford website.

This rum is a little lighter than some of the other aged rums but it is very nice on the rocks and is sometimes confused with an aged whisky. I certainly don't want to be out of this one.

Edited January 20, 2003 by Ed Hamilton (log)

[Jason Perlow]

I also have RL Seale's Foursquare spiced rum, I'm going to open that one up and try it tonight. Any recommendations for use?

[Ed Hamilton]

I drink Foursquare with Ginger Ale but I try to use one that isn't too sweet. Foursquare doesn't any added sugar cane syrup as a sweetener. Sugar also tends to take some of the bite out of young rums. Foursquare starts out as a two-year-old rum that is then spiced. Cheers!

[Jason Perlow]

I tried it straight on the rocks last night -- very smooth, the flavor was brought out nicely by the dissolving ice.

I agree this would mix pretty nice with ginger ale.