tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462121554175947733.post3797425834594389759..comments2024-03-28T21:36:56.697-07:00Comments on Chemistry of the Cocktail: Rum Review: Cockspur 12Jordanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06448702693643593156noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462121554175947733.post-8160669463527290002013-01-12T14:34:45.752-08:002013-01-12T14:34:45.752-08:00lovw working with itlovw working with itAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462121554175947733.post-24409196340803107882013-01-09T11:21:50.964-08:002013-01-09T11:21:50.964-08:00To me, rums like Zaya and Zacapa edge towards bein...To me, rums like Zaya and Zacapa edge towards being liqueurs. It tastes like sugar has been added, rather than simply extracted from the barrel (especially given how few oak tannins seem to go along with some of those old rums). Cockspur seems sweet like a sweeter bourbon or scotch, with caramel and wood sugars.Jordanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06448702693643593156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462121554175947733.post-11294480627418829972013-01-09T10:55:52.422-08:002013-01-09T10:55:52.422-08:00I finally picked up a bottle of this stuff in late...I finally picked up a bottle of this stuff in late November.<br /><br />The words from your review which I relate with for this rum is "dusty berries", "oak", and "pepper".<br /><br />It's strange to me that you call it a sweet rum, because I found it anything but sweet. Perhaps its sweet for its style, but sweet rum to me is something like Zaya or an aged Demerara. Then again, I don't think I've actually sipped it after having added water. Looks like I know what I'll be doing tonight. :)<br /><br />"Earthy" is the word I keep coming back to for this. It has flavors of black pepper, but not the heat of black pepper, referring to the easy-going-ness of it that you mentioned. I get a bit of tannins, and subdued baking spices... clove, nutmeg.<br /><br />I completely agree with comparing it to Cruzan Single Barrel.DJ HawaiianShirthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00282879189919576765noreply@blogger.com