Old Fort Reserve Rum
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Most tasters walked away underwhelmed by this one. The theme is molasses front and center — sweet, roasted, a bit of wood and nuts — but thin through the middle and short on the finish. A few members enjoy the roasty side (mocha, coffee, burnt sugar); more find it sticky-sweet and forgettable, with one calling it "musty and artificially sweet". Not a lot of Saint Lucia character coming through.
The community says- Roasty mocha notes
- But: Thin body
- But: Short finish
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How does Old Fort Reserve Rum taste?
Summarized by AI from 14 community reviews.
Sweet, roasty molasses rum that reads thin Middling verdict overall: liked by fans of roasty, coffee-ish rum, but most found it thin, sweet and one-note, with barely any Saint Lucia signature.
people who like sweet, roasty, coffee-ish rum
anyone wanting body, length or complexity
Style & occasion: Mature & oaky
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Positive from 8.0 · Mixed 6.0–7.9 · Critical below 6.0
Review by LukaŽiga
7,1:On the nose, the barrel impact is strong, the wood is roasted with hazelnuts, cocoa, caramelized burnt sugar, sweet and spicy, the fruits ars tropical and dried, the molasses floral, vegetal. 6:On the palate, the attack is sweet with roasted wood notes like caramel, burnt sugar, chocolate, roasted nuts, milk chocolate, the molasses is bitter, the fruits dried, some metallic patina comes out 6,1:The finish is medium long, dry, sweet with roasted, burnt wood notes, spicy and the fruits dried.
Review by Skyfly
Arturs Weird & Blind Tasting #5: I probably wouldn't have guessed an Saint Lucia. Very roasted/burnt with lots of wood and caramel. On the nose still tropical fruits, which are no longer noticeable afterwards.
Review by zabo
First of all, a BIG THANK YOU to TheDunderHut for being part of the Wird&Blind set again. Together with DomM, this task was tackled. Unfortunately, no unicorn this time, but tried great rare stuff that you don't get your hands on easily otherwise. The only thing I really missed were the stories about each individual rum in the splitter.
Review by Thunderbird
Once again a rum from the sampler series Wird and Blind by @thedunderhut. Well... for me, this really has nothing to do with rum 😏 It's just a disgustingly sweet sticky drink with alcohol.. oh yeah, a bit of cask and with a good will a little nut is also noticeable
Review by Timo Groeger
Weird and blind tasting by Artur. Thanks a lot for that. I really like it, I do like this roastiness. Nose: wood, barrel and that roastiness. On the palate also very roasty, mocha, cappuccino and coffee are recognizable.
Review by DutchRumPirate
Weird and Blind #5 The aroma is pleasant and slightly sweet. On the palate, it starts off very smooth and slightly sweet. As the taste progresses, a flavor emerges that I don't like. The finish is medium, but this isn't my rum.
Review by Mentalo
Arturs „Weird and Blind tasting“ Nummer 5 . Ich fand das war eine ziemlich nichtssagende Abfüllung. Süß, Melasse, kurzer Abgang. Vielleicht hätte ich den nicht als letztes im Glas haben sollen, aber so war er dann recht enttäuschend.
Review by Rumpalumpa
Even if I wouldn't have recognized it as a St. Lucia rum, I quite like it. Very dark and roasted aromas that transition into creamy. Reminds me a lot of the Pampero Aniversario. I could well imagine it with cola.
Review by FischeJ
Pretty sweet and thin. Sweetened Muckefuck
Review by Johannes
Weird and blind tasting @Artur: I was looking forward to a Lucia, but unfortunately this has little to do with it. Molasses dominates, thin, but overall not bad.
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Details about Old Fort Reserve Rum
A rum from Saint Lucia, distilled by Saint Lucia Distillers, at 40%.
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