Why We Love It
It's a standout choice for classic tiki drinks and bold modern creations alike.
Hamilton Jamaican Pot Still Black Rum is a Dark Rum from the Hamilton Rum brand crafted in Jamaica.
Hamilton Jamaican Pot Still Black Rum is a bold, funky spirit that captures the essence of traditional Jamaican rum-making. A blend of extra light, light and heavy pot still rums distilled from fermented molasses from the Worthy Park Estate sugar mill resulting in a complex profile with notes of tropical fruit, molasses, and a hint of smoke. Interestingly, the creator of this rum, Ed Hamilton, is known as the "Minister of Rum" in cocktail circles. He personally travels to distilleries around the Caribbean to select and blend rums, ensuring each bottle meets his exacting standards.
It's a standout choice for classic tiki drinks and bold modern creations alike.
Hamilton Jamaican Pot Still Black Rum shines brightest when sipped neat or with a single large ice cube, allowing its robust flavors to unfold on the palate. This bold rum also excels in tropical and tiki-style cocktails, adding depth and complexity, and pairs wonderfully with spicy Caribbean cuisine or rich desserts, making it a perfect choice for balmy summer evenings or as a warming treat on cooler nights.
Nose: Tropical florals.
Palate: Baked ripe bananas.
Finish: Grassy finish.
This blend of rum is imported in 1,000 liter pallet tanks at 85% ABV then diluted with filtered (reverse osmosis) well water in Westfield, NY. After being reduced to 93 proof over five days, the rum is colored with double strength black caramel made from American sugar by Sethness Caramel.
This rum is deliciously funky and bold. If you like funky rums like smith and cross, then this rum is probably for you as it adds a very nice spin of sun-baked fruit into the mix. It's got a tropical undertone to the whole thing while coming in strong with that overripe-fruit-sitting-in-the-sun funk. It is a great mixer when you want a funky rum front and center, as it brings a different kind of depth to the funk than something like s&c. Very well priced and delicious!
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