Bouquet: Funk. Singes your nosehairs. Cough syrup. The microscopic residue of yesterday's vomit on a humid dive bar floor after it's been mopped up.
Flavors: Cola. Vanilla. Wood chips. Cotton candy. Cream soda. That trini flavor. It's not just alcohol. It's a shitload of alcohol. It's a little like an overproof bourbon.
Mixes well, even for people who don't like booze. I mixed it with a ting soda. The flavor comes through.
I would compare it to Rum Fire from Jamaica, or Plantation's other overproof blend.
Plantation 73% Overproof Trinidad
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Word to the wise...
Overproofs of all spirits are meant either for mixing - but - also for dilution for sipping straight. Without dilution, it's impossible to truly judge any brown or white spirit...
http://rumproject.com/rumforum/viewtopic.php?t=1767
http://rumproject.com/rumforum/viewtopic.php?t=331
Overproofs of all spirits are meant either for mixing - but - also for dilution for sipping straight. Without dilution, it's impossible to truly judge any brown or white spirit...
http://rumproject.com/rumforum/viewtopic.php?t=1767
http://rumproject.com/rumforum/viewtopic.php?t=331
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I noticed the vomit/medicine aromas mellowed out since i opened the bottle. It's a little more complex now.
As far as dilution goes, I had been putting ice in overproofs in the past, but after reading jarimi's review, i see how that would dull the flavor. at that point, all you taste is bland cold ethanol.
In a recreational drinking situation without mixer, I think I would opt to use a squeeze of lime (what would this be? a diet daquiri?). A drop of bitters if i wanted to be fancy.
My favorite way to dilute overproof is with bourbon.
As far as dilution goes, I had been putting ice in overproofs in the past, but after reading jarimi's review, i see how that would dull the flavor. at that point, all you taste is bland cold ethanol.
In a recreational drinking situation without mixer, I think I would opt to use a squeeze of lime (what would this be? a diet daquiri?). A drop of bitters if i wanted to be fancy.
My favorite way to dilute overproof is with bourbon.