On the palate, the rum is sweet, with more dried fruit notes and a mild but persistent pepperiness. There are some milk chocolate and coffee notes, along with tropical spices of cinnamon and a bit of clove. In the U.S., the stated age on a bottle represents the number of years that the spirit has been aged. In the case of blends, it represents the age of the youngest spirit in the mix. In the Dominican Republic, 51% of the blend must correspond to the stated age on the bottle. The other 49% must be a blend whose average age is equivalent to the bottles stated age. The stated ages on Kirk and Sweeney rums are in accordance with Dominican Republic rules. In response to ever changing regulations in markets where the rum is sold, the company is going to transition its core range to non-age reserve statements. It’s expressions are blends of variously aged rums. On the palate, the rum is drier, although it still retains some of the dried fruit sweetness of its younger siblings. There are the expected flavors of butterscotch and vanilla, dried tropical fruits and a mild pepperiness, along with spice notes of cinnamon, nutmeg and some clove. In the glass Kirk and Sweeney 12 Year is a mahogany coloured spirit – as it is made in such volume I have no doubt it will be coloured to remain consistent.

Records the default button state of the corresponding category & the status of CCPA. It works only in coordination with the primary cookie. There is a lot of this kind of rum about. Dominican Rum producers such as Brugal, Bermudez and Barceló all output a lot of product as do the bottler Oliver&Oliver under various different brands names. This rum is aged in barrels of American oak. The color is a rich reddish-brown mahogany. On the nose, the rum is sweet, with notes of butterscotch and vanilla and just a slight hint of herbaceousness and pepper. As it opens up, subtler dried fruit notes of banana, melon, mango and apricot emerge, along with some citrus zest and some coffee notes. The finish is medium length, sweet with notes of butterscotch and vanilla and a mild lingering pepperiness.Dominican rum is a light Spanish style of rum – they are usually “sweetened” in some way and are presented and marketed as smooth and easy drinking or as premium rum to be paired with a cigar. On the palate, the flavors are sweeter and more intense, with pronounced butterscotch and vanilla notes. There are tropical fruit notes of pineapple, mango and melon, along with a hint of dried apricot and raisin. The coffee and milk chocolate notes are also evident, along with cinnamon and nutmeg and just a hint of oak. The rum is satiny smooth, with a noticeable palate weight. The rum is aged in new American oak barrels. The color is a rich dark amber. On the nose, it seems drier, with the expected butterscotch, vanilla, floral and dried fruit aromas, along with a distinct pepperiness. There are also additional notes of dark chocolate and a hint of coffee. The rum is aged in ex-bourbon and French oak barrels. The color is a dark mahogany. On the nose, the rum shares many of the same aromas of its sibling. It’s seems sweeter. The butterscotch and vanilla notes are more pronounced, as are the floral and citrus zest aromas. It’s less herbaceous and peppery and there is a slight raisin note.

The finish is long and nuanced. It’s silky smooth, sweet, with noticeable tropical fruit and milk chocolate notes and a mild but lingering pepperiness.Kirk and Sweeney, is imported by the 3 Badge Beverage headquartered in Sonoma California. 3 Badge is owned and run by f ourth generation vintner August Sebastiani, a member of one of California’s legendary wine producing families, the Sebastiani. Kirk and Sweeney Dominican Rum 12 Year. Kirk and Sweeney is an American rum “brand”. As well as having this rum their range also consists of a 18 year and 23 year old rum. This cookie is set by Rubicon Project to control synchronization of user identification and exchange of user data between various ad services. The finish is long, with dried fruit sweetness, tropical spice and a mild but lingering pepperiness. Kirk and Sweeney’s core rum range consists of 12, 18 and 23-year-old expressions. Tasting notes are listed below. Recently it also introduced an XO rum that is aged for a full 25 years and is bottled at a cask strength of 65.5%.

In the case of a 23 YO Dominican rum, for example, at least 51% of the rum would need to be 23 years old, the other 49% can also be 23 YO or it can be a blend that consists of a mix of rums whose average age is 23 YO. That means it can consist of rums that are both older and younger of the bottles stated age.These are all excellent rums, incredibly well priced and offer outstanding value. Both the 18 YO and 23 YO make excellent sipping rums. The 18 YO seems more intensely flavored to me, while the 23 YO is smoother, with a more subtle and nuanced complexity. If you are a rum drinker, both of these would be excellent additions to your bar. If you are new to rum, or if you find many molasses based rums to intense, then these expressions are an excellent alternative and a good place to start. The company behind Kirk and Sweeney are 3 Badge Beverage Company from California. Kirk and Sweeney is named after a wooden schooner. This schooner, Kirk and Sweeney, was a rum running vessel which brought rum from the Caribbean to the Northeast Coast during Prohibition. The ship was captured off the coast of New York in 1924. An enormous cargo of rum was found aboard.