The colors of rum is a relatively new IB. and a daughter company of the well knows Polish high-end bottler ‘wealth solutions’.
TCOR wants to showcase the best that the rum world has to offer. They started by bottling rum from a selection of casks from the very finest producers. Their creative team has prepared bottle designs inspired by the colors of the national flags of the countries, which have created these rums. The result is a series of products for enthusiasts, connoisseurs, and collectors alike.
I am going to review quite a lot of those rums, and starting with a Jamaican distillery I’ve never tasted yet. I’ve heard many things about their style of Rum and was eager to try this one. Their very first rum from Jamaica was distilled in 1994 and spent 25 years maturing in the tropics in an Ex-American Oak cask. Bottled in 2021 at a cask strength of 68,7% ABV. At the age of 26, it’s one of the oldest spirits in The Colours of Rum collection so far. The cask yielded 256 bottles, the design of which are inspired by the gold of the Jamaican flag.
New Yarmouth (Jamaica) 1994 , 68,7% , EUR 338 (sold out)
Note: I was Expecting a funky nose with rotten pineapple Jamaica style, but this one, really surprised me with rich, thick, and juicy notes. Rich caramel, figs and dates, sweet dried banana, mango and deep oak, wood varnish, pepper, and wood spices with vanilla and clove.
Palate: Sweet and fruity, with more ripe bananas and a hint of pineapple, lots of sweet caramel and butterscotch goodness and some wood spices and heat (pepper, ginger powder), quite a lot of wood which is lovely for me at least (I enjoy old wood quite a bit when it’s well-integrated). Again, rich, big, and not funky.
Finish: Sweet dried bananas, wood varnish, caramel infused dark chocolate, wood spice, and leather, sugared orange peel.
Conclusion: Lovely stuff, but not cheap anyways, sold out, so you don’t have to bother with deciding if you want one 😉
Great start to my Colors of Rum journey. more to come.