Bundaberg Rum (Under Proof)

Bundaberg Rum (Under Proof)

Single distillery rum - Australia
37% ABV
Yellow gold

Nose: Toffee, new plastic, grass, rubber, sage, palm sugar, hints of raisins.
Mouthfeel: Light body, oily, loosens.
Tasting: Bitter sweet. Toffee, palm sugar, rubber, grass, hints of raisins, hints of apples.
Finish: Short. Palm sugar, apples, grass.

Comments:

Not too strong at all, but this falls into what I consider to be "harsh" rums. This still has the slightly acrid feel of white rum, despite the aging and the light body. For all that, there are pleasant elements of palm sugar and grass, evoking the tropics.

Verdict:

I like this.

Bundaberg is an Australian distillery, founded in 1885 in Queensland, Australia. The distillery is located near sugar plantations, and rum was first distilled in 1888 as a way of using up spare molasses from the sugar mill. This particular expression is aged between 2 and 3 years.

Other expressions include an overproof version (57.7% ABV) and aged versions (8 years) as well as a rum liqueur and ready-mixed rum and mixers in cans!