Prichard's Fine Rum

[Rocky_Creek]

Found this review of Pritchars's fine rum. Those 15 gallon barrels are new charred not x-bourban barrels. The differance in aging because of the size of the barrel comment is useful.

Prichard's Fine Rum 80 Proof
Prichard's Distillery, Kelso, Tennessee USA

"Appearance: Beautiful amber color - clear with no hazing separation or floating sediments. The color belies its age - (its the Lolita of rum) - looks older and more seductive than its chronological age - at least twice and in some respects three times as old as its age of about 3 years. This is due in part to the use of 15 gallon casks rather than the industry standard of 52 gallons, so there is much more rum-to-char contact, not just 3-1 as you would think.

First Impression: Limestone, pepper and char - warm, dark, spice; peat, vanilla and a whiff of something like bananas - a really atypical but wonderful bouquet.

Taste: Almost like a Islay single malt whisky, without as much peat or iodine but with a touch of molasses sweetness at the end (and what a long and delicious one at that). Lemongrass and a little mace (no NOT that kind, I mean the nut type) on warming, notes of Chinese fennel perhaps, traces of honey, ghee (Indian clarified butter) - dry and sweet at the same time, perhaps even a hint of cardamon."

[possum]

Thanks for sharring Rockey Creek.
I hope to get a few barrels in the 5-15 gallon range this year, when the bank account allows it.
I think they would be nice to incorperat them into a bar, as a stack of 3 small scale barrels holds up an end the tabletop.