Objective Notes

Very Smooth (on the RnD scale of Harsh-Smooth-Very Smooth-Extremely Smooth). 

Pale golden straw in color denotes Montanya Oro Rum’s relatively short tenure in American Oak Barrels and added honey. The nose reveals simple, clean and pleasant notes of buttery vanilla, honey, and a light sweet alcohol.  Initial taste reveals a medium body, moderately warm, dry, charcoal and woody, with flavors of cocoa, vanilla, and traces of white pepper. The finish is medium in length and warm with a hint of caramel, honey, and light chocolate lingering on the back of the tongue.

Anecdotal Notes

Montanya Oro Dark rum is an American recipe from start to finish:  Mix Hawaiian pure cane sugar with water from the San Juan range of the Rocky Mountains, ferment with champagne yeast, distill in Silverton, Colorado, follow up with a short aging process in once-used Woodford Reserve Bourbon or Stranahan's Whiskey barrels. At 9300 foot elevation, Colorado’s thin dry air and wide temperature variations force the rum into and out of the pores of the fresh oak barrels, allowing even a short aging period to impart flavor characteristics.  Finish by adding caramelized mountain honey to enhance complexity and color.

The round bottle is tall and slim with a colorful but tasteful label. It’s sealed with a real cork stopper under copper foil.

Taster’s Opinion

Roger: Montanya Oro Dark Rum is a nice American distilled rum. It’s clean and fairly refined for its short amount of time in oak barrels. I’d recommend it in your favorite cocktail or on ice if you want to sip it straight. 

Dave:  Montoya Dark rum is clean and straightforward, smooth and pure enough to sip, but its pure, simple flavors and relative lack of complexity lend it better to mixing in mild cocktails where a bit of caramel, cocoa and smoke can contribute to the overall experience.

Tasters’ Rating (10 is best):  Roger - 7 Flasks; Dave - 7 Flasks

Most recently tasted by: Roger and Dave in May, 2009 in RnD's North and South Tasting Rooms in the USA.

*750ml unless otherwise stated.