Rum - Bumbu
I know I usually focus upon middle shelf rums that make decent working class sippers but circumstances of late have given me the opportunity to try some rums above my weight class. Thanks to the Bills and Browns I managed to win the football pool this past week so figured a specialty/top shelf rum was in my future.
While browsing the NSLC specialty rum table it just happened that the product specialist was doing some stock rotation and asked if I had tried the Bumbu. I had not so I was told to stay put while a sample was retrieved from the office.
The nose radiating from the plastic sampling cup was sweet.....something familiar but tantalizing elusive.
"Caramelized banana" was the response to my hesitancy and was the a-ha moment. Take a ripe banana and saute with a generous scoop of real butter. Add a little bit of cinnamon and you have Bumbu.
It was familiar as the tasting notes remind me of a sweeter version of Plantation's Original Dark, itself a blend of Barbados, Guyana and Jamaican rums. No doubt they share a lineage.
Bumbu is a product of Barbados.....
"....masterly blended by hand from island rums and native spices from across the West Indies...."
The bottle is substantial, embossed and unique in a antique way. Not only corked but a real cork that I had to use a corkscrew to open...and proceeded to break. Might need to revisit wines to work on my technique.
In the glass the spiced rum shows a brilliant amber with a pleasant mouth feel, little heat and an easy finish. The fact it is only 35% alcohol /volume lends to it's easy drinking nature. Make no mistake this is a sweet rum.
A specialty rum it is currently at the NSLC for $59.99. Tad bit sweet for my tastes but it sure is delicious. Dangerously so even if it is only 35% by volume.
While browsing the NSLC specialty rum table it just happened that the product specialist was doing some stock rotation and asked if I had tried the Bumbu. I had not so I was told to stay put while a sample was retrieved from the office.
The nose radiating from the plastic sampling cup was sweet.....something familiar but tantalizing elusive.
"Caramelized banana" was the response to my hesitancy and was the a-ha moment. Take a ripe banana and saute with a generous scoop of real butter. Add a little bit of cinnamon and you have Bumbu.
It was familiar as the tasting notes remind me of a sweeter version of Plantation's Original Dark, itself a blend of Barbados, Guyana and Jamaican rums. No doubt they share a lineage.
Bumbu is a product of Barbados.....
"....masterly blended by hand from island rums and native spices from across the West Indies...."
The bottle is substantial, embossed and unique in a antique way. Not only corked but a real cork that I had to use a corkscrew to open...and proceeded to break. Might need to revisit wines to work on my technique.
In the glass the spiced rum shows a brilliant amber with a pleasant mouth feel, little heat and an easy finish. The fact it is only 35% alcohol /volume lends to it's easy drinking nature. Make no mistake this is a sweet rum.
A specialty rum it is currently at the NSLC for $59.99. Tad bit sweet for my tastes but it sure is delicious. Dangerously so even if it is only 35% by volume.
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