Tuesday, December 13, 2016

Three Jamaican Rums from K&L


K&L recently brought in a trio of Jamaican rums from three different distilleries from Scottish bottler Hunter Laing. These use a new label called Golden Devil similar to Laing's Kill Devil label that is used overseas (I would guess there was a trademark issues with that name in the US because the bottles otherwise look the same).

Monymusk 2007, Golden Devil, 9 yo, 50% abv ($50)

The nose on this is very nice with both funky and fruity notes. The palate is light with a slight funk and some alcohol notes. The finish is a bit flat. Overall this one has some nice notes but is a bit light and flat.

Worthy Park 2006, Golden Devil, 10 yo, 50% abv ($50)

This one has a similar light funk on the nose to the Monymusk but more of the molasses comes out. On the palate it's rich with a light funk and vanilla notes. It gets more funky toward the end and has a mildly funky finish. I thought this one was quite good.

Hampden 1992, Golden Devil, 24 yo, 50% abv ($100)

I was a huge fan of the last Hampden rum that K&L brought in so I was excited to try this one. The nose definitely has that deep, sweet funk that the other Hampden had. On the palate it has honey, prunes, overripe fruit and a savory umami note. The finish is funky. This one is really good.

The Hampden is definitely the one to get here. The Worthy Park was also good, if a bit lighter, and I didn't care for the Monymusk.

Thanks to Dan Walbrun for the samples. 


2 comments:

Unknown said...

Thanks for the reviews, sku. I've been on the fence with these rums, but I think I'll pull the trigger on the Hampden.

Regarding trademark issues, I've seen a rum barrel-aged brown ale beer from Widmer Brothers, up in Portland, OR, called Kill Devil. Perhaps that beer's name and the association with rum barrel aging was something that contributed to the use of Golden Devil for this line of rums in the U.S.

Anonymous said...

This company located near Kill devil Hills NC also makes a Kill Devil rum http://outerbanksdistilling.com/

Tannon