Review #: 227
Description: Lassiter Amber Rum
Spirit: Rum
Background: This is a molasses based craft rum out of North Carolina. Lassiter Distilling was committed to making rum without additives which I greatly appreciate. However, the company has since sold and is no more. Let’s see if the rum opens up any information on why that happened. This is Batch #4
Distillery – Lassiter Distilling
Bottler – Lassiter Distilling
Brand – Lassiter Distilling
Selection – N/A
ABV – 40%
Age – NAS
Nose – Dark molasses, oatmeal raisin cookies, tobacco leaf, old banana peel, nutmeg, raw wood
Taste – Molasses, gingersnap cookie, pretty thin and watery
Finish – Very short, a little bit of ginger syrup and burnt caramel
Score: 3
Would I buy a bottle? No
Thoughts: Another I will try to give some leeway on as the bottle had been opened and low for a while. Honestly, the gingersnap cookie note that was persistent was really nice and tasty, but it was just completely neutered by being at 40%. I know it’s easy to criticize a craft place that is trying to make money, but I can’t help but think it being at 45 or 50% could have made a huge difference. I guess we will never know though.