Deadhead Dark Chocolate Rum
www.deadheadrum.com
Recently the Deadhead Rum Company began rolling out its new Dark Chocolate rum. This five year old rum is distilled and aged in the southern Mexican state of Chiapas, located close to the country of Guatemala. To create the product the company uses locally sourced dark roasted cacao to infuse with the spirit which is then blended to 35 % ABV.
Appearance
The bottle of rum comes encased in a plastic shell shaped like a shrunken monkey head tsanta (Shrunken head) that was created by artist and sculptor Rodney “Odd Rodney” McLellan. The short neck of the bottle protrudes from the top sealed with a plastic cork. In the glass the rum has a medium amber color that when agitated creates a thin line that quickly beads ups, drops fast moving legs and evaporates leaving a pebbling residue behind.
Nose
The Aroma of the rum provides the expected smell of dark chocolate front and center. However flanking it, the spirits delivers a couple of surprises with notes of buttery vanilla, smoky caramel, rounded out by something that brings fresh baked waffle cones to mind.
Palate
The dark chocolate rum envelops the tongue with a dense, chewy mouth feel. As the chocolate fades, other notes come into play adding flavors of smoky toffee, dark roasted coffee and a touch of butterscotch to punctuate the experience. As the rum fades the dark cacao flavor returns lending dryness to the long finish.
Review
The dark chocolate flavor of this rum is one of the most natural chocolate flavors I have found in any rum product. Not overly sweet or artificial it made me want to experiment with it using allspice dram and certain fruit liqueurs (thinking strawberry, banana, and apple) just to see how well it pairs together. It will be fun to see what bartenders will create with this product. This rum’s availability is limited in the United States, for more information about the product visit their website: www.deadheadrum.com
-Rum Review by Mr. Paul Senft-
Mr. Paul Senft, rum reviewer for "Got Rum?" magazine.
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