Angel's Share Title
Stolen Smoked Rum
The base column still rum for this product is sourced from Trinidad and Tobago. After being aged for two years in used American White Oak whiskey barrels the rum is blended with Columbian Arabica coffee, fenugreek seeds from Morocco and vanilla beans from Madagascar. Finally, the rum is smoked using American hardwood and at some point, blended to 42% ABV.
Stolen Smoked Rum
Appearance
The rum has a walnut color in the bottle and takes on more of a cola color in the glass. Swirling the liquid creates a thin band that slowly thickens dropping a series of fast-moving legs before pebbling up.
Nose
The initial aroma of the rum reminds me of dark roast coffee and it has obviously other notes that are buried behind it. I let the liquid rest for a few minutes and found sweet vanilla, chocolate toffee like you would find in a Heath or Skor candy bar with an odd tomato note coming in at the end.
Palate
Sipping the rum is not pleasant. The smokiness of the rum reminds me of being in a bar at 3:00AM and the ash trays are full of stale cigarettes and spilt booze. I reluctantly took additional sips and the initial impression blessedly is tempered as other flavors enter the profile. No surprise I found dark roast coffee, but also baking chocolate, charred oak, orange zest, dried tobacco leaf, rock salt, and ash. The smoke and ash note dominate what is a long harsh finish that water had a hard time subduing.
Review
As I sit here still drinking water trying to make the flavors of this rum go away all I can say is I really did not enjoy this product at all. This is disappointing as I really enjoyed Stolen Overproof Rum, a very different product in the grand scheme of things. This is far from that product and I have no desire to mix or experiment with it. The smoke and ash note just throw this experience out of balance and I could not find anything redeeming about this rum. If you spot it on the shelves, this is a buyer beware situation and you are better off spending your hard-earned coin on another product.
