Doorly's ABV43 12-Year

After a couple of emptied bottles of this beauty, I noticet it is missing in my cabinet on rumratings. This is undeniably a Bajan classic, crisp, entertaining and for a good buck. The nose is pure delight, strong but fresh, citrus fruit mix, dried fruits, vanilla, underscored by white oak and a hint of burnt caramel, the taste starts with sweet buttery caramel, then comes a whole palette of tastes of citrus fruits which gradually turns to bitter grapefruit and prominent oak, the aftertaste is long, pleasant combination of all mentioned components, with pronounced citrus fruits and oak (slightly charred). A must-have for all Bajan enthusiasts. Overall it is very similar to Mount Gay XO (I mean the new expression - three casks).

Can't be objective because I love it. Very complex, rich taste developing with time so you can feel every nuance without falling out of the whole composition. A bit sweet but rather dry, with fruits like apricot, banana, chocolate, tobacco, hints of freshness and long aftertasting. For rare homelike moments enjoying it.

When buying Foursquare products you can always expect quality rum and this time was no different for me - delicious spirit from Barbados!

Anything from foursquare distillery is amazing and Doorly's is no different. The 12 year is so smooth and delicious! If you're getting into sipping rums this would be my first recommendation for anyone to try. The bottle isn't expensive but man does is sip well.

Good nose, fairly consistent with many Barbados rums. Taste has some vanilla, reasonable sweetness, and some alcohol burn that I wasn’t really expecting.

This is the first rum I consciously bought - for tasting. I was not disappointed :)

The first and only time ive tasted this rum. Was so defined and had a lot of Nice rum finish and one day i Will dive into their collection for sure.

voor dit geld zeker geen slechte rum , maar mijn voorkeur gaat meer naar de 14 jaar

This is a hard one for me to rate. If I was going purely off the taste, I would rate this a 7.2, a little behind Mount Gay Black Barrel Double Cask. But for a sipping rum under $30, I have to give this an 8. Not as sweet as the Mount Gay, but still a pleasant flavor. It has a bit of a burn when sipping neat, but adding a single ice cube cuts the burn dramatically and also changes the flavor. With an ice cube, the wood flavor is more prominent, but not overpowering. I have yet to find a better rum in this price range. I can't usually find this locally, but when I make the trek to go get some, I stock up on several bottles; especially with the recent cost of gas.

My journey has mainly been on the more expensive rums so take my comments with a grain of salt. First, for the price point with no sugar added it is a fine rum. Tasted this alongside Appleton 12 rare cask. Doorly’s is a fine rum. But for me a lot of oak. The Appleton was more well rounded also a bit more expensive. Happy sailing on your rum journey.