Doorly's 8-Year

Not quite smooth enough to use as a sipping rum. Decent in a mixed drink if a little subdued. I bought this to compare to the Doorly's 12 year. For the price difference, I would definitely recommend the 12 year. This rum is better than many other rums I have had in the same price point, but not enough to bother keeping on the shelf. This rum suffers from not being smooth enough to want to sip, and being too muted to really shine in a mixed drink.

I won't be restocking this one.

Getting a lot of wood and some hints of fruits of the Doorly"s 8. Feels pretty dry with the Doorly's XO actually having more of a lingering flavourprofile/finish that I prefer over this bottle.

Tasted this against Mount Gay Eclipse, and Doorley's XO. This is much smoother than the XO and has more hints of tropical fruit. I would consider this for sipping, with ice, or with limited cocktail ingredients.

So I may have lost my taste to COVID (but I tested negative) but I really liked this 8yr Doorly's. I thought the 12 yr was great, smooth and slightly sweet. But to tell the truth, for the difference in price l'll get the 8 year and just not tell.

Prešiel zhruba rok, čo som skúšal 5-ročný Doorly's. Ten ma vtedy zaujal krásnou vôňou, vrhám sa na staršieho súrodenca. Fľaša je takmer rovnaká, s pekným farebným papagájom, svedčí jej malá červená medaila okolo "krku". Farba svetlejšia, vôňa trochu menej výrazná, ako pri 5-ročnom, kvetové tóny zrazu absentujú. Chuť je znova mierne reznutá vanilkou, dominuje dubové drevo. Tento druh je o chlp jemnejší ako mladší brat, aj napriek tomu, že sa jedná o nedosladzovaný rum, nasládlosť mu určite nechýba. Veľmi príjemné pitie, presne tento druh môžem. Spektrum tónov je skôr užšie, nie je príliš čo objavovať, ale vďaka vybalansovanosti a jemnosti je fakt piteľný. Pripomína mi Mount Gay Black Barrel, resp. trochu jemnejšiu alternatívu Barceló Imperial. Rating silných 7, palec hore, v zásade ale podstatný improvement od 5-ročného nevnímam, takže je otázka, či neostať pri stále kvalitnom lacnejšom...
28,90€

Za mne skvělý jemný rum s příjemnou vůni tropického ovoce. V barvě červenohnědý

Lovely little rum. Good long palette with rich flavour, nice body and nose. Could just use a couple of points higher in abv% but overall very good. Will buy again no doubt

It was an okay rum but price/value nothing special, difficult to get as well where I live. Not a rum which I would order online to get it.

Barbados is the land of miracles in bottle. Very tasty and smooth.

Nothing special or memorable but it isn't bad either. If your balance allows it, i highly recommend to grab the 12 year. If not, this is a fine bottle of rum