Gosling's Black Seal is a Bermuda rum that has been produced by a family business for almost 150 years. Year after year, the rum has grown in reputation to become one of the island's most exported products.
Always made in limited editions to preserve its quality, it is distilled in both an iron still and a column. Gosling's Black Seal combines the techniques of cognac and grappa to obtain a result that is both highly aromatic and very smooth.
Its complexity is undeniable, making it an interesting and accessible tasting experience.
It can of course be enjoyed neat, but it's also the perfect rum for making the Dark & Stormy cocktail.
Nico's tasting notes
The nose of this rum is quite linear at first. There's a toasty woodiness accompanied by caramel and molasses. We get the impression that we're dealing with a round, thick rum, an impression reinforced by the very dark color. From then on, maple syrup comes to mind, and we continue in this very gourmand vein as notes of almonds, walnuts and caramelized pecans seem to surface.
These caramelized walnuts and pecans gain strength when the glass is shaken a little. Some red fruit and licorice then creep into the exhaled vapors. This evolves into something more vegetal, with a hint of tobacco. The woodiness holds and structures the whole.
The attack on the palate is surprisingly sweet and tangy, melting like warm gingerbread. The palate then matches the nose as walnut and fruit stone come back in force. Finally, the maple syrup lingers on the palate.
In the end, tobacco and roasted nuts remain on the palate, as does that maple syrup.
"A rum primarily intended for cocktails, but which can also be enjoyed with dessert and a scoop of ice cream..."
