More success for Tamborine Mountain
Distillery at the
2011 International Review of Spirits Competition
(Beverage
Testing Institute of Chicago) - June
Tamborine Mountain Distillery Gold Rum 3 Year Old
Bright golden amber color. Bold aromas of rubber cement, burnt sugar, char roasted nuts and pineapples with a vibrant dryish full body and a long, Coleman's fuel, rubber leaf, caramel fudge, and green tobacco accented finish. A wild and wooly spirit that drinks like a fiery overproof rum; use in punches for a kick.
International Review of Spirits Award: Silver Medal
RATING: 86 points (Highly Recommended)
ALCOHOL BY VOLUME: 40.0% CATEGORY: Rum Gold, Rum TASTING LOCATION: In Our Chicago Tasting Room TASTING DATE: Jun-09-2011 SPIRITS ID: 195204
"This is the first time we have ever entered a Rum and to beat companies like Bacardi is nothing short of Bloody Fantastic!" said an ecstatic Michael Ward when the news came in from America the other day.
"Even more exciting is the fact that this rum is made in Queensland from sugar cane grown right here in South East Queensland. I got too impatient" says Michael and entered it as a very young rum. It’s only 3 years old.
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