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Goslings Black Seal Black Rum
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Budget basic
Does the job and doesn't pretend otherwise. Bottom-third reviews at a bottom-third price. RumX drinkers give it 6/10 across 144 ratings, vs. 7.1/10 for the typical rum (730 rated). The Fat Rum Pirate gives it 3/5, vs. 4/5 for the typical rum (921 rated).
Gosling's Black Seal Rum is the signature dark rum from Gosling's, a family-owned company that has been blending and bottling rum in Bermuda since 1806. Made from a blend of Caribbean rums aged three to six years and bottled at 80 proof (40% ABV), it has a deep amber-to-black hue with notes of caramel, vanilla, and molasses, and has earned a Platinum Medal from the Beverage Tasting Institute.
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