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The Real Mccoy-12 Yr
The Real McCoySpiritsRum
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Excellent, and priced like it. Top-third reviews at a top-third price. RumX drinkers give it 7.6/10 across 128 ratings, vs. 7.1/10 for the typical rum (730 rated). The Fat Rum Pirate gives it 4.5/5, vs. 4/5 for the typical rum (921 rated).
The Real McCoy 12 Year is a single blended rum from Foursquare Distillery in Barbados, produced by Richard Seale and marketed by The Real McCoy. It blends pot and column still rums, each aged a minimum of 12 years in ex-bourbon barrels, and is bottled at 40% ABV (80 proof).
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Control states post one official price per bottle (750 ml). These come from the published state price lists, so each number is the real shelf price statewide. As of August 2, 2026.
Cross-state typical price: $77.30.
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