A Muddled Thought

Jumping forward to a product that happens to be the older sibling to the Cruzan White Rum we recently took a look at, we decided to take a look at Cruzan’s Single Barrel offering.

Starting off with the same American oak barrels used to age Cruzan’s white offering, the single barrel is aged up to twelve years with that final year being in a new oak cask barrel.

While the Cruzan Single Barrel offering keeps some of that forward coconut flavor we found in their white rum offering it also brings a cornucopia of additional flavor notes to the playground that is your palate. Once those first hints of coconut hit your taste buds, deep notes of sweet caramel and oak jump out and scream “look at me”. Moving past these ambitious little guys, the forefront of the show is truly the delicate combination of cinnamon, orange zest and cocoa that sweep everything else out of their way.

An impressive example of a rum, that can stand on its and be sipped neat in the same fashion you would an elegant bourbon or scotch.

Final Score: 9.5/10

While mainly marketed as a sipping rum, the incredible flavors of the Cruzan Single Barrel seemed to lend themselves to working well in a cocktail, so we decided to see what we can come up with.
A Spontaneous Thought
1 ¾ oz Cruzan Single Barrel
¾ oz Navan Vanilla Liquor
¾ oz Aperol
1 oz Zico Coconut Water
¾ Demerara Syrup
2 Dash Mole Bitters
Serve in Coupe

A Spontaneous Thought. A combination of Cruzan Single Barrel Rum, Navan Vanilla Liquor, Aperol, Zico Coconut Water, Mole Bitters.

Originating in St. Croix, the Cruzan line of rums is both reasonable priced and a gift to your palate.

We started out by taking a look at Cruzan’s White Rum offering. Aged in American oak barrels for a minimum period of one year, and priced at a shockingly low $11.99 a bottle, this spirit does not disappoint.
With that first your palate is greeted with a forward hit of coconut that’s followed up by blissful sweet vanilla and follows through with a sweet finish.

Final Score 8.5/10

Now for some recipes with the Cruzan Aged White Rum

The 3rd Apple
2 Oz Cruzan Aged Rum
1oz Buffalo Trace Whiskey
¾ oz Batavia Arrack
Half a Barspoon Allspice Dram
1oz Apple Cinnamon Syrup
2 Dashes Whiskey Barrel Bitters
Burnt Orange Zest
Serve in Coupe

The 3rd Apple. A combination of Cruzan White Rum, Buffalo Trace Bourbon, Batavia Arrack, Allspice Dram, Apple Cinnamon Syrup

A Smokey Situation
2 oz Cruzan Aged Rum
1 oz Lapsong Souchan Infused Zico Coconut Water
¼ oz Green Chartreuse
¾ oz Batavia Arrack
2 Dash Peychaud Bitters
Egg White
Shake Dry with Eggwhite
Then Shake with Ice
Serve in Coupe

A Smokey Situation. Cruzan Aged Rum, Lapsong Souchan Infused Coconut Water, Green Chartreuse and Batavia Arrack.