Kirk & Sweeney Reserva Dominican Republic Rum 70 cl 40%

Pull the cork on a bottle of Kirk & Sweeney and you get more than a dram - you get a piece of prohibition-era rum-running history, hidden in the cork itself.

Expert Description

Kirk & Sweeney Reserva is a Rum from the Dominican Republic, a blend of rums aged 3 to 14 years in American and French oak casks and bottled at 40%.

The rum is produced by J. Armando Bermudez & Co. in Santiago de los Caballeros and named after the famous schooner Kirk and Sweeney, used in the 1920s to smuggle rum from the Caribbean into the USA during prohibition. The blend of younger and older rums from 3 to 14 years gives the bottle its mahogany colour and full, layered character.

Kirk & Sweeney Reserva is made from traditional sugarcane molasses and carefully aged in American and French oak casks, which help give the rum its characteristic depth of dried fruit and toasted wood.

Tasting Notes

Nose

Cane sugar, dried fruit and soft vanilla.

Palate

Full and round with dried figs and raisins, toasted oak and a light nutty tone.

Finish

Soft and warm with lingering vanilla and wood.

Specifications

Name: Kirk & Sweeney Reserva
Bottler: J. Armando Bermudez & Co.
Region/Country: Dominican Republic
Type: Rum
Age: 3-14 years
ABV: 40%
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: American and French oak casks
EAN no.: 856442005086
Serving suggestion: Neat, on the rocks or in a rum old fashioned

Flavour Profile

Dried Fruit · Vanilla · Oak · Round

Did You Know?

Around the cork sits a thin brass band engraved with the coordinates 40°34'57.62"-73°19'2.14", leading to Jones Beach - the site where the smuggling ship Kirk and Sweeney was once seized. The cork itself reads: "Kirk and Sweeney seized January 1924."

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Frequently Asked Questions about Kirk & Sweeney Reserva

What does Kirk & Sweeney Reserva taste like?

It tastes full and round, with dried figs, raisins, toasted oak and soft vanilla.

How old is Kirk & Sweeney Reserva?

It is a blend of rums aged between 3 and 14 years in American and French oak casks.

Why is the rum called Kirk & Sweeney?

The name comes from a schooner that smuggled rum from the Caribbean into the USA during prohibition in the 1920s.

What does the detail on the cork mean?

The brass band around the cork carries the coordinates of Jones Beach, where the smuggling ship was seized in January 1924 - a detail also engraved directly on the cork.

Where is Kirk & Sweeney Reserva produced?

The rum is made by J. Armando Bermudez & Co. in Santiago de los Caballeros in the Dominican Republic.

How should you drink Kirk & Sweeney Reserva?

It is lovely neat or on the rocks, but also works as a base in a rum old fashioned.