Maggie’s Farm Queen’s Share Bourbon Barrel Aged Rum

Maggie’s Farm Queen’s Share Bourbon Barrel Aged Rum 

Maggie’s Farm rums are created at Allegheny Distilling, founded in the Fall of 2013 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They ferment Turbinado sugar to create their wine before distilling it in a Spanish made Copper Pot Still.

The Queen’s Share is created from redistilled tail cuts pulled from production of their regular products and in this case aged in used Four Roses American Oak Bourbon barrels. The rum is bottled unblended at 58% abv.

Appearance

The rum has a light copper with citrine hue to it. The label provides the basic information about the product and the company. When I swirled the liquid it formed a thick band and spun off equally thick legs that quickly descended down the glass.

Nose

When I nosed the glass I discovered a cacophony of aromas. Buttery vanilla, dried orange and lemon peels, minerals and charred oak.

Palate

The first sip of the rum surprised me with citrus forward notes of dried orange peel and fresh lemon zest. Charred oak flavors followed, introducing minerals notes of graphite and resin. The vanilla drifts in at the end before the ethyl-alcohol takes over and creates a bitter finish.

Review

Like the unaged version I did not have much in the way of expectations when I sampled this product. It had a few surprises, but the flat mineral bitter finish sort of killed the experience for me.

Sold in 375 mL bottles, its price comes in a bit steep as you can find other craft offerings from this distillery in 750 mL bottles within the same price range.

-Rum Review by Mr. Paul Senft- 

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