Solar Reserve 55

When it comes to spirits, I tend to favour vodka, such as Grey Goose but I thought I'd give this rum a go and was pleasantly surprised!This rum is smooth and sweet, so it can be enjoyed neat little both neat and on the rocks. There's no harsh or burning aftertaste and nothing to make your eyes water.Costing perhaps a little more than a mainstream supermarket brand, you can certainly taste and appreciate where the extra money goes.

A very pleasant smooth rum which is pleasant to drink neat or with mixer. Obviously this is more expensive than your average your average supermarket brand and I do feel they can justify that expense with the quality of the spirit. It does taste good and really is warming without that bitter aftertaste you get with cheaper brands. Certainly worth a try.

I am no rum connoisseur, so this may not be the most insightful review, but if, like me, you enjoy a quality tipple I'm sure you will be satisfied with this lovely rum. There aren't many spirits that I can drink neat, but this, despite it's strength, is smooth enough to enjoy neat with some ice. The bottle arrived well packaged and undamaged. The bottle reflects the quality of the rum and the price making a nice addition to my bar. Highly recommend!

I've currently got sixteen bottles of rum, and they are a mix of dark rum, spiced rum, aged rum and flavoured rum (not liqueurs), and yet this Solar Reserve 55 still stands out amongst them for taste and flavour... and for managing to transport me back to the Caribbean, where I tasted rum for the first time.I can't quite put my finger on what it is that tastes so 'Caribbean', and even though I really like rum, I'm no connoisseur, so I find it hard to describe the flavours I'm tasting - but it's probably best described as tropical lol. What I can say is that this is very smooth - I've had it neat (ambient), neat (chilled with a giant ice cube), mixed with ginger ale (also with giant ice cube), but my favourite way is definitely as a rum old fashioned (with the obligatory giant ice cube lol). It's a pleasure to sip and savour, you don't want to rush this one. And I've found that the taste of it, and interestingly, even the 'memory' of the taste of it, has stayed with me for quite some time after I've finished it. I can even taste it as I'm writing this :)Not sure what else to tell you, other than I think it's lovely and I'm thoroughly enjoying drinking it. It's a quality, mature rum.

I love rum and appreciate that premium bottles will cost more, though I usually draw the line at around £35 and often wonder, how much better can it really be? With that in mind, I was excited to try Solar Reserve Rum for review as part of the Amazon Vine programme. I have to say, I was genuinely surprised at just how good this is - plenty of strength at 43% ABV, yet still incredibly smooth. It carries that bittersweet molasses flavour reminiscent of Woods, but far less harsh, with a lovely hint of fruity sweetness from the blend of 3–8-year-old Dominican Republic and Jamaican rums aged in bourbon oak.For me, it’s a perfect sipping rum - rich, well-rounded, and beautifully balanced. I will definitely be buying this again and can heartily recommend it to anyone who truly appreciates a good rum.