Description
The history of Black Seal Rum® and the Gosling family began long ago. In the spring of 1806 James Gosling, the oldest son of William Gosling, wine and spirits merchant, set out from England on the ship, Mercury, with £10,000 of merchandise, bound for America.
After ninety one desperate days on a becalmed sea their charter ran out, and they put in at the nearest port, St. George’s, Bermuda. Rather than pressing on for America, James opened a shop on the King’s Parade, St. George’s in December 1806.
In 1857, the first oak barrels of rum distillate arrived in Bermuda. After much trial and error, the distinctive Bermuda black rum destined to be Black Seal was formulated and offered for sale. The secret blend of three different rums, aged independently, was not called Black Seal at first. It was called Old Rum. In fact, up until the First World War it was only sold from the barrel, and most folks brought in their own bottles for a ‘fill up’. Eventually the black rum was sold in champagne bottles, reclaimed from the British Officer’s Mess, and the corks sealed with black sealing wax.
Pretty soon people began to ask for the rum with the “Black Seal”. Many years later the idea of the little, barrel juggling “Black Seal” was born.
A family business for over 200 years, Gosling’s is today the only company that blends and bottles in Bermuda, and is the largest exporter of a Bermuda made product.
Description
The newest edition of the award-winning Goslings family of rums, this premium Gold Seal Rum is delicious and complex like its dark, ultra-rich cousin, Black Seal Rum. Delicious neat (like a youthful single malt), enjoy on the rocks, as a shot, or this luscious golden rum elevates any cocktail mixed with juices or soda. The best distillates from Continuous Stills and Pot Stills are aged independently and combined to produce Goslings Gold Seal Rum in Bermuda. Created using time-honored blending techniques and secret methods handed down over generations of the Gosling family, this luscious rum offers a well-balanced and complex taste with a brilliant amber glow. Gold Seal highlights the rich flavors of the pot still with the elegance of the continuous still in perfect harmony. With just the right amount of oak aging in select once used American White Oak Bourbon Barrels, Goslings Gold Seal is an extremely versatile rum.
Tasting Notes
Appearance: Clear, pale golden
Aroma: Molasses, coconut, mocha coffee, caramel, vanilla, nutmeg, butterscotch
Taste: Light to miedium-bodied. Subtle dry toasty oak and delicate spice with sweet vanilla fudge, crème anglaise, caramel and desiccated coconut nuttiness
Finish: Lightly spiced with pleasant desiccated coconut and cream of soda (忌廉梳打) vanilla
