Capitan Bucanero Blanco Ron

Capitan Bucanero Blanco Ron is an unaged white rum from the Dominican Republic, a molasses-based spirit in the light, clear style intended for mixing rather than contemplation. With no time in wood to round it out, its character comes straight from distillation and a touch of added sweetness.

This is an unvarnished cocktail rum. The aroma is alcoholic and sharp with notes of solvent and sugar, the palate sweetish and light but cut by a clear edge of heat, and the finish short and sharp. Taken neat it shows the rawness typical of a budget white, so it is best understood as a base for a daiquiri or a rum-and-cola rather than a sipping pour. At 38% it is a simple, no-frills mixer, honest about what it is and where it belongs.