GOSLINGS

The history of GOSLINGS 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.

A family business for over 200 years, GOSLINGS is today the only company that blends and bottles in Bermuda, and is the largest exporter of a Bermuda made product.

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TASTING NOTES

GOSLINGS BLACK SEAL
Farbe:
Tief und dunkel
Geruch:
Fruchtkuchen, Kräuter und Gewürze, Butterscotch, Banane, Vanille
Geschmack:
Reichhaltiger, komplexer Geschmack, gut
ausbalanciert mit dicke, süße Gewürze, Kompott, Vanille
Abgang:
Würze, knackig, prickelnd

GOSLINGS BLACK SEAL 151
Farbe:
Dunkler Bernstein
Geruch:
Süße, dunkle Schokolade, Gewürznoten von
Kardamom und Zimt
Geschmack:
Kräuternoten mischen sich mit einer weichen Süße von Melassesirup und Karamell
Abgang:
Ein Hauch von Kaffee und Tabak, süße Vanille und lange anhaltendem Karamell

GOSLINGS FAMILY RESERVE OLD RUM
Farbe:
Tiefes Mahagoni
Geruch:
Komplexe Nase mit einer Vielzahl von Geschmacksrichtungen wie Leder, Schokolade und einem Hauch von Pfeffer
Geschmack:
Weich, komplex und elegant mit Spuren von Rauch, Vanille und Zigarrenkiste
Abgang:
Langer, würziger Abgang

GOSLINGS GOLD SEAL
Farbe:
Reichhaltiger goldener Bernstein
Geruch:
Intensiver Butterscotch mit floralen Anklängen
Geschmack:
Anfängliche Süße führt zu komplexen und
Karamell-Aromen und Gewürzschichten
Abgang:
Trocken, sanft, weich und wärmend