Siesta Key Spiced Rum was introduced in 2010. it is one of six rums crafted in Sarasota Florida at the Drum Circle Distillery. Review: Siesta Key Dark Rum 78/100 a review by Chip Dykstra (Aka Arctic Wolf) Posted on September 4, 2012 Drum Circle Distilling is a small artisan distillery located in Sarasota, Florida. Daniel from XO took us to Siesta Key Rum Distillery and various points of interest around Sarasota.
Siesta Key rums are small batch rums made at Drum Circle from a base of molasses obtained from 100% certified organic sugar cane. We invented Flavor Spiral™ here at Flaviar to get all your senses involved in tasting drinks and, frankly, because we think that classic tasting notes are boring. Founder (and Distiller) of Drum Circle Distilling, Troy Roberts, begins with his Silver Rum. The other varieties include Toasted Coconut, Distillers Reserve Spiced, Beer Barrel Finish Spiced, Silver and Gold. The yeast is a variety discovered in the French West Indies. Read all 808 reviews Daniel from XO took us to Siesta Key Rum Distillery and various points of interest around Sarasota. Siesta Key Spiced Rum Review. Locally produced in Florida, easily available from most liquor stores at around $25 per bottle. Palate: Slight honey-vanilla and spicy notes. Siesta Key Spiced rum isn’t available for purchase here in California, but after reading about my massive spiced rum tasting, the good folks at Drum Circle Distilling were kind enough to send me a bottle. Siesta Key Toasted Coconut Rum is made with real ingredients including ground spices, honey and toasted coconut flakes.
Finally, he spices the resulting blend using real spices. The distillery is a very friendly, informative and well-run tour with a great tasting room and load... Slightly off the beaten path in an industrial area, … Siesta Key Rum is named for a beautiful barrier island off Sarasota, on Florida’s western coast.
It is a pure rum that has wonderful rum flavors enhanced by oak from the barrels. Smooth taste test and a very pleasurable long lasting coconut flavor at the end. All real ingredients, nothing artificial. Their distillation system was crafted for the distillery by Christian Carl, a German company which has been producing distillation systems for over 150 years. Made with molasses from Florida sugarcane, with honey and spices added, this sunny golden spiced rum is smooth and pleasant, suitable for a … Siesta Key rum is made in small batches at a family-run distillery in Sarasota, Florida which happens to be about 12 miles from Siesta Key, Florida (initially I erroneously thought Siesta Key was somewhere between Miami and Key West).
Siesta Key Gold rum has no added sweeteners or colorings. Siesta Key Spiced rum is their flavored version using a blend of spices and sweetened by honey.
What an amazing experience the Siesta Key Toasted Coconut was. Drum Circle Distilling, which produced the rums, takes its name from a Siesta Key tradition that started spontaneously many years ago.
If you read my review of Siesta Key Spiced Rum, you’re already aware that these guys know how to make fantastic flavored rums.Well, now Troy Roberts and his crew are back with another winner: Siesta Key Toasted Coconut Rum. (Update: Siesta Key can now be found at Total Wine stores in California.) The "distiller's reserve" in the label of their spiced rum is, they insist, representative of the original formula that was made by the distiller himself for his own enjoyment.
Very good stuff. Master Distiller and CEO Tony Roberts uses a blend of his Silver and Gold rum as […] The distillery is a very friendly, informative and well-run tour with a great tasting room and loads of funny anecdotes and stories.