Malibu Rum Flavors: What the Label Has to Mean
Malibu Original official 21% ABV; footer 21–24% FLAG. Flavored rum/liqueur, not the 40% rum class. No flavor ranking.
Malibu Original official 21% ABV; footer 21–24% FLAG. Flavored rum/liqueur, not the 40% rum class. No flavor ranking.
Cognac taste is not a BNIC class. Cognac is brandy from the Cognac region at 40% or more. VS / VSOP / XO are age floors. Typical US 40% — FLAG. No ranking.
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Buffalo Trace is 90 proof / 45% ABV. Woodford Reserve Distiller’s Select is 90.4 proof / 45.2%. A 1.5 oz pour is 1.13 drinks either way at this precision. Different companies. Not a score.
Patrón Reposado is 100% weber-blue tequila aged at least four months in American bourbon barrels, bottled at 40% ABV / 80 proof at NOM 1492 in Jalisco
The IBA Mojito is 45 ml white Cuban ron, lime, mint, sugar, and soda. 45 ml of 40% rum is one drink. There is no official best brand. Skip spiced 35–47% rums for this build.
An Old Fashioned wants 90–100 proof rye or bourbon so sugar does not erase it. IBA is 1.5 oz whiskey. A 2 oz 80-proof pour is 1.33 standard drinks.
No official best Marsala. Fortified wine, not a ranking. Typical 15–20% FLAG. Residual cook unused FLAG.
Rum taste is not a TTB class. Rum is sugarcane spirit bottled at 40% or more (27 CFR 5.147). Cachaça is the named type. Dark / gold / white are color talk. No ranking.
IBA Sex on the Beach is 40 ml vodka, 20 ml peach schnapps, orange and cranberry. Any clean 40% vodka works; flavored mandarin is a variation.