Dark rum distilled from molasses. A blend of rums aged from 2 to 12 years old in used American bourbon barrels.
Originally a blend of rums sold by Edward Young & Co. in London & Liverpool in 1797, today Old Sam is blended and bottled by the Newfoundland Liquor Corporation from Demerara Rum from Guyana.
As I poured the Old Sam into my glass, I noticed that the reddish hue of the rum in the bottle shot to the right was no illusion. The rum has distinct red and with a copper colouration. When I tilted my glass and gave the rum a slow swirl, I noticed the legs in the glass were slightly thickened and moved slowly as they drooped down the side of the glass.