Cutwater Spirits Three Sheets Barrel Aged Rum
Cutwater Spirits Three Sheets Barrel Aged Rum is an 80 proof (40% ABV) rum aged at least two years in virgin, heavily charred American oak — "aged like a bourbon," in Cutwater's words. Distilled in San Diego from organic evaporated cane sugar with a proprietary yeast on a custom hybrid pot/column still, it's a cane-juice-style rum with a bourbon barrel's toffee and vanilla stamped on it. A 750mL bottle. Order rum online at Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.
- ABV: 40% (80 proof)
- Size: 750mL
- Aging: At least 2 years, virgin heavily charred American oak
- Base: Organic evaporated cane sugar, proprietary yeast, hybrid pot/column still
- Origin: San Diego, California — Cutwater Spirits
Aged Like a Bourbon
Three Sheets takes its name from the sailor's slang for being three sheets to the wind, and the Barrel Aged expression earns the joke honestly: virgin charred oak — the bourbon treatment — gives a cane-sugar rum the toffee, caramel and tobacco depth usually reserved for whiskey. It's the bottle that converts bourbon drinkers. Taste the range at Cutwater Spirits or browse all rum.
Tasting Notes
Brand notes: toffee and caramel up front, vanilla mid-palate, a tobacco-and-oak dryness on the finish; smooth at 80 proof with real barrel presence.
How to Enjoy
Neat or on a rock for the full barrel effect; makes a standout Daiquiri or a rum Old Fashioned with demerara.
Frequently Asked Questions
How long is Three Sheets Barrel Aged aged? At least two years in virgin heavily charred American oak — that's a production detail, not a printed age statement.
Is it made from molasses? No — organic evaporated cane sugar, which gives it a cleaner, more agricole-leaning character than molasses rums.
What's the difference from the Cask Strength version? Same distillate family, but the Barrel Aged is proofed to 80 and blended; the Cask Strength is single-barrel and undiluted at ~128 proof.
San Diego rum with a bourbon soul — get Three Sheets Barrel Aged Rum online from Del Mesa Liquor in San Diego, CA.