Roaming Road 12 Year Old Dominican Republic Rum
Roaming Road 12 Year Old Dominican Republic Rum is a single-cask rum from Roaming Road Spirits, the independent bottling project of founder Mike Gilmore, distilled from fresh sugar cane juice on a column still in the Dominican Republic and bottled at cask strength, 56.8% ABV (113.6 proof), in a 750mL bottle. It aged twelve years in American oak — a once-used, first-fill bourbon cask — and, unlike most of the island's sweetened, blended exports, it is bottled completely unsweetened, with no added sugars and no additives. Like every Roaming Road release, it is a one-off cask of 250 bottles or fewer, bottled at Bardstown Bourbon Company in Kentucky and never repeated. It is available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor.
- Proof / ABV: 113.6 proof (56.8% ABV), cask strength
- Size: 750mL
- Age: 12 years
- Distillation: Column still, 100% pure sugar cane juice
- Cask: Single American oak cask, once-used ex-bourbon (first fill)
- Outturn: 250 bottles or fewer, single cask
- Origin: Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic, Unsweetened
Most Dominican rum that reaches the US is a sweetened blend; this cask is the opposite — a single barrel of cane-juice rum, aged a full twelve years and bottled at the strength it came out of the barrel. It has been one of the better-received Roaming Road rums: The Auditor Reviews scored it 8.0 and called it a favorite from the range, and the bottler highlights its rich, complex profile of oak with hints of tropical sweetness beneath the dry, unsweetened frame. Gilmore founded Roaming Road in September 2024 after years as one of the country's most respected barrel pickers, under the motto 'We Go Where The Spirit Takes Us.' Find more independent bottlings in our rum collection and the full spirits range.
Tasting Notes
Dark chocolate, orange peel, oak and anise on the nose; vanilla, butterscotch, citrus and roasted nuts on the palate; and a long finish of star anise, oak and tannin, with tropical fruit, spice and a touch of dark cherry through the middle.
How to Enjoy
Drink it neat — this is a sipping rum built to be tasted dry — or add a few drops of water to open the citrus and spice. Collectors should also browse our rare and top shelf collection.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this rum sweetened like most Dominican rum?
No. It is distilled from fresh sugar cane juice, aged twelve years in a single ex-bourbon cask and bottled unsweetened at cask strength, with no added sugars or additives — a long way from the sweetened, blended style the island is usually known for.
Who bottles Roaming Road?
Roaming Road Spirits is Mike Gilmore's independent bottling project: single casks bottled at cask strength at Bardstown Bourbon Company in Kentucky, in one-off lots of 250 bottles or fewer.
How strong is it and what size is the bottle?
Cask strength at 56.8% ABV (113.6 proof), in a 750mL bottle.
Order Roaming Road Dominican Republic 12 Year from Del Mesa Liquor in San Diego, CA — Dominican rum as the cask left it.