Soggy Dollar Platinum Rum
Soggy Dollar Platinum Rum is the crystal-clear member of the Soggy Dollar family — a blend of aged Caribbean rums from Puerto Rico and Trinidad and Tobago, four times distilled from first-press sugarcane molasses and bottled at 40% ABV by way of the Soggy Dollar Bar in White Bay, Jost Van Dyke. Aged character, polished clear: soft, clean, and built for cocktails that keep their color. It is available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor.
- ABV: 40% (80 proof)
- Size: 750mL
- Type: Platinum (White) Rum — blend of aged Caribbean rums
- Origin: British Virgin Islands brand; rums of Puerto Rico and Trinidad and Tobago, imported by Levecke Corp., California
- Process: Four times distilled, first-press sugarcane molasses
The Story
The Soggy Dollar Bar sits on the white sand of White Bay on Jost Van Dyke in the British Virgin Islands — with no dock, so sailors anchor offshore, swim in, and pay for their drinks with wet bills, which is how the bar got its name. In the 1970s it gave the world the original Painkiller, and its motto says the rest: "a sunny place for shady people." Soggy Dollar Rum bottles that bar — blends of aged Caribbean rums (including Puerto Rico and Trinidad) in a bottle embossed with the bar's palm-tree medallion, imported by Levecke Corp. of Mira Loma, California.
Tasting Notes
Per the brand: soft on the palate with hints of honey and elderflower, and a clean, crisp finish — a white rum with the roundness of an aged blend rather than the raw edge of an unaged spirit.
How to Enjoy
Shake it into a Daiquiri, build a Mojito, or keep a Cuba Libre crystal-clear. When the drink wants color and weight instead, reach for Soggy Dollar Gold Rum; the spiced option is the Soggy Dollar Island Spiced Rum, and the sipping reserve is the Soggy Dollar Private Stock Rum.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Platinum an aged rum?
Yes — it is a blend of aged Caribbean rums presented crystal-clear, so it pours like a white rum with a softer, rounder palate than unaged whites.
Where is it from?
The rums come from Puerto Rico and Trinidad and Tobago; the brand belongs to the Soggy Dollar Bar on Jost Van Dyke in the British Virgin Islands, birthplace of the Painkiller.
How strong is it?
40% ABV (80 proof).
Order Soggy Dollar Platinum Rum online from Del Mesa Liquor in San Diego — White Bay, no swim required.