{"title":"Kirk and Sweeney","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe Kirk and Sweeney was a wooden schooner caught rum-running off the New Jersey coast in 1924, with 12,000 bottles of illicit rum aboard — a genuine piece of Prohibition history, and the reason the brand's vintage-shaped bottle looks like something pulled from a smuggler's hold. The rum inside is Dominican, produced at the Bermúdez distillery, one of the Caribbean's longest-operating rum houses, from hand-harvested sugarcane processed into grade three blackstrap molasses and aged in a combination of American and French oak barrels, with the distiller dumping, blending, and re-barreling through the years to build depth. The brand is owned by 3 Badge Beverage, the Sonoma-based company run by the Sebastiani family. Around 2020 Kirk and Sweeney relaunched its lineup, replacing the beloved age-stated 12, 18, and 23 Year bottlings with a tiered range: Reserva, a blend of 3 to 14 year rums (91 points, Wine Enthusiast); Gran Reserva, 5 to 20 years (93 points); and Gran Reserva Superior, 6 to 25 years, which earned 94 from Wine Enthusiast and 97 from The Tasting Panel. Alongside them sits Burning Mast, a genuinely novel release finishing a portion of Reserva in red pepper barrels for a sweet, building heat. Longtime fans still debate the change from age statements, but the house style remains: rich caramel, toffee, brown sugar, and baking spice, built for sipping.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eBrowse our full Kirk and Sweeney collection with fast nationwide shipping delivered straight to your door.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"kirk-and-sweeny-18-year-rum","title":"Kirk and Sweeney Gran Reserva Rum","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"kirksweeney-profile-box\"\u003eBatch No. 4 \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"kirksweeney-profile-box\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"kirksweeney-profile-box\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ks-profile-title\"\u003eAroma\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ks-profile-text\"\u003eThis full-bodied rum delivers an intriguing range of aromas, from intense vanillas to faint notes of sherry and raisins–all built upon a notable undercurrent of roasted cane sugars.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"kirksweeney-profile-box\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ks-profile-title\"\u003eTaste\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ks-profile-text\"\u003eEighteen years of aging and expert blending come to life with the first taste, revealing a deep vanilla flavor, followed by dried fruits, nutmeg, cinnamon spices and a hint of oak.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"kirksweeney-profile-box\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ks-profile-title\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ks-profile-text\"\u003eImmensely smooth all the way through, this rum unwinds with a gently wavering sensation of oak, sherry and raisin.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Chips Liquor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":27468397576292,"sku":"C0001748L","price":56.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0057\/8089\/7892\/products\/Kirk_and_Sweeney.jpg?v=1564776576"},{"product_id":"kirk-and-sweeney-xo-rum","title":"Kirk and Sweeney XO Rum Edition No. 3","description":"\u003cspan\u003eIn the spirit of the rum-running schooner Kirk and Sweeney, this XO rum is well worth pursuing. Handcrafted in Santiago de los Caballeros in the Dominican Republic, this rum adheres to the very strict regulations to be called “Dominican Rum.”\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"Chips Liquor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":33179774091399,"sku":"C0002449L","price":264.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0057\/8089\/7892\/products\/KirkandSweeneyXO.jpg?v=1584039964"},{"product_id":"kirk-sweeney-burning-mast-rum","title":"Kirk and Sweeney Burning Mast Rum","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eKirk and Sweeney takes its name from a Prohibition-era schooner caught rum-running in 1924 with 12,000 bottles aboard, and Burning Mast reaches back to the same era for its story: St. Elmo's Fire, the rare weather phenomenon that made ships' masts appear to glow during thunderstorms — neither lightning nor flame, and a comfort to sailors on the high seas. The rum inside is a first of its kind. The base is Kirk and Sweeney Reserva, a Dominican rum made from hand-harvested sugarcane processed into grade three blackstrap molasses, aged in a mix of American and French oak barrels for up to 12 years with repeated dumping, blending, and re-barreling. For Burning Mast, 19% of that Reserva spends an additional 11 to 19 days in barrels seasoned with red peppers, then rejoins the other 81%, bottled at 40% ABV. Expect caramelized vanilla, honeysuckle, spiced ginger, roasted almond, cinnamon, and cardamom on the nose, opening into earthy vanilla, caramel, nutmeg, and cashew before a wash of red pepper builds — cinnamon red-hots at first, then something closer to cayenne and hot paprika that Wine Enthusiast found escalating with each sip into savory jerk-spice territory. Reviewers split on heat level, but agree it's genuinely well made. The vintage bottle carries a heat meter on the front. Superb in a spicy daiquiri or over one large cube.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eBuy Kirk \u0026amp; Sweeney Burning Mast Rum online with fast shipping right to your door.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chips Liquor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49703835369728,"sku":"C0010235L","price":59.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0057\/8089\/7892\/files\/kirkandsweeneyburningmast.jpg?v=1788811076"},{"product_id":"kirk-and-sweeney-gran-reserva-superior-rum","title":"Kirk and Sweeney Gran Reserva Superior Rum","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eKirk and Sweeney takes its name from a Prohibition-era schooner caught rum-running off the New Jersey coast in 1924 with 12,000 bottles aboard, and the vintage-shaped bottle honors that era. Gran Reserva Superior is the top of the range, produced at the Bermúdez distillery in the Dominican Republic — one of the Caribbean's longest-operating rum houses — from hand-harvested sugarcane processed into grade three blackstrap molasses, then aged in a mix of American and French oak barrels with repeated dumping, blending, and re-barreling over the years. It's a blend of rums aged between 6 and 25 years, bottled at 40% ABV. The critical hardware is real: 94 points from Wine Enthusiast, which found bold caramel and toffee aromas, brown sugar and salted caramel with raisin on the palate, and a gentle finish of allspice, cocoa powder, and clove drying to walnut; and 97 points from The Tasting Panel. Master of Malt describes rich sherried dates and raisins with dried oak, vanilla, and toasted nuts. Worth knowing honestly: this bottle replaced the beloved age-stated 23 Year around 2020, and longtime fans are divided — many love it, some miss the old bottle. A decadent sipper for a snifter, or a luxurious Rum Old Fashioned.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eBuy Kirk and Sweeney Gran Reserva Superior Rum online with fast shipping right to your door.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chips Liquor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49703973355776,"sku":"C0010236L","price":73.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0057\/8089\/7892\/files\/KirkandSweenyGrandReservaXOSupiior.jpg?v=1788811791"},{"product_id":"kirk-sweeney-reserva-rum","title":"Kirk and Sweeney Reserva Rum","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eReserva is the entry point to Kirk and Sweeney's core range, and the brand's name carries a genuine piece of Prohibition history: the Kirk and Sweeney was a wooden schooner caught rum-running off the New Jersey coast in 1924 with 12,000 bottles aboard, and the vintage-shaped bottle is a nod to those smuggling years. The rum comes from the Bermúdez distillery in the Dominican Republic, one of the Caribbean's longest-operating rum houses, made from hand-harvested sugarcane processed into grade three blackstrap molasses, then aged in a combination of American and French oak barrels with the distiller dumping, blending, and re-barreling through the years. Reserva is a blend of rums aged between 3 and 14 years, bottled at 40% ABV, and it effectively replaced the old age-stated 12 Year when the brand relaunched its lineup around 2020. Wine Enthusiast scored it 91 points, finding a copper penny hue and toasty vanilla aroma opening into oak, brown sugar, and cocoa with a mouthwatering saline hint, and a long, rounded finish of allspice, cinnamon, and a flicker of cayenne heat. It's the Reserva that forms the base of the pepper-finished Burning Mast. Smooth enough to sip over a cube, structured enough to anchor a Rum Old Fashioned or a serious dark daiquiri — and the best value in the range.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eBuy Kirk \u0026amp; Sweeney Reserva Rum online with fast shipping right to your door.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chips Liquor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49703975649536,"sku":"C0010237L","price":46.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0057\/8089\/7892\/files\/Kirkandsweeneyreserva.jpg?v=1788812140"}],"url":"https:\/\/chipsliquor.com\/collections\/kirk-and-sweeney.oembed","provider":"Chips Liquor","version":"1.0","type":"link"}