A superb-looking decanter bottle of XO rum from Barbados, aged in bourbon barrels before being shipped to France for a secondary maturation in Cognac casks from the Ferrand house. The result is a well balanced rum with a remarkably long finish, with a palate of chocolate, banana, coconut and mango. Now this is some very good stuff.
Hints of spicy oak on the nose, with guava, a little desiccated coconut and dried banana. Buttery.
Spiced, creamy palate entry, with sweet vanilla notes and caramel. Oaky spices.
Caramel. Toasted oak.
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A1 rum
Smooth and can get, gives you strong coconut back end and too easy to drink.
nice and fruity but did they need to add almost 30g/L of sugar? 4/5 Would be 4.5 stars without the added syrup.
Bought the 3ml Bottle tester and it was so good I'm Buying a full bottle!
Nose is quite nice- although immedietly the sharpness of a young spirit, masked by a load of after-barrel sugar additives afterwards. This carries over to the taste- very spikey, rough on the front- then it masks itself with its added sugar, and overly sweet finish that lingers. Overall it isnt a bad taste or nose, however the fact its being covered up by additives is not a good sign, and definately not worth its price here- youre paying for a fancy bottle.
