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Pyrat (pronounced 'pirate') XO Reserve is an orange-forward Caribbean spirit made with rums aged for up to 15 years (although most will of course have been aged for less time). The bottle is based on the design of those kept by ship captains and pirates during the 19th Century.
Tasting Note by The Chaps at Master of Malt
Nose
Very citrussy. So much orange peel. Icing sugar, waves of fruit. Perhaps a little cough sweet note too.
Palate
Sweet, viscous, more orange. Marmalade.
Finish
Molasses, orange peels, marmalade, spice.
Overall
Like an incredible rum old-fashioned.
Allergy Information
This product does not contain any notifiable allergens
Wonderful sipper, sophisticated, liquid Marmalade.Marmite of rum world
What are these reviewers on about , I have over 40 different bottles of rum in my collection all around the £35 to £50 range and would place Pyrat XO in my top three, alongside El Dorado 15 yr and Pussers 15 yr. Pyrate is distinctive, and could be described as Liquid Marmalade. A wonderful after dinner sipping rum, or late evening open fireside sipper. I appreciate that others palate might vary, but to describe this other than a sophisticated superior rum does this a total injustice. Of the many who I have introduced this rum to, most have agreed, but not all. It is definitely the Marmite of the rum world.
Master of Malt Customer Aug 31, 2017
It's Rum!
Yes, this IS rum! And the reason it is rum is because of the lack of regulations or standards in the rum world (unlike straight Bourbon or Scotch, fe). For that reason virtually anything can call itself rum, even this awful cane sugar/molasses based ethanol with added artificial flavouring and sweetener. You could probably make your own version of this with some rubbing alcohol, triple sec, and about a pound of sugar, which should be just enough to make it really "smooth". Smoothness, whatever that means, is apparently a very desirable quality for spirits to have, btw...
In summary, this stuff is awful. And yeah, I'm snobby and pretentious about it. If people were a little more discriminating then perhaps we'd all start getting the quality we are paying for. The price for this dreck is absurd! The corporations who sell this stuff must be laughing. I'm sure they're wondering just at what point consumers will stop paying premium prices for such swill. They're thinking to themselves, "gee, we really could sell rubbing alcohol with a splash of artificial flavouring and sugar so long as it's in a nice "premium" looking bottle..." For the love of god, stop encouraging them!
Sure, I suppose there's room for this sort of stuff--it's at the bottom shelf in the liqueur aisle--just stop calling it rum! Rum--real, true, actual rum--is good. It's beautiful. Everybody should be able to afford and experience it. Rum deserves better than this. WE deserve better than this!
Master of Malt Customer Jul 27, 2017
"Rum" for people who don't like rum....but like cointreau.
Appears to be the result of accidentally mixing in some left-over Fanta syrup with a bunch of cheap rums. Not sure how anyone can call it rum. It tastes nothing like it. Saying it's the best rum is like saying sangria is the best red wine. Ridiculously overpriced for what it is.
Master of Malt Customer Mar 3, 2017
Indeed try for yourself
One of my favourite rums, I always recommend this and pyrat to friends that aren't big rum fans. Diplomatico is a decent gateway rum and one I always like to have a bottle of in the house.
Everyone's entitled to thier own opinion but when giving yours, try not sounding like a a gret pretentious TW@
Carl Williams Feb 15, 2017
The best of the rums
Tried many rums, they all taste terrible rubber. The Pirate-no, smooth, taste good, straight or in cocktail.
