Barbados
There are 911 rums from Barbados in the RumX database.
Show all Barbados rumsBarbados is a 167 square-mile island in the Lesser Antilles and it’s the most easterly in the Caribbean. Spanish conquerors took hold of the island in the 15th century, and it was under Portuguese rule for a while as well. The island was abandoned in 1620 but reclaimed by the British in 1625; they controlled the Caribbean island for the next three hundred years.
The sugarcane arrived on Barbados in 1640, and the island became a sugar and rum powerhouse fuelled by the slave trade, mainly by plantations worked by enslaved Africans. Barbados is the “birthplace of Caribbean rum”, and the style is inherently British.
Four major distilleries call Barbados home: Foursquare, Mount Gay, St. Nicholas Abbey and West Indies Rum Distillery. The rum style is darker and fuller compared to other Caribbean rums, thanks to higher molasses concentration and the use of pot stills. The rum usually ages in ex-Bourbon barrels for long periods, making the style particularly appealing for whiskey drinkers.
Although column stills are now also used by the island’s rum producers, pot stills are still relevant, differentiating this rum style from others. For reference, Barbados rum is more similar to what you’d find in Jamaica than the rum produced in Spanish- and French-style producing countries — it has no added sugar.
Barbadian rum producers are pushing for their own Geographical Indication, standardising and improving the rum quality and international exposure. Still, producers have yet to agree on what Barbados rum should be and how it should be produced and aged. The future is bright, though, for Barbados rum.
Top rated Barbados rums
3896
Top review from Jakob:
"Absolute royalty from Barbados - the "Rockley" style reaches its highest form of art here. Smoke, honey, fresh fruit, plus green notes - all this with perfectly integrated alcohol and without ever developing any form of heaviness. In one form: Formidable."
1028
Top review from Zucker und Zeste:
"Ich fand ihn etwas frischer als den Rum Artesanal, dafür war dieser noch eine ganz kleine Spur komplexer und reifer. Bei beiden Abfüllungen ist es erstaunlich wie genial Alkohol in einen Rum eingebunden sein kann."
635
Top review from Jakob:
"To date, the most impressive testimony to the quality Foursquare is capable of producing. Aging in former Madeira barrels brings a perfect flavor complement to the usual Foursquare profile and puts the Destino in a different league than the bulk of other Foursquare bottlings. Excellent."
12303
Top review from Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰:
"This is a great Barbadian. Once poured you know you're in Barbados. I love the coconut that is there from nose to finish. Seems like they hit the right barrel for this release. Well balanced overall and natural sweetness on the palate. Price to quality is very good."
13563
Top review from Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰:
"Thinking about the price tag on this bottle you Gert a lot of Barbados on your table. A surprisingly good rum with fruit and spices. The wood is light but the spices on the palate makes it warm. I like it."
9744
Top review from Rhum Mirror 🇧🇪:
"Au nez, il y a de la coco à profusion. Aucun doute sur la provenance de cette quille. On est en plein dans le stéréotype de Foursquare ! Mais pas que … c’est boisé (14 ans de vieillissement, ça se sent), avec de belles épices poivrées et de muscade fraichement râpée. On a également quelque chose de plus lourd, de résineux (colle, vernis). C’est plutôt bien attractif et concentré comme nez. En bouche, c’est très gourmand, c’est épicé, mais pas trop. Beaucoup de douceur avec les fruits secs, le chocolat noir et le tabac. Les fruits sont également de la partie ! Les notes traditionnelles de la maison ne font pas défauts : vanille, noix de coco, réglisse, miel … La finale est plutôt soutenue sur le chocolat et l’orange sanguine ! En conclusion, c’est une belle réussite."
635
Top review from Jakob:
"To date, the most impressive testimony to the quality Foursquare is capable of producing. Aging in former Madeira barrels brings a perfect flavor complement to the usual Foursquare profile and puts the Destino in a different league than the bulk of other Foursquare bottlings. Excellent."
3497
Top review from crazyforgoodbooze:
"Teil 4/8 unseres 1986er Rockley Tastings: wow! unglaublich intensiv sowohl an der Nase als auch im Geschmack! richtig schön dick, cremig und ölig. Papaya trifft Minze, trifft Piment trifft Banane und zum Schluss kumquatmarmelade mit frischem Vanillemark. geile Nummer! unglaublich smooth und dennoch komplex genug und nicht so schnell weg wie sonst oft bei Trinkstärke. in kurz: die beste Rockley 86 Trinkstärke!🤤🇧🇧"
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Popular distilleries of Barbados
- Foursquare 434 rums
- West Indies 162 rums
- Mount Gay 86 rums
- Rockley 15 rums
- St. Nicholas Abbey 13 rums
- Multi Distilleries 5 rums
- Ebbe & Flut Brennerei Rügen 2 rums
- Foursquare & West Indies 1 rum
All rums from Barbados
- Whisper Barbados Rum 8yr 40% RX975
- Whisper Barbados Rum 5yr 40% RX2065
- Whiskybroker West Indies 2000 17yr 51,8% RX2526
- Whiskybroker West Indies 2000 16yr 57,6% RX2782
- Whisky Picnic Bar Foursquare Barbados 2007 14yr 62,6% RX14036
- Whisky Krüger Foursquare Old Holzbunge No. 2 2007 10yr 46% RX8926
- Whisky & Rum Foursquare L’Esprit 2002 19yr 52% RX12849
- Whisky & Rhum West Indies L‘Esprit 2000 12yr 57,7% RX4069
- Whisky & Rhum West Indies L‘Esprit 2000 12yr 46% RX6406
- Whisky & Rhum Foursquare L‘Esprit 2007 9yr 65,3% RX1838
- Whisky & Rhum Foursquare L‘Esprit 2007 10yr 64,5% RX8498
- Whisky & Rhum Foursquare L‘Esprit 2005 15yr 60,5% RX7597
- Whisky & Rhum Foursquare L‘Esprit 2002 14yr 56,4% RX1673
- West Indies Stade’s Rum Bond No8 43% RX13699
- West Indies Stade’s Rum Beach Vat No 1 43% RX12954
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