The Rum Mercenary & Kintra Bonne Mère Sample X

Very good fresh fruity pastry rum.

Very broad flavoured and layered rum. Bit of everything here. Malt. Fruits. Coffee. Spices. Chocolate. Petrol. A bit dirty. Very nice. Will revised soon.

Beautiful, young, wild bottling.The tropical storage is clearly noticeable. For the money, a great rum for advanced drinkers looking for an interesting change.Despite all the different flavor impressions incredibly smooth and oily on the palate. At the end it scratches unfortunately something, alcohol integration not optimal.Solid PLV

Really exciting bottling! Complex rum with a nice mix of fruity and woody notes. Alcohol could be a little better integrated. For a six-year-old top!

Richtig schöne Abfüllung aus Guadeloupe. Für einen 6-jährigen Rum äußerst komplex. Ein paar Punkte der lässt er bei der Integration des Alkohols liegen, aber das ist jammern auf hohem Niveau. In der Nase stärker als am Gaumen. Toller Rum den ich gar nicht auf dem Schirm hatte.

A really lovely example of what a nice Guadeloupe can do. Very Floral and grassy nosing with some nice woody pineapple. This turns into some warm apricote and warm spice. a rather nice warm finish filled with spices. lacks complexity in the end. But still!

My first rum from Bonne mere and I was immediately drawn to molasses and not rhum agricole, you can tell straight away. A super exciting combination of tropical fruits and citrus marmalade, plus furry, sour and bitter kiwi and papaya, dark chocolate and lots of smoke. Very subtle chili and rose water on the finish. A wild aromatic combination, but I think it's great. Alcohol semi well integrated but easy to drink overall. Nice underdog bottling!

This has quite something - the bottling comes along fruity-spicy, joined by a charming sweetness. In the mouth, fresh spices and green notes finally announce themselves, but these also provide no imbalance. Interesting and quite independent profile thanks to the combination of fresh spices, sweetness and fresh fruit. Good!

Sample wieder gefunden und geleert am 10.8.24 Es gibt zwei Punkte drauf, der Rum bietet einfach soviel Komplexität und diese einzigartige chili Note, die mich auch heute hungrig macht der Rum schreit geradezu nach Food Pairing. Ich würde sagen es braucht mehr davon - vielleicht zwei, drei Jahre länger gelagert aber bitte gebt uns mehr 🙏 Erstverkostung: In der Nase eine echte tropische Fruchtbombe leider der Alkohol zu stark zu spüren. Am Gaumen dann beim ersten Schluck völlig abgefahrenes Durcheinander Chili, Kiwi, Mango. Aber das ganze eher sehr ungezähmt und wenig rund. Beim zweiten Schluck überwiegt am Gaumen die Würze, doch dann kehrt dieser eigenwillige Chili-scharfe Fruchtgeschmack zurück. Definitiv einen Versuch wert diese Abfüllung, sehr eigenwillig. Jetzt hab ich Hunger, wo ist mein Wok? 🌶️🥭

Overall one of the best molasses based rum from Guadeloupe that I’ve tasted. Sample X a collaboration between Kintra and Rum Mercenary have released this molasses based rum produced by the Bonne Mère distillery, located in Sainte-Rose, Guadeloupe. Bonne Mère started as a sugar factory back in 1863, but since 1973 it’s just the distillery that’s still in operation. This 6 yo single cask rum has matured for 3 years in Guadeloupe, before being transferred to an ex-bourbon cask in Europe for 3 years more of continental aging before bottled brut de fût without cold filtration in 2021 in total of 242 bottles at 59,6%.

Alcoholic integration not optimal. Mouth well carried on the alcohol, spices and peppers. Medium finish on woody notes.

Une belle découverte

Nose first dry, spicy and citrus, then very mineral on the palate, fruity complex. On apricot I would not have come up by itself. But I'm still at the very beginning of my sensory ability.

I really liked the TCRL bottling, this one less so. I find that the rum lacks balance. The attack is a little too sharp. However, nice length.

The nose is rather discreet, even slightly alcoholic. There are hints of citrus, wood and brown sugar. The palate is lively, with a herbaceous profile and hints of licorice and honey. The finish is medium-lightly woody. The whole is far too lively for my taste. It would have benefited from a reduction or a little more ageing to soften it. Unfortunately, this doesn't make me any more interested in this Bonne Mère distillery.