Blackadder Raw Cask Rum

"Day 24 RumX calendar What an unusual rum! I couldn't place it in any corner! St. Lucia I would never have suspected! Black Adder was almost 100% certain for me due to the charcoal residue in the glass! The flavors are more on the herbal side, but harmonize neatly as the spices provide good contrast! I like the St. Lucia very much"

"St. Lucia 99 is simply brilliant! The red fruits, tobacco, vanilla, leather...wonderful! Perhaps the Nobilis No. 17 SLD was still a kleinwenig rounder on the nose, but for this the Blackadder is brutally gripping on the palate, with charred wood, fresh mint and long finish..."

"#24th dec RumXCalendar Blind tasting: Nose: minty, oak, barrel, fruity, oak Mouth: Minty, oak, barrel, fruity, oak, vanilla, caramel Finish: long, woody, barrel notes, tar, tannins, dry, astringent very delicious rum 🤤The alcohol is integrated very well Looks like a T.D.L ca.60% max. 20 Years"

"This was a huge surprise and the price for this release has gone through the roof. I consider myself lucky to have tried it and I couldn't get a bottle at this tasting. Wound have loved one on my shelf to surprise people. Intense and fruity with some nice floral notes. Warm/spicy on the palate and very good ABV integration. Lightly dry on the palate with a very long finish. If you get a chance you should try it!"

"Intense and complex - top notch St. Lucia"

"Rum X Advent 24.12.22 Already very awesome and tasty thing. Special but intense and delicious. Would not have figured it out blind. The nose is wonderfully complex and inviting. In the mouth it is not quite so differentiated. Lots of mint and strong on volume. Whereby these are neatly integrated."

"Oh, geil, die Nase beginnt mit Buchweizenhonig und ich liebe Buchweizenhonig! Dazu noch Politur und Harz und fertig ist ein sensationeller erster Eindruck. Der hohe Alkoholgehalt ist kaum zu spüren. Am Gaumen machen sich die knapp 70% aber schon bemerkbar. Mit Wasser besser. Im würzigem Nachklang kommt eine tolle Sauerkirschnote durch Fazit: St Lucia mit ungewöhnlichen Aromen, gefällt mir sehr gut!"

"Un très beau rhum, quelques points en moins pour des goûts un peu heurtés et qui se mélangent pas très bien. Le verre vide sent très bon."

"A very charming and attractive rum from Saint Lucia. The nose is very rich and engaging, with many aromas of tropical fruit, dried fruit, floral and menthol notes, herbs, toasted almonds and pastry notes. The whole is homogeneous, exuberant and greedy. On the palate, the attack is powerful, lively and imbued with aromatic herbs, menthol, earthy aromas, spices and spicy notes. Fruit arrives in a second wave, with citrus, exotic and dried fruits. The alcohol, present at a high level, persists despite its undeniable qualities of integration. The finish is very long, carried by warm spices, herbs, roasted notes, tannins, floral and woody notes. An atypical, well-crafted rum, which shows that Saint Lucia has what it takes to play in the court of the great rum terroirs, but which needs quite a bit of time to be tamed and to capture its full expression."

"The unpolished profile from St. Lucia in all intensity and aromatic force. Extreme, always demanding and with constantly new facets. Absolutely impressive."

"RumXmas 2022, #24, blind: I could be on board with the possibility of this being Jamaican and low ester. But I lack the knowhow for being very exact. That minty note is indeed present on the back of the tongue. Licorice in the finish for me. Now time to let it breathe and enjoy a bit of ice cream. Christmas indigestion is coming… Not that much experience with Saint-Lucia rums of this caliber. What a bomb 💣 Maybe a bit too dry/astringent in the finish for me for the 90 point mark. Tea bitterness in the aftertaste."

"Wow! Hätte ich nicht auf St. Licia verortet. Am Gaumen und im Abgang mit dreckigen Teer-Noten. Sie über 60% stehen ihm gut. Sehr lecker!"

"Very unusual rum from St. Lucia. Very floral and perfumed on the nose and palate."

"Was für ne schöne intensive Minz Note ist das bitte, von Anfang bis Ende. Wird nur hinten raus dann doch etwas wie Fleisch zu lange auf dem Grill gelassen oder zu nah an die Kohle gekommen. dafür minimale Abzüge. Ansonsten wunderbar blumig mit weniger ausgeprägten Fruchtnoten. Für mich blind auch kaum zu verorten. Hätte vielleicht auf einen TDL getippt."

"RumX Adventskalender 24.12. Tolle und intensive Nase! Sehr spannend, komplex und besonders. Hätte ich nicht zuordnen können, wäre aber wahrscheinlich eher auf Trinidad statt St. Lucia. Im Mund sehr intensiv, würzig und etwas verkohlt gepaart mit pflanzlichen Noten, eher getrocknet als frisch wie bei Agricole. Die Nase hätte definitiv über 90 Punkte verdient, der Geschmack hält für mich aber nicht ganz mit."