Swell de Spirits Flashback Series 2-07
This rum brings a blend of coconut, wood, and creamy caramel, though opinions on balance and complexity split the room. One to try if roasted notes and subtle tropical fruits appeal.
Roasted, woody, creamy, with coconut and warming caramel sweetness.
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How does this rum taste?
- Well balanced and fruity
- creamy with a lovely sweetness
- caramel from nose to finish
The Flashback Series 2-07 from Barbados' West Indies distillery is a study in classic WIRD style: coconut, vanilla, caramel, and plenty of wood feature throughout. Several find the nose closed off—"Nez assez fermé" (Adrien B), with more complexity emerging after a good rest in the glass. The palate offers roasted wood, pastry, spice, and a creamy sweetness, though some felt the alcohol was prominent, with "the harshness of the alcohol then takes over" (Artur Schönhütte). While appreciated for its depth by a few, others note it's "complex but nothing is really standing out" (Lot-NAS), leading to mixed expectations.
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About the West Indies distillery
The West Indies distillery is located in Barbados. Rums from West Indies have been reviewed 4,034 times with an average of 7.9/10.
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"I don't really warm up to this WIRD... the nose is smoky, bacony mixed with pastry, the woody roasted dominates with some catamel and pepper... it's certainly good, but not mine Second time in the glass today... and my opinion doesn't change... we don't go together"
"Solid WIRD. This distillery will probably never quite convince me. Very light Barbados style with alcoholic finish."
"8,6:On the nose, the first impression we get is very tempting with fruitcake note, some esters, as the fruits are tropical with pineapple, coconut and dried with raisins and apricots, roasted wood begets us with smoky touch and delicious pastry, caramel, spiced up with cinnamon. On aeration, we feel red fruits, more esters, buttery vanilla and sweet honey, as a molasses is vegetal with flowery, minty notes. Great! 8,6:On the palate, the attack is balanced with sweet, fruity and woody deliciousness with overripe, estery tropical fruits like pineapple, banana, coconut and citrus later on.The wood is roasted, spicy with burnt sugar, honey, creamy vanilla, nuts, leather, a bit peppery, later some clove arises.The molasses is vegetal, earthy, floral and minty. 8,5:The finish is long with dry, spicy, roasted wood notes, similar as on the palate, but more on confectionery side with biscuits, pastry, as the fruits are dried, tropical, esters recede slowly....The molasses stays earthy...Some tannins arise.."
"I didn’t take any notes at the Rhum Fest so a more detailed review will follow as soon as I get the chance to sample this rum again in a better context. I finally managed to sample this rum a second time and have to say that I’m less enthusiastic about it than at the rhum fest. Lowering my note from 84 to 79 as it makes for a decent sipper but lacks depth and complexity."