Chamarel VSOP
Most enjoy the easy, grape-and-oak profile and smoothness, while critics find it weak, a bit sharp and lacking depth. Consensus: a decent, brandy-like sipper, not very memorable.
Cane-juice curious drinkers coming from brandy or cognac, who want a smooth, grape-forward, not-too-sweet sipper with low ABV and no aggressive funk.
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How does this rum taste?
Easy, brandy-like agricole crossover
If you like softer cognacs or peach brandies and want to dip a toe into cane-juice rum without big funk or high ABV, this is a safe, low-risk bottle to try.
Funk hunters, complexity seekers, and those wanting powerful agricole character or high-ester intensity; also not ideal for drinkers expecting a richly aged XO-level experience.
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About the Chamarel distillery
The Chamarel distillery is located in Mauritius. Rums from Chamarel have been reviewed 799 times with an average of 7.6/10.
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Pur jus ! 90% colonne et 10% pot still
The nose is initially woody. Vanilla too. Not crazy. On the palate, wood dominates and then a bitterness mixed with acidity takes over. Grape or cognac barrel, I think. Unfortunately, it doesn't work very well. Very different from the XO, which I rather liked. And clearly a step below.
Auto-translatedVery strong sharp acidic nose. Strong on the alcohol considering only 41 %. Airing a bit helps very much. Notes of spices/vanilla and sweet/creamy appears.
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