Shakara RUM

A sweet, bourbon-leaning rum with lots of vanilla and caramel but not much depth. One to try if you enjoy mellow, pastry-like spirits.

7.5  / 10  (61 reviews)

Sweet vanilla, caramel and bourbon, easy dessert-like sipper.

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    How does this rum taste?

    • profil pâtissier qui le rend assez aisé à boire
    • tropische Reifung und Kakao-Noten
    • easy sipper for a good price

    Shakara's 12-year Thai rum brings a sweet, round, pastry-like nose dominated by caramel, vanilla, and wood. Several RumX members picked up a pronounced bourbon influence and called it an "easy sipper"—with Rodolphe noting it's "le genre de bouteilles que je m'achèterais certainement en easy sipper sympa." The mouth follows with syrupy vanilla, woody sweetness and a hint of cookie dough, as HenryL puts it. Some wish for more complexity, but enjoyed the "profil pâtissier qui le rend assez aisé à boire" (@Vincent D), underlining its soft, dessert-like character.

    Aroma

    Vanilla Woody Honey Sweet

    Taste

    Vanilla Woody Caramel Bourbon

    How is this rum rated?

    7.5  / 10  (61 reviews)
    Top 37% Thailand

    "A pleasant discovery. A pastry profile that makes it easy to drink. Not insanely complex, but pleasant. It also appealed to the uninitiated. Edit: I'm raising my rating because the value for money is still super interesting. The bourbon brings a nice sweetness. It's easy enough to drink without being devoid of interest."

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    7.9 / 10
    Review by: Vincent D

    "Overall, I find this rum from Thailand quite sweet. It's quite good to drink neat, better than I would have thought. More in the easy sipping category. As a mixer in the CubaLibre, it's also on the sweet vanilla sugar side. Nice to have tried, but I wouldn't need any more of it now."

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    7.1 / 10
    Review by: zabo

    "On the nose, I was pleasantly surprised by the beautiful tropical ripeness and cocoa notes. The palate is then somewhat one-dimensional, even if it has something interesting at its core."

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    7.8 / 10
    Review by: Johannes

    "Very pleasing nose, very sweet, tending towards cookie dough with woody hints of coffee. Smells like a nice sipper. Unfortunately quite one-dimensional in the mouth, has something of a sweetish bourbon."

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    7.1 / 10
    Review by: HenryL
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    Details about this rum

    Country
    Distillery
    RumX ID
    RX17382
    ABV
    45,7%
    Age
    12 years
    Bottle volume
    70cl
    Price range
    <100€
    Type of spirit
    Rum
    Shakara 12yr &nbsp; 45,7% RUM

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    Open rate
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    Ø Market value
    60€

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