Shakara RUM 12yr 45,7%

"A pleasant discovery. A pastry profile that makes it easy to drink. Not insanely complex, but pleasant. Edit: tested a second time and I can confirm that for 49€, it's great value for money. Very pleasant. It also appealed to the uninitiated. Edit: I'm raising my rating because the value for money is still very good. The bourbon brings a nice sweetness. It's easy enough to drink without being devoid of interest."

"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."

"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."

"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."

"Surprisingly smooth and round rum from Thailand. Coffee, raisin, dried fruit, dark chocolate and light cookie and candied ginger notes. Can be made and works well for cocktails! :)"

"A pleasant live surprise. I found the profile quite original, pleasant to taste and the price is cool. So to be retested, but it's the kind of bottle I'd definitely buy as a nice easy sipper."

"A puzzling rum, with unexpected flavors in keeping with its terroir and aging. The nose is ultra-dominated by pastry notes, notably caramel, cookie dough and confectionery. Fruits can be detected, struggling against chocolate, greedy wood and spices not to be completely absorbed. A very surprising olfactory experience. The attack on the palate is extremely mellow. It's like drinking a cookie, with notes of chocolate, caramel, roasted hazelnuts, vanilla and a hint of salt. Although it's (normally) a no-additives product, this bottling is a real treat. Dried fruits, lime, floral tones, toasty wood and spices complete a very smooth profile, where the alcohol goes unnoticed. The finish is of good quality, on cookie, chocolate, spices, caramel and pastry. There's a hint of greenness on the very finish, giving a little oxygen to this extremely concentrated profile. It's clearly not what you think of when you think of 12 years of tropical aging for a Thai rum, and while it may prove a little nauseating in the long run, the value for money remains remarkable."

"Interesting rum with full 12 years of tropical aging, no colouring and sugar added. The aromas are very inviting, unfortunately the taste and finish are kind of standing behind. Still, I can say this is a pretty solid rum I will definitely want to taste again."

"Difficile à noter pour moi. Très voir trop gourmand, assez monolithique en fin de compte et trop influencé par le vieillissement mais je comprends pourquoi il peut plaire et le tarif est juste imbattable."