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St. Nicholas Abbey 5 Years old (RX1974)

The "5 Years old" was produced in Barbados at the St. Nicholas Abbey distillery. It was distilled from Sugar cane honey with a Pot and Column Still and then aged for 5 years. The rum has an ABV of 40%.

7 community members rated this rum with an average of 7.6/10. The rum smells like Grass, Herbal and Dried apricot, and on the palate there is Butterscotch, Lemon and Candied.

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What does this rum taste like?

The flavor profile of 5 Years old is based on 7 user reviews. We have compiled and summarized the community's tasting notes for you, to give you an impression of the aroma and taste of the rum.

Nosing impressions

Grass Herbal Dried apricot Caramel Butterscotch Cognac

Taste impressions

Butterscotch Lemon Candied Creamy Cream toffee Hay

Finish

Custard Cedar Sharpness Dried fruit

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How does the community rate this rum?

7.6 /107 ratings

COMMUNITY RATING

Already 7 registered users have rated and tested this rum, leaving an average rating of 7.6 out of 10. A total of users have marked this rum as their favorite (9+ points).

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6.5/10

Light but interesting nose. While made from sugar cane juice not super noticeable, some light alcoholic burn. Lots of pleasant elements but doesn’t quite come together as I hoped it would. Good but not great


Aroma

Grass Butterscotch Cognac

Taste

Hay Butterscotch Lemon
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8.0/10

C too grassy for me. R enjoyed a lot.


Aroma

Grass

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What are the specs of this rum?

Country
Distillery
ID
RX1974
ABV
40%
Made from
Sugar cane honey
Distillation
Pot and Column Still
Age
5 years
Bottle volume
70cl
Price range
Under 100€
Category
Rum

Is this rum rather collected or consumed?

The RumX community has already added 10 bottles to their collections:

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About the St. Nicholas Abbey distillery

The distillery St. Nicholas Abbey is located in Barbados. Rums from St. Nicholas Abbey have been reviewed 31 times with an average of 80/100.


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