Karukera Select Casks

"It’s a nice, smooth, subtle and complex Agricole from nose via palate to the medium long finish. The nose have recognizable aromas of spices, vanilla, oak and fruits. At the palate and during the medium long finish the aromas comes back as flavors."

"#13 RumXCalendar Blind tasting: Nose: vanilla, grass, sugarcane, young wood M: earty, grass, agricole, floral, dark chocolate F: oak, vanilla, black tea, soft Prediction: this one is tricky classic sugarcane in the nose, but an agricole feeling in the mouth…i would go with an rum from guatemala, or near! approx. 50%, it‘s a young rum max. 10years…. Quick a good rum, but lacks at the finish. Alcohol is intergrated very well. Nose: sugarcane, vanilla, grass, young wood Mouth: Dry, creamy, delicious, grass, agricole, earthy, dark chocolate, cherry, vanilla, young wood Finish: short, dry, soft, earthy, herbal, vegetal, black tea, young wood, vanilla"

"Frankly, I am amazed at this original bottling. This is how I think a standard bottling should be. Has this nice karukera chocolate and oak combination. Some bitterness and some ester. Compared to some indie bottlings that are considerably more expensive this is an absolute win!"

"Un karukera sympa, un nez de vanille, bois et épices. En bouche, on trouve un côté herbasé sucré, sur un fond de chêne. Dommage que la fin ne soit pas plus longue et complexe. Seconde dégustion : encore ce nez de vanille , bois….. par contre, cette fois en bouche, b y trouve un peu plus de goût de fût et un rhum ou l alcool y est moyennement intégré…./ c est bon malgré tout !"

"RumX Advent calendar, 13.12.2021, blind. First impression on the nose tells me something with red wine, possibly a finish? Otherwise hay, candied orange peel and fruit bread, among other things. Smells quite sweet. Also sweet on the palate at first, but then suddenly turns dry. Unfortunately a little thin. I would guess that this is a rum made from sugar cane juice, approx. 45%. The late palate and finish are surprisingly floral with notes of violets. Good, but unfortunately too thin, otherwise even more exciting."

"Ein Agricole der sanfteren Art! Mir etwas zu zu verdünnt und dadurch nicht ganz so aussagestark. Aber durchaus fein und elegant"

"13. Sample aus dem RX-Kalender. Dominante Noten von Gras, Jungem Holz, Leder, Pflanzen, Erde und Gewürzen. Sehr trocken am Gaumen. Bitternoten im Abgang."

"RumXmas #13, blind: Warm honey like sweetness, sugar cane and wood in the nose, grassy notes and dry (grappa) agricole in the mouth with a little bit of heath. The alcohol is integrated very well and a bitter finish. Going with agricole, maybe Saint James 🤷‍♂️ Pretty satisfied with my guess 🥳"

"08.12.2018 Had a wonderful meet up with old and new friends at this wonderful hotel. Notes. Medium dark colour. Nose: wood, Agricole, orange, sugarcane, light chocolate. Palate: oily, wood, Agricole, balanced, spicy, fruits, orange. Finish: medium to long, wood, medium dry, fruity."

"RumX-Adventskalender, 13.12., blind. Erster Eindruck: ganz klar Agricole, leider etwas dünn, unter 46%. Nase: leicht fruchtig mit einer Rotwein-Note. Erinnert an eine Wildkräuterwiese, frisch und doch etwas muffig. Ich finde Orangeat und Früchtebrot und eine leichte Sirup-Süße. Da ist noch Würze, wie Backgewürz. Hinten etwas vinegar und seifig. Gaumen: deutlich verdünnt, was sehr schade ist. Wirkt zunächst lieblich, mit Orangeat. Dann kommt junges Holz bzw. Holzsaft von Frisch geschnittenem Geäst. Hinten blumig und leicht parfümiert. Deutlich Veilchen, Gras und Heu. Im Abgang seifig, Veilchenpastillen und Gras. Mit höherem ABV wäre er sicherlich interessanter, hat der Rum doch schon Körper. Wie so oft gefällt mir die Verdünnung bei Agrocols gar nicht! Guadeloupe kann so viel mehr!!!!"

"Oh man, zum Glück den richtigen Rum erwischt:) Schöner Agricole, viel Agricole und Holz in der Nase. Am Gaumen natürlich auch sehr Agricolelastig, ansonsten noch nach dunkler Schokolade und Vanille schmecken:)"

"Tag 13 RumX Adventskalender: grasig, süßlich, leicht fruchtig und weich. Mein Tipp war Agricole unter 50 %. Mal richtig gelegen."

"Sehr schön rund ohne langweilig zu sein."

"Disappointing expression from Karukera. The nose is super subtle, making you suspect something quite soft and gentle. However, the alcohol is not well integrated and leaves you with a two-tiered experience as your palate fights out the burn from the flavors. Honey and caramel with an inappropriate bitter aftertaste are the most discernible flavors. Reminiscent of a more bitter version of the Bärenjäger liqueur actually, which is not necessarily a compliment. The finish is short and watery, like a Venezuelan."

"Nose: grassy yet sweet on the nose (I get light vanilla and just a touch of caramel/burnt sugar). I also nose a light fruit note (might be peaches?), balanced out by some wood that give an extra pungency to the rum. Palate: on the first sip, I feel the herbal/ sugarcane notes better, with the sweet sensation more like honey that caramel. There might be also some spices in the mix. Finish: that honey/wood combination is the main leftover, but I agree that there’s a slightly bitter note in the end."