English Harbour 5 Years

All my Tastings and Scores are purely based on “Rums under £50”. I rarely look at Rums over £50 for my YouTube.

The molasses comes from Dom. Rep. and Guyana. After distillation it’s aged in former bourbon and Tennessee whiskey barrels between five and eight years before blended and bottled. In my opinion is this an outstanding everyday rum, especially when taking the price into account.

Der Rum hat einen hellen Goldton. Es riecht süßlich, etwas nach Sherry und Honig, sehr angenehm. Geschmacklich schon etwas Richtung Whisky, kaum Süße im ersten Augenblick, später im Abgang kommt etwas davon zum Vorschein. Der Abgang ist kurz bis mittellang, eine leichte Schärfe. Ein angenehmer Tropfen.

A subtle and round nose. The main note is fresh lemon peel. Closely followed by pineapple, vanilla and distant roasted coffee beans. The palate initially hits you with caramel, oak, then a touch of raisin. There's a pleasant creaminess that's quite dessert like. The finish is very short. Not much to talk about. A whisp of smoke, more distant coffee and a flash of coconut husk. A great rum for the price. Nothing challenging but also doesn't taste cheap. Perfectly nice to drink neat.

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Probably the best rum in this price segment and one of the best value-for-money rums ever. Nothing more needs to be said. Simply harmonious and round. Most importantly, without excessive sweetness.

Top price-performance ratio. Ideal for beginners in this price segment

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Price-performance ratio is simply mega. Really a rum for beautiful days. Also long lasting. Both the nose and the taste are harmonious and intense.

#5028 04.01.2025 Relaxing at home with some samples. Nose Wood, light roasted, light caramel, vanilla, dried fruit, faint cherry. Palate Round, wood, light roasted, light caramel, light vanilla, oily, light spicy, faint polish, dried fruit. Finish Medium long, wood, light roasted, vanilla, raisin, light cherry, light caramel, light tannins. The empty glass has wood, a light sour note, light honey and light marzipan.

Good quality rum, especially so for the price tag. Caramel, gentle vanilla and burnt sugar flavour comes through nicely alongside woody notes. Genuinely very pleasantly surprised at the price to quality ratio.

Solid rum, especially in terms of price / performance. Certainly well suited as a beginner or for mixing

I am not crazy about the product.

For me, this is one of the best rums in terms of value for money. Of course, you can't expect anything extraordinary for the price. But it is a very nice everyday rum. Oily, very balanced, the alcohol has been perfectly integrated. It will probably end up in my home bar more often.

‘S got that nasty Barbados-like woody finish that turns me off.. otherwise great rum