Kikusui Shuzo Ryoma Rhum Japonais
Most praise its unique sake/agricole mix and herbal complexity; critics find it thin, alcoholic, sugary and “not rum-like”; consensus: an interesting, divisive niche bottle, not a crowd-pleaser.
Adventurous rum drinkers and fans of sake, shochu or agricole who enjoy vegetal, herbal profiles and want to explore how Japanese techniques translate into cane-juice spirits.
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Weird, sake‑like rum for open minds
If you enjoy sake or agricole and want something genuinely odd, this is worth a try; if you mainly like classic, sweet, vanilla-driven rum, you’ll likely find it confusing or harsh.
Beginners expecting sweet, classic Caribbean rum, or anyone who dislikes sake-like aromas, vegetal notes, or finds light 40% rums too thin or alcoholic.
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More cleaving there is not!!! A real UFO, if you like the extra terrestrial ones it is gained if not you leave running. One day I like it, one day I don't, a real curiosity that will not leave you indifferent but that will certainly not make the unanimity.
Surprisingly sweet and smooth
Nase: Erinnert an Agricole, sehr würzig und deutliche Zuckerrohraromen. Gaumen: Würzig warm zu Beginn, dann Kräuter, Tee. Es folgt Schokolade. Abgang: Die pflanzlichen Aromen sowie die Würze halten sich lange, bevor leichte Rauchnoten durchschimmern. Fazit: Ausgefalleneres Exemplar. Es überwiegen pflanzliche und kräuterige Noten mit einem Hauch Schoko. Mir gefällt der Japaner.
Tasted only once and I didn't like it, alcoholic in the nose and in the mouth. Sake scent, as if there was a problem...Then, a little better with herbal notes. It has nothing of a tropical rum.