Monte Negro Grogue Barbosa Amado & Vicente

Grogue Barbosa Amado & Vicente features a bold, vegetal profile with sake and cucumber notes, intriguing aroma, but received mixed reviews for balance.

7.0  / 10  (30 reviews)

Distinctive sake-like rum with vegetal notes.

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    How does this rum taste?

    • Unique vegetal profile
    • Distinctive sake aroma
    • Fresh and peculiar taste

    Grogue Barbosa Amado & Vicente, distilled at Monte Negro in Cap Verde, offers a unique rum experience, thanks to its 45% ABV and distillation from sugar cane juice in a pot still. Users describe its aroma as primarily sugarcane-like with hints of sake, olive, and vegetal notes. The palate follows these themes with unique tastes including sake, cucumber, and a smattering of bitterness. Many remark on its distinctive vegetal and earthy qualities, likened to both traditional grogue and Clairin. While some appreciate its fresh and peculiar profile, others find it unrefined, with the integration of alcohol and flavor balance needing improvement. Best suited for adventurous tasters looking for a novel experience.

    Aroma

    Sugarcane Sake Olive Vegetal

    Taste

    Sake Vegetal Cucumber Bitter

    How is this rum rated?

    7.0  / 10  (30 reviews)

    "A pleasant rum, perhaps good for a Ti' Punch, but nothing extraordinary. Medium persistence and in my opinion too much hint of sake and a very distant smokiness. Unsuitable for tasting at a certain level, it remains a lighthearted rum. Still, it is always good to experiment with new distillates. Rum from sugarcane juice with 10% from molasses."

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    7.4 / 10
    Review by: Mirko Frosini 🇮🇪

    "Everything is already said in the other comments about this rather strange rum."

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    7.0 / 10
    Review by: Jean Louisss

    "Not bad, reminds me a bit of stuff like Paranubes. Very fresh with olives and vegetal notes. Friend says the finish reminds him of oysters (don’t like oysters so I can’t really tell) Was told that it’s distilled with a wood fire, which makes for an interesting story. Seems more powerful, but it says 45%."

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    7.2 / 10
    Review by: Tom Buteneers

    "A charming nose of fermented cane, very floral. It's a far cry from what I'm used to from agricultural rums. It's earthy, like after mowing wet grass. It's fresh and fruity, with red fruits (cherry) and a hint of olive. There's a Clairin style, rather sweet and smoky-salty. It's not incredible on the nose, tending towards sake, but it's quite nice and you want to taste it. On the palate, the attack is soft, even restrained. It's less fruity and more herbaceous. There's that olive note again, a bit like Savanna."

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    6.9 / 10
    Review by: Rhum Mirror 🇧🇪
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    Details about this rum

    Country
    Distillery
    RumX ID
    RX2421
    ABV
    45%
    Category
    Grogue
    Made from
    Sugar cane juice
    Distillation
    Pot Still
    Bottle volume
    70cl
    Price range
    <50€
    Type of spirit
    Rum
    Monte Negro 45% Grogue Barbosa Amado & Vicente

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    31%
    Ø Market value
    37€

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