Barbancourt 5 Stars 8 Years Réserve Spéciale 8yr 43%
Sweet, spicy, versatile Haitian rum with unique aging character.
The 5 Stars 8 Years Réserve Spéciale offers a sweet, aromatic experience with notes of sugarcane, vanilla, and honey. On the palate, oak, spice, and caramel emerge, making it a versatile rum for sipping or cocktails, despite bold alcohol bite.
Do you run an online store? Offer your bottles to thousands of rum lovers: Partner with us!
Live auctions
How does this rum taste?
- Rich aroma of sugarcane and vanilla
- Balanced spice and oak finish
- Versatile for sipping and cocktails
The 5 Stars 8 Years Réserve Spéciale from Barbancourt is a distinctly Haitian rum crafted from pure sugar cane juice and aged to develop a sweet, aromatic profile. Our community notes inviting scents of sugarcane, vanilla, and honey that give way to a palate of oak, spice, and caramel. Many RumX members appreciate its balance between a smooth, mellow character and a bold alcohol punch, making it an interesting bridge between Agricole and molasses-style rums. Whether enjoyed neat or in cocktails, this rum offers a genuine tasting experience that appeals to both beginners and collectors alike.
Most frequently mentioned flavors
Expert reviews
No blog articles available yet.
Details about this rum
How is the price of this rum developing?
The RumX community has already added 291 bottles to their collections:
Digitize your rum collection and get exciting insights into the market value of your collection or individual bottles:
You may also enjoy
The identification of similar rums is based on the tasting notes of the community and the key data of the rum.
About the Barbancourt distillery
The Barbancourt distillery is located in Haiti. Rums from Barbancourt have been reviewed 805 times with an average of 7.5/10.
To Barbancourt
cigares
Jun 30, 2024
"A rum tasted at the Lucerne Gin and Rum Festival 2024. A nose of bitter root, like gentian, but also sugar, yellow fruit and a herbaceous side. The palate is very bitter and alcoholic, a gentian spirit? But also with a sweet/honey side. The finish is short, leaving only bitterness in the mouth. To the untrained eye, you'd think it was a slightly sweet root liqueur rather than a rum. That said, it's pleasant on the palate and well made. I like it less than the 4-year-old."
Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
Jan 26, 2023
"Considering the price tag you get a lot for your money. Beautiful colour with fruity caramel nose and sweet on the palate. Could be a good beginner rum i think."
Galli33
Feb 28, 2024
"I tried this rum at a local bar… Very sweet, round, soft and spicy rum. I didn’t like it much, because it’s not the kind of rum I’ used to drink. I can recommend it to beginners or guys who want to make the next step 😜 Also the alcohol isn’t integrated well."
TheJackDrop
Apr 13, 2024
"It's rather amusing, I have no points of comparison with other barbancourt in my memory. On the whole, it's too acqueous and a little alcoholic for this degree, but otherwise there's a melon/pasteque nose followed by a mouth full of spices, it's almost all there..."