Barbancourt 5 Stars 8 Years Réserve Spéciale
Sugarcane, vanilla and mild oak — approachable and balanced.
Aroma highlights sugarcane, vanilla, and honey; taste brings oak, pepper, and caramel. Community consensus points to an easy, fairly sweet rum ideal for beginners or mixing—solid value from Barbancourt.
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Rich notes of sugarcane, vanilla, and honey lead into a palate where oak and mild spice are joined by subtle caramel and wood. RumX tasters find this rum smooth and approachable, though some mention a relatively simple profile and a short, dry finish. A versatile and wallet-friendly option, especially welcoming for newcomers or those wanting a mellow sipper. Worth exploring for fans of balanced, easy-drinking rums.
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About the Barbancourt distillery
The Barbancourt distillery is located in Haiti. Rums from Barbancourt have been reviewed 880 times with an average of 7.5/10.
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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.
A light rum, mainly driven by sugar and caramel notes. Great price to quality, as I paid 20€ for a bottle, this could be a great entry level for beginners while rum lovers could skip it, the sweetness is too relevant and almost artificial (even if I do not think this rum does have any additive)
Super rhum, vraiment de qualité, il vaut son prix. Un must have pour un collectionneur de rhum ou qui veut avoir une bonne cave à proposer !
A bottle given by my sister for Christmas 2024. On the nose, quite flattering on fruit with baked apple, with a little vanilla and grey pepper. The palate is quite strong in alcohol, with an integration of the alcohol that could have been better. Few aromas apart from light vanilla and a tiny bit of oak. A very ephemeral finish that leaves nothing memorable. Not much to say about this rum, which remains pleasant but forgettable.