Barbancourt 5 Stars 8 Years Réserve Spéciale

Oak-spice sipper, great entry rum

Buyers describe a sweet and oaky profile with pepper and caramel, making it enjoyable in cocktails or neat. It's recommended as a solid choice for those new to aged Haitian rums.

7.0/10 129 reviews

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    How does this rum taste?

    Approachable flavor profile
    Versatile for sipping/mixing
    Good value for price

    Reviewers consistently point to the approachable, oak-forward character balanced with hints of spice, vanilla, and sugarcane sweetness as the standout features of Barbancourt’s 5 Stars 8 Years Réserve Spéciale. It's considered easy to sip neat or use in cocktails, with a smooth yet lively profile that works well for both beginners and collectors. Many find its unique blend of agricole and molasses notes worth trying, especially at its accessible price point.

    Aroma

    Sugarcane Vanilla Honey Vegetal

    Taste

    Oak Peppery Spice Caramel

    How is this rum rated?

    7.0/10 129 reviews

     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.

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    6.8 /10
    Review by: cigares

     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)

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    5.5 /10
    Review by: Righrum

     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 !

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    8.0 /10
    Review by: JST MLLR

     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.

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    5.8 /10
    Review by: Julien Ries
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    Details about this rum

    Country
    Distillery
    RumX ID
    RX330
    ABV
    43%
    Category
    Rhum Agricole
    Made from
    Sugar cane juice
    Distillation
    Pot Still
    Age
    8 years
    Bottle volume
    70cl
    Price range
    <50€
    Type of spirit
    Rum
    Barbancourt 8yr &nbsp; 43% 5 Stars 8 Years Réserve Spéciale

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    The RumX community has already added 312 bottles to their collections:

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    Open rate
    33%
    Ø Market value
    31€

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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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