Kaniche XO

The rum has it's unique character in the sense of taste, is neutral and balanced with a smooth sweetest, the double wood translates in a rich vanilla taste, covered by the ussual molasses taste. Not bad for an XO, but I was expecting a bit more personality a bit more relevance. Tasting at room temperature and no ice.

This rum is a true pleasure to sid down and drink, especially on a nice summerday. I'm a fan!! A lot of tropical fruits, medium sweetness and a light power.

Nose : I find banana, coconut, orange and in general tropical fruits. The rum is really delicious when you stick your nose down into the glass, for just enjoying the lovely notes.

Taste : I find banana, orange, tropical fruits and molasses. The aftertaste is tropical in the beginning, and it get mixed with molasses in the end.

Coconut, caramel, plum and barrel aroma; butterscotch, vanilla, mapple syrup and pastry in body; heating tail.

Soft spiced taste, round finish, great Choice for the evening to simply sip and enjoy

Vanilla in the nose; coconut, cacao and oak on the tongue. Almost perfect if you do not like your rum too sweet. Unfortunately, there is not much left, once you swallowed.

Aroma is a bit agressive with lot of alcohol and some sweetness. Taste is influenced by aging in bourbon casks, but sweet too. Long and strong aftertaste. Not bad at all.

It's a solid Barbadian rum—nice, mellow, works as a mixer or as a sipper. The only thing that's keeping me from rating it higher is the price point. If it were around the $25 price point (as it apparently was a few years ago), I'd consider it a steal, but at $35 where I am, it's advisable to save yourself $10 and just get the Doorly's XO instead.

At first struck me as too sweet and mellow, but it has a bit of character lurking underneath the honey and vanilla. It's an easy sipper, and not too shabby at that.

A month ago, I chose the most expensive bottle of Kaniche to start out with. It started out as my highest ranked 7. Then is slowly slid downhill due to excessive added sugar. Then a few other reviews mentioned that this one was better. So for only $30 US, I gambled on it today. It would also be a test of Bajan rum for this one versus Panamanian rum for their Perfeccion.

There is just something off putting in the aroma from the Perfeccion, but not this one. And yes, this cheaper version from Barbados indeed tastes better than the more expensive one from Panama. I am glad that I gave this one a try. Both rate as a 7 in my book, but this one ranks a few notches higher overall. That 7 rating is some very stiff competition. At least I did not get stuck with a bottle of crap.

beaucoup plus present que son petit frere (le reserve) avec plus de caractere, mais on peut trouver mieux dans sa gamme de prix