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Posted
6 months ago
Cinnamon and spice with sweet molasses. Yummy with orange vanilla. Great as a surprise in an advent calendar but good as far as spiced rums go. Certainly cures the midwinter nights while making you feel like a pirate.
Posted
over 3 years ago
I'm not a big fan of spiced rum and while this one didn't convert me over for sipping it did at least convince me to use spiced rums more for mixed drinks.
The nose has heavy cinnamon and coffee notes with a hint of orange. The first taste definitely is bit of a "sugar bomb" that makes me worry about added sugar. You get more cinnamon taste as well as some fruit.
If I drink this in the future it will be either as a mixer or as a dessert drink.
Posted
over 5 years ago
It lives up to it's hype. It has very strong flavours to start. A mixture of of aniseed, cardimon, orange peel and a whole lot of spices. A proper "Christmas pudding" as another reviewer said. Easy sipping once it's sat on an ice cube for a minute or two. Sweet at the start, spice in the middle and a touch of dry oak at the end. Yeah I'll have another one.
Posted
over 5 years ago
This is not for me , far too harsh on flavours of orange and aniseed . Like a Christmas pudding I'm a glass which some people in the market will love, sadly not this pirate ...
Posted
7 years ago
I had this side by side with Rumbullion Spiced, and I definitely preferred this one. The Rumbullion spice was mostly spice and orange, while the XO is mostly spice and rum, with a nice 46.2% kick (vs 43% for the Spiced).
Smells and tastes of cloves and rum, with just a little vanilla, orange, and cinnamon. It's the added rum flavor that makes this better than the Spiced to me.
To the user that asked if there's a better spiced rum, I believe the Koloa Spiced Rum tops this one. :-)
Posted
4 months ago
Sweet estery aroma, big banana flavour, hint of vanilla and nutmeg
Posted
11 months ago
Interesting rum. But after 15y I would expect more.
Posted
over 1 year ago
Anfänglich etwas starker alkoholgeschmack. Anschließend angenehm, süss, und leicht fruchtig
Posted
2 years ago
Pretty strong rum. But very good for a spiced one. Will probably try more variants of the brand.
Posted
2 years ago
Got a dram of this in the advent calendar, a lovely drop to sip over ice
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55) Rumbullion! XO 15 Years Old, Ableforth. Caribbean Rum Spiced with Madagascar Vanilla and others. United Kingdom.
7
/10
out of 10
N- Twice as World Best Spiced Rum, so must be quite good. Appeared shy and mellow, perhaps a mistake to try this after the Navy. But still with promising curious mineral nuance with burning waxy candle, subtle and rounded spices with toasted oak. However, neither as chic as PCA nor expressive as the Navy. Stay in the middle of the lane and harmless. (18/25)
P- Medium body, wood shaving, toasted spices and toffee, a light kick up of citrus peel, but then remained muted and do not develop well if you are expecting it. Again, trying this after the far better Navy do not help. Everything seems too gentle and lack notable attribute. (18/25)
F- Short, decent texture, pleasant mouthfeel with coat of spicy toasted oak. (17/25)
Balance:- Fairy decent but lack the stamina to gives more when the expectation is high. World Best Spiced Rum, certainly I am expecting more. (17/25)
Weighted Rate:- 70pt
— at The Rum Bar KL.