Barbancourt 5 Star Reserve Especiale 8-Year Rum is agricultural, meaning it's produced from fermented sugar cane juice rather than the more typical molasses. The sugar cane juice is double distilled and aged for eight years in Limousin oak barrels.
Dupré Barbancourt created the Barbancourt rum recipe in 1862 in Haiti, where the rum is still produced today. A French national, Barbancourt incorporated traditional French methods including double-distillation in the process.
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Light, citrus good on the rocks
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Posted almost 7 years ago by John from United States with 16 ratings
This run had a light and clean taste with smokey overtones. Great for sipping on the rocks.
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Posted almost 7 years ago by Dustin Doran from United States with 79 ratings
Full honey flavor, grass notes and a nice dryness. Light an floral with hints of tannins and wood. Try this in rum cocktails you wanna throw an "island" spin on.
Posted almost 7 years ago by Andy (PREMIUM) from United States with 111 ratings
Not a great nose, but really pleasant taste. Not an overwhelming grassy taste common with some agricoles. Just the right amount of slight spice, short to medium finish with some leftover oil.
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Posted 7 years ago by Case from United Kingdom with 15 ratings
Very affordable agricole (cane juice) rum. The 5-star is light, easy-drinking, unassuming, fairly dry, some oak. Really smooth and well-balanced. So easy to drink it's downright dangerous.
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Posted over 7 years ago by BerodeQuentin from France with 40 ratings
Color : Gold
Flavour : Praline, nutty edge, apricot & apple, sweet notes of cane & honey
Palate : Subtle, elegant, a well balanced rum
A great affordable rum, a must try!
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Posted over 7 years ago by Don Tucker from United States with 194 ratings
This is a good sipping rum in a pinch. It pales in comparison to the 15 year, but it mature enough to sip.
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Posted almost 8 years ago by Benito B. from Luxembourg with 68 ratings
Unfortunately, the Barbancourt rums aged less then 15 years are not that good!
Maybe as mixers.
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Posted 8 years ago by thorfin from France with 18 ratings
rapport qualité prix, a conseillé
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Posted 8 years ago by Dan Freeman from United States with 15 ratings
Very decent rum, but not quite there with others in its price range.
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Solid 8 out of 10
Posted over 4 years ago by JackOrion from United States with 61 ratings
Excellent on all fronts for sub $30. Bottled at 43% which makes it a great sipper. If I were to fault it I would say it's a bit generic and lacking a wow factor. But really it's far to good and enjoyable at it's price point to care about such a minor and petty thing.
It’s also an all around brown rum substitute. It can be perfectly used in any drink that calls out for brown rum.
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