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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Posted 6 months ago by Lawson from United States with 64 ratings
It's OK. No complexity on the nose and as a sipper no flavors standout. It is certainly dry. The dryness does not mean a negative connotation to me. It's a fair sipper on a summer day.
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Posted 6 months ago by Foggyrumrunner from Canada with 47 ratings
The nose is not terribly assertive but reveals the influence of cognac barrels, complemented by some of the characteristic agricole grassy/herbal note - it is not overpowering at all. The palate is more interesting again, with mild, balanced spice and wood flavours that build to a crescendo reminiscent of the fantastic taste one gets in the crunchy, burnt sugar topping on creme brûlée. A note of marzipan goes out with the fairly long finish. What an elegant rhum! It is polished and balanced. I would happily choose this as a sipper at the end of a great meal shared with friends. A very serious rhum.
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Posted 7 months ago by Justinpie from United States with 13 ratings
This was a nice rhum with a molasses vibe (which is odd since it doesn't use that method), but I guess I assumed I'd be really wowed by the age and price. There's a very forward "grassy" taste to it, which is not my thing but I assume others may enjoy it. On the upside, it's very smooth.
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Posted 7 months ago by Docsarvis (PREMIUM) from United States with 199 ratings
Smooth. I easily rate this 7.4. Nice bite with notes of citrus and grass. Earthy and crisp. Nice long lingering finish. Excellent neat. Very nice rhum. The best thing is without all that molasses and sweeteners there is no doubt you are actually drinking rhum and not some prefabricated franken-liguor.
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Posted 7 months ago by Pollux from Canada with 159 ratings
Pas comparable avec son preit frère , 4 ans. je ne m'attentais a rien et il m'a bien surpris. A dégusté sans glace.
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Posted 9 months ago by HotSpicyDisco (PREMIUM) from United States with 18 ratings
Used for Trader Vics Mai Thais when hosting parties, not great for sipping neat.
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Posted 9 months ago by Daniel.delvalle from United States with 19 ratings
About the same as Bacardi's 8 year, but for some reason i like it better. Not really anything that stands out about it. Has some minor notes of molasses. Good to mix with seltzer and a fruit slice to being out the sugar cane qualities.my bottle looks different than the bottle on the website here.
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Posted 10 months ago by mamajuana from United States with 148 ratings
This rum is very smooth but lacks any defining character.
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Posted 10 months ago by Brt1982 from United States with 10 ratings
I'm generally not a fan of agricole rhum my opinion is it lacks substance but this one is well complimented by its oak barrel but at the end of the day it's still an agricole and if I wanted that true taste like spirits in oak barrel I would be a whiskey drinker.
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Posted 10 months ago by xrodriguez from United States with 20 ratings
Really enjoyed this rum. Comes in nice after a bit on the rocks. Also mixed well
interesting 7 out of 10
Posted almost 3 years ago by Tomy from Romania with 422 ratings
This is a interesting stuff, very fresh, vegetables, suave, almonds, nuts and herbal. Good aftertaste
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