Mezan XO Jamaica rum

Mezan XO Jamaica

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7.0/10
83 ratings
Tasty, but not quite great
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TommyVinegar πŸ‡§πŸ‡ͺ | 46 ratings
Posted 6 years ago

Mezan calls itself "The Untouched Rum" which means no added sugar, no added colouring (like caramel) and only a light filtering. The Jamaican XO is the only rum that's currently permanently in their portfolio (others are single years vintages). It's a blend of selected casks from different Jamaican distilleries aged between 4 and 23 years and reaged after blending until deemed ready for bottling. Mezan do not put an age statement on their rums and rightly so. It's about creating a consistent flavor profile year in year out, in order to achieve this the actual age fluctuates. I wish more rums would abandon age statements, seeing as they are often misleading and little more than a marketing thing. Taste is what matters, not numbers. And this is tasty! Smelly too. Lots of overripe banana, as can be expected from a Jamaican pot still rum. Some caramel scent too, giving the impression of bannofee pie. Taste is less sweet than expected based on the aroma. Very light body, very smooth, no burn. Quite a lot of oak, you can taste this has some age. Finish is quite dry and medium long. All in all I'd have preferred a slightly fuller body and some bolder flavours, but this is a very pleasant effort nonetheless by an sympathetic brand.

beeporama (PREMIUM) πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ | 64 ratings
Posted 12 months ago

Typical Jamaican funky sweetness, well balanced with light oak, a thoughtful blend that straddles approachability with the explosive esthers I crave. Oily mouthfeel, not too heavy, doesn't linger as long as I'd like. Very little alcohol burn. Not my favorite (my tastes are not subtle) but quite good and not overpriced.

Steven Richardson πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ | 124 ratings
Posted 4 years ago

One of those rums that seems more like a whisky to me.

Loldelagohelle πŸ‡«πŸ‡· | 188 ratings
Posted almost 6 years ago

Ce rhum est tres bien maitrise il est tres precis en gout.apres des premieres notes de reglisse et de fume il retrouve de la douceur et une note legerement ducree en fin de bouche.tres bien fait.note 8.5.j ai hesite pour mettre un 9 que je garde pour mes tops 10.mzis certains y mettront des 10 car fameux.....

mistercoughy πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ | 239 ratings
Posted over 6 years ago

This is an elegant masterpiece, smooth yet full of overripe fruit, pot still funk, freshly sawed sandalwood and a touch of allspice. Not nearly as intense as more traditional Jamaicans (Hamilton, Smith & Cross, Wray & Nephew), this is a more nuanced and refined rum which deserves to be enjoyed neat. It's wonderful.

Zipper πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ | 3 ratings
Posted over 6 years ago

Lots of ripe banana and just a hint of grassyness. Smells like maybe overripe pineapple or banana skin. No added color, no Carmel, more rums need to be honest about the real color from aging and added color.

Midgarn πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ | 25 ratings
Posted over 1 year ago

I tried to like this, but the tobacco strength is just too overpowering. It comes out no matter what I try to cut it with. I couldn't finish it.
I am a life-long non-smoker, so I think this would be much better for someone who smokes. But as a personal rating, I have to acknowledge that I could not finish a glass, much less the bottle.

Robert Ferron πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ | 166 ratings
Posted 4 years ago

I find this more like a fine brandy than a rum it's fruity, floral and fresh. It's mezans way of untouched rum you can see that on the colour it's pale strawish with a grassy fresh aroma. But it mixes well with fruit juice rather than cola

Samurdavidov πŸ‡±πŸ‡» | 60 ratings
Posted 4 years ago

Π¦Π΅Π½Π°, 01.04.2018 , ΠΏΡ€ΠΈΠΎΠ±Ρ€Ρ‘Π» Π΅Π³ΠΎ Π·Π° 35 Π΅Π²Ρ€ΠΎ
Π›ΡŽΠ±Π»ΡŽ ΠΏΠΎΠ΄ΠΎΠ±Π½Ρ‹ΠΉ Π΄ΠΈΠ·Π°ΠΉΠ½ Π±ΡƒΡ‚Ρ‹Π»ΠΎΠΊ - Π½Π΅ слишком высокиС, Π½ΠΎ Ρ€Π°Π·Π΄ΡƒΡ‚Ρ‹Π΅, толстыС. Π‘Π°ΠΌ Π΄ΠΈΠ·Π°ΠΉΠ½ достаточно прост, ΠΈ Ρ‚Π΅ΠΌ самым ΠΈ ΠΏΡ€ΠΈΠ²Π»Ρ‘ΠΊ ΠΌΠΎΡ‘ Π²Π½ΠΈΠΌΠ°Π½ΠΈΠ΅.
Π‘Ρ€Π°Π·Ρƒ ΠΎΠ±Ρ€Π°Ρ‚ΠΈΠ» Π²Π½ΠΈΠΌΠ°Π½ΠΈΠ΅ Π½Π° ΠΏΡ€ΠΎΠ±ΠΊΡƒ, ΠΎΠ½Π° винтовая. НС слишком часто Π²ΡΡ‚Ρ€Π΅Ρ‚ΠΈΡˆΡŒ ΠΏΡ€ΠΎΠ±ΠΊΠΈ с Π²ΠΈΠ½Ρ‚ΠΎΠ²Ρ‹Π΅ ΠΏΡ€ΠΎΠ±ΠΊΠΈ ΡƒΠΆΠ΅ Π² этой Ρ†Π΅Π½ΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠΉ ΠΊΠ°Ρ‚Π΅Π³ΠΎΡ€ΠΈΠΈ. Но взглянув Π΅Ρ‰Ρ‘ Ρ€Π°Π· Π½Π° ΠΎΠ±Ρ‰ΠΈΠΉ ΠΎΠ±Ρ€Π°Π· Π±ΡƒΡ‚Ρ‹Π»ΠΊΠΈ ΠΈ Π΄ΠΈΠ·Π°ΠΉΠ½Π°, ΡΠΎΠ³Π»Π°ΡˆΡƒΡΡŒ, Ρ‡Ρ‚ΠΎ Β«Π²ΠΈΠ½Ρ‚Β» Π² Π΄Π°Π½Π½ΠΎΠΌ случаС Π΄Π°ΠΆΠ΅ Π±ΠΎΠ»Π΅Π΅ умСстСн.
ΠžΡ‚ΠΊΡ€Ρ‹Π²Π°Π΅ΠΌ...
ΠŸΠ΅Ρ€Π²ΠΎΠ΅ - Π°Ρ€ΠΎΠΌΠ°Ρ‚. Напиток каТСтся ΠΎΡ‡Π΅Π½ΡŒ Π°Ρ€ΠΎΠΌΠ°Ρ‚Π½Ρ‹ΠΌ ΠΏΠΎ Π·Π°ΠΏΠ°Ρ…Ρƒ ΠΈ Π² ΡƒΠΆΠ΅ ΠΏΡ€Π΅Π΄Π²ΠΊΡƒΡˆΠ°ΡŽ Π΅Π³ΠΎ Ρ„Ρ€ΡƒΠΊΡ‚ΠΎΠ²Ρ‹ΠΉ вкус.
НаливаСм Π² Π±ΠΎΠΊΠ°Π». Напиток достаточно свСтлый. Π― Π±Ρ‹ сказал Ρ†Π²Π΅Ρ‚Π° свСтлого Π²ΠΈΠ½Π°, ΠΏΠΎ Ρ‚ΠΈΠΏΡƒ рислинг. Π—Π°ΠΏΠ°Ρ… всС Π΅Ρ‰Ρ‘ Ρ‚Π°ΠΊΠΎΠΉ ΠΆΠ΅ Ρ…ΠΎΡ€ΠΎΡˆΠΈΠΉ, ΠΎΡ‡Π΅Π½ΡŒ приятный. ЧувствуСтся ΡΠ»Π°Π΄ΠΎΡΡ‚ΡŒ ΠΈ Ρ„Ρ€ΡƒΠΊΡ‚ΠΎΠ²Ρ‹ΠΉ Π±ΡƒΠΊΠ΅Ρ‚.
ΠŸΡ€ΠΎΠ±ΡƒΠ΅ΠΌ. Π”Π°Π½Π½Ρ‹ΠΉ Ρ€ΠΎΠΌ Π΄Π΅ΠΉΡΡ‚Π²ΠΈΡ‚Π΅Π»ΡŒΠ½ΠΎ ΠΎΡ‡Π΅Π½ΡŒ Π°Ρ€ΠΎΠΌΠ°Ρ‚Π½Ρ‹ΠΉ, ΠΎΠ½ ΠΎΠΏΡ€Π΅Π΄Π΅Π»Π΅Π½Π½ΠΎ выдСляСтся Π½Π° Ρ„ΠΎΠ½Π΅ ΠΌΠ½ΠΎΠ³ΠΈΡ… Π΄Ρ€ΡƒΠ³ΠΈΡ…. Достаточно сладкий, Π½ΠΎ Π² ΠΌΠ΅Ρ€Ρƒ. Как ΠΏΠΎ ΠΌΠ½Π΅, Ρ‚ΠΎ сладости Ρ€ΠΎΠ²Π½ΠΎ ΡΡ‚ΠΎΠ»ΡŒΠΊΠΎ сколько Π½ΡƒΠΆΠ½ΠΎ Π² Π½Π΅ΠΌ. Но ΠΏΠΎ Π΄ΠΎΠ»Π³Ρƒ Π΄Π΅Ρ€ΠΆΠ° Π²ΠΎ Ρ€Ρ‚Ρƒ - ΠΌΠ½Π΅ ΡƒΠΆΠ΅ Π±Ρ‹Π»ΠΎ Π½Π΅ приятно. ПослС Π½Π΅ΡΠΊΠΎΠ»ΡŒΠΊΠΈΡ… ΠΏΠΎΡΠ»Π΅Π΄ΡƒΡŽΡ‰ΠΈΡ… Π³Π»ΠΎΡ‚ΠΊΠΎΠ² ΠΏΡ€ΠΈΡˆΡ‘Π» ΠΊ Π²Ρ‹Π²ΠΎΠ΄Ρƒ, Ρ‡Ρ‚ΠΎ Π½Π°ΠΌΠ½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ приятнСй Π΅Π³ΠΎ сразу ΠΏΡ€ΠΎΠ³Π»Π°Ρ‚Ρ‹Π²Π°Ρ‚ΡŒ, Π½Π΅ задСрТивая Π²ΠΎ Ρ€Ρ‚Ρƒ.
ΠŸΠΎΡΠ»Π΅Π²ΠΊΡƒΡΠΈΠ΅ ΠΎΡ‡Π΅Π½ΡŒ двоякоС: ΠΈΠΌΠ΅Π½Π½ΠΎ ΠΈΠ· Π·Π° Π½Π΅Π³ΠΎ я ΠΈ поставил, казалось Π±Ρ‹ ΡΡ‚ΠΎΠ»ΡŒ Π½ΠΈΠ·ΠΊΡƒΡŽ ΠΎΡ†Π΅Π½ΠΊΡƒ Π΄Π°Π½Π½ΠΎΠΌΡƒ Π½Π°ΠΏΠΈΡ‚ΠΊΡƒ. Π•ΡΡ‚ΡŒ Π°Ρ€ΠΎΠΌΠ°Ρ‚Π½ΠΎΠ΅ послСвкусиС, ΠΊΠΎΡ‚ΠΎΡ€ΠΎΠ΅ Π΅Ρ‰Ρ‘ Π΄ΠΎΠ»Π³ΠΎ ΠΏΡ€ΠΈΠ±Ρ‹Π²Π°Π΅Ρ‚. И ΠΊΠ°ΠΊ ΠΌΠ½Π΅ каТСтся, прСимущСствСнно это Π½Π΅ цитрус, Π° скорСС Π±Π°Π½Π°Π½, ананас. Π‘ Π΄Ρ€ΡƒΠ³ΠΎΠΉ стороны Π΅ΡΡ‚ΡŒ Ρ‡Ρ‚ΠΎ-Ρ‚ΠΎ Π½Π΅ ΠΎΡ‡Π΅Π½ΡŒ приятноС, Ρ‡Ρ‚ΠΎ остаётся Π² послСвкусии. Π’ΠΎ ΠΆΠ΅ ΠΎΡ‰ΡƒΡ‰Π΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ Ссли Π·Π°Π΄Π΅Ρ€ΠΆΠ°Ρ‚ΡŒ Π²ΠΎ Ρ€Ρ‚Ρƒ Π½Π°ΠΏΠΈΡ‚ΠΎΠΊ, Π½Π΅ глатая сразу.
ΠžΠΏΡ€ΠΎΠ±ΠΎΠ²Π°Π² нСсколько Π±ΠΎΠΊΠ°Π»ΠΎΠ² Π΄Π°Π½Π½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ Π½Π°ΠΏΠΈΡ‚ΠΊΠ°, ΠΏΡ€ΠΈΡˆΡ‘Π» ΠΊ мнСнию, Ρ‡Ρ‚ΠΎ ΠΌΠ½Π΅ Π½Π΅ доставляСт большого ΡƒΠ΄ΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠ»ΡŒΡΡ‚Π²ΠΈΡ Π΅Π³ΠΎ ΠΏΠΈΡ‚ΡŒ. Π’ΠΎΠ»ΠΈ Π² спиртовых испарСниях Π΄Π΅Π»ΠΎ, хотя Π½Π° Π·Π°ΠΏΠ°Ρ… Π½Π°ΠΏΠΈΡ‚ΠΎΠΊ ΠΎΡ‡Π΅Π½ΡŒ приятСн, Ρ‚ΠΎΠ»ΠΈ Π΅Ρ‰Ρ‘ Π² Ρ‡Π΅ΠΌ...
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Martin Kennedy πŸ‡¦πŸ‡Ί | 222 ratings
Posted over 4 years ago

I try and alternate between sweet , spiced and real rum. This is real rum , light in colour , no sugar or other additives.
Not as funky on the nose as I expected , left in the glass for 10 minutes , I found banana , pineapple plus a bit of vanilla. Quite dry , lots of esters in the taste , a bit of a burn but in a nice way.. Even better with an ice cube..
Excellent rum and coke with a slice of lime.. just not too much mixer as it kills the taste. If you factor in price ( Marks & Sparks) this is great value as well as taste.
Not available here in Aussie so will have to try and make the bottle last ! Oh and no headache the next morning , very important !!