William Hinton 3-Year

Family business, which own also hotels, quintas on the Portuguese island Madeira. Since some years it has been pushing their marketing, selling the white and gold rum at many stores on the mainland including tax free at the airports of Lisbon and Porto (and I assume Faro too).

Aguardente de cana is how the Portuguese call rum, and in the previous bottle versions, the naming of rum was secondary. Now RUM is placed prominent on the lable - makes it less 'exotic' or niche for me, new design gives me a feel a cheap bulk rum bottle.

It's a agricole rum, aged 3 years in French oak. Surprised of the vanilla tones, though with some chemical nose finish. For an agricole smooth in the mouth, not that much oak power, though a few drops of water made it to a six score here. Prefer to use this rum in a cocktail, then sipping.

Excellent, dry agricole rum from Madeira. The wood is well integrated.

Vanilla in the nose, vanilla in the mouth and vanilla after-taste.
Too sweet and full of vanilla flavour to be natural.
Having said that Im a vanilla lover andit's not bad vanilla but it's definitely too sweey for my palate.

i tried this one once, and never want it, because it has to much taste of rare alcohol & not enough taste.

Meget skarp rom dog med noter af vanilje, kan ikke anbefales at drikke uden is og vand eller som mixer, egner sig ikke til at drikkes alene.

Mladý rum, vůně překvapivě dobrá, ale chutí je nedospělí. Tohle není určeno k popíjení, spíž mixnout do drinků.

Für 3 jahre fasslagerung aber nicht tragisch.
In der Nase frisches Zuckerrohr und ein wenig Holz.
Im Mund dann etwas bitter und leichte Vanillesüsse mit wieder Zuckerrohr und etwas Nuss am Gaumen.
Für einen Agricole eher wenig würzig.

I have to say that I did not find my way to agricole rums yet. But.. it is suprisingly smooth for 3y old rum and has aroma with notes of raisins, tropical fruit and oak. In taste hints of vanilla, wood and fruit. Good to try but definitly not for the whole evening.

Meget meget lys. Kun 3 år. Næsten ingen duft, hvis man har næsen helt nede i glasset, kan man fange spritten og meget lidt frugt. Smag af træ og lidt fermenteret frugt, men ikke for voldsomt. En smule syrligt kan man fange, derefter lidt mere træ. Ikke rigtig tør eller sprittet, hvilket overrasker. Ikke så meget dybde eller krop. Smagen bliver lidt i baggrunden. Får middelkarakter, da den alderen taget i betragtning faktisk kan drikkes.

Smagt igen i 2020: Fermenteret frugt og peber. Smagen er tør. Fermenteret frugt og sur. En lille smule tobak. Ikke noget for mig. Gav en 3 i anden omgang, og derfor nedgraderer jeg fra 5 til 4. (10. december 2020 i 1423)

The nose is fruit candy. The taste is sweet and round. Very pleasant for a 3 year old.