Bumbu XO

Caramel wooden taste with coffe and sherry ending. It is good rum but nothing special

Once I get my family/friends to try regular Bumbu, I can then tell who are my rum drinking buddies if they like XO. Even my cheap brother-in-law up in MI now stocks it :-)

Smooth amber rum with a cool bottle. Great served straight on ice.

Nice rich and smooth. Will get it again. Perfect on the rocks.

Decent rum. Very complex with a unique taste/flavor that lingers. Would buy it again but not as a first choice.

A very easy to drink rum, hints of vanilla, medium sweetness

This too is one of my favorites. NOTHING like the original, but a great flavor all its own. Perfect for an after dinner/ end of night drink.

Once bought this as gift for a friend in my rum club. We toasted his day with a straight of this rum. Me and 2 other members bought a flask the following days. Bumbu just makes som good smooth a Nice karamel rums u Wont go wrong with it.

I really enjoyed the original Bumbu for its character and its uniqueness (banana flavour). The Bumbu XO is very good and I would recommend it. However, it's not my first choice. For someone who thinks that the original is way too much on the banana side, this one might do the trick. It all depends on what you want to find in your rhum.
As for the way to drink it, I went for my two favourite ways: straight and on the rocks. As I often enjoy straight rhum, I prefered that one on ice. Anyways, it's a good sipping rhum and there's no need to mix it with anything but water or ice.

The Bumbu XO is much more balanced on the palate then the original. Great value for around $40 for an XO, would recommend to anyone looking to get into sipping rums.