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PineWood

Captain | Member since 2020 | Belgium

14 Ratings

As a wine professional I got late into spirits, in 2019.

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Smooth and complex, excellent! Amber color. Nose of caramel, vanilla and spices. First taste is sweet, then is gets drier and spicier. Complex and exotic, with a pleasant butterscot

Zafra Master Reserve 21

Dangerously good. Nose of toffee, vanilla, honey. Not the slightest hint of alcohol. In the mouth is very buttery: viennoiserie, croissants. The finish is peppery. I gu

Great dry rum, bargain! Golden color. Nose of blonde sugar, vanilla and caramel. Strong taste (I had the version bottled at 43%), but not agressive. Completely dry but with a

El Dorado Special Reserve

Nice complex rum After the 12 I was curious to try the 15. Yes, it's a little step up, more complex, more serious. The color is dark. I detect a smell of varnish (not

Plantation Peru

Very nice sipper Amber colour. Nose of toffee, banana, vanilla. The taste is strong, but the alcohol doesn't dominate (43,2%). There is some sweetness in the taste but

Mount Gay XO Extra Old

Excellent Nose of crême brulée. Perfectly dry taste, no alcohol burn and long and velvety finish. Very good, and for its value I would probably rate it 9/10.

Serious dry rum for brandy lovers Nose of oak and rancio, reminding of old cognac. Strong taste, very dry, a bit oaky. This will appeal to cognac drinkers, if you like your rum a bit s

Classic sweet rum For me this is the archetypical rum - what you expect to get when you think of aged rum. It's easy to drink, not overly complex but well balanced. And

Pusser's British Navy

Nice but too sweet I would like to love it more because this a complex and nicely done rum, unfortunately it's also very sweet.

Appleton Estate

Interesting but lacks a bit charm to me Nose of ripe (or even overripe) banana with solvent-like notes, also reminding me of apples and calvados. Strong, dry taste with vanilla and spices, b

Plantation XO 20th Anniversary

Easy and sweet but not so interesting Lots of banana and vanilla. Rich and velvety. It is also (very) sweet and is kind of boring after the first glass. I had trouble finishing the bottle,

Zapatera Reserva

Not bad but not great, I expected more Typical nose of caramel and vanilla. In the taste there is quite a strong alcohol burn, despite it's only 40%. The taste is also dry and oaky, as if t

Unpleasant nose. Very dark brown color. Nose of burnt brown sugar and rubber, almost chemical. The taste is dry and the alcohol is well integrated. But I didn't like t

Diplomatico Reserva Exclusiva

Quite good, but not a rum This is actually a drink with decent complexity, mellow and rich. But it tastes very sweet as if they added sugar molasses.

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