Arcane Arrange’ Vanilles Des Îles

On the nose I got floral notes with a hint of vanilla. Drank neat, you can taste said vanilla (just) coupled with a minimal alcohol burn. So far, so good. But be warned, because it’s also thick and incredibly sweet. Think of the Spanish Liqueur 43 or perhaps Glayva and you will be very close to knowing what I’m talking about. Now I love all things sweet, not just rum, but even for me, drinking this without a mixer becomes too much. However, mix this rum with Coca-Cola and it’s a different, more positive story. The fizzy dark stuff manages to temper all that sweetness by accentuating the vanilla, giving this rum a more balanced flavour and ergo a much more enjoyable experience. In my humble opinion.

This is an extremely sweet vanilla essence.. I love vanilla so I do like it. It feels extremely thick in the mouth and goes down way too easy. You don't feel the alcohol at all. If you like vanilla get this, it's funky and sweet.

The smell was promising. Nice fruity vanilla like. But with the first sip I thought jeez what gross. I can love sweet rum, but even for me this is too sweet. Tastes like gum ball. Nasty. Even in cola I don't like it. I give it a 3.

Surprisingly earthy sweet smell with a touch of the vanilla.

Taste is really sweet, but not as Legendario elixir. For 40 ABV very smooth. Really original flavor. Reminds me of herbal liqueur with added vanilla that is not overpowering other flavors. Tastes like they used agricole as the base and then flavored it. Worth a try.