Pyrat XO Reserve

Superb, this is a very good piece of rum, one of my favorites

Rhum vieux au nez d'Orange. Très parfumé et moins sucré qu'il ne le laisse penser

How this little treat gets such bad reviews is a mystery to me. I've had the pleasure of trying many different rums, each with unique flavours, and this just so happens to be one of my favourites. It is true the longer you leave it breathe, the stronger the flavours emerge. Has wonderful orange flavours, not too overpowering. I could honestly sip this all night (and I have). The people who gave this anything less than 7, are probably the same people who gave Bumbu Original a 10.

My top 5 in no particular order,

Plantation XO
El Dorado 12
Ron Zacapa 23
Pyrat XO
Kirk and Sweeney 23

An easy little fella', that Goes fine by itself on any given casual occasion

The Pyrat XO Reserva Rum tastes of vanilla, marzipan, sweet spice and ripe fruit and has a distinctive aroma, mostly a touch of orange peel or candied fruit.
Its sweetness fits both with and without ice cubes and lemon slices, or in cocktails.

This shoe didn´t fit. Thin taste with a lot of orange and alcohol. Bitter aftertaste.

Po naliatí vôňa trochu umelá, plastová. Chuť zvláštna citrusovo alkoholová. S kockou ľadu a citrónom sa to moc nezlepšilo. No ku koncu kde bolo viac citrónu sa to ako otočilo. Skúsim dať tomu viac času. Ešte vsak to prehodnotím.

Ok rom men så heller ikke mere. Har ville prøve en Pyrat længe, men ikke noget specielt, havde jeg nu heller ikke regnet med

Hmm... a lot of orange and actually more like a liqueur than rum. I was disappointed after trying this one.

Straight out the bottle the stuff smells like you may have accidentally bought a bottle of Goo Gone. If you drink it right then, it's nasty. Overly harsh and dominated by an almost tongue-numbing amount of orange additive. If you give up right then, though, you're doing yourself a disservice.

Basically, the longer you let it rest, the more the alcoholic burn recedes, and the other flavors get some room to, erm, breathe. By the end of the bottle, what you have is a fun, toasty, and tropical drink led by orange and charred oak, following through to a bit of hidden black cherry, all unified by that familiar throughline of golden syrup and toasted vanilla.

All in all, while tasty, it's not quite a great or nuanced beverage, and while the orange is fun and different, even after letting the drink come to its senses it remains a bit too heavy, making it feel like a doctored rum with added orange liqueur. Essentially a perfect "6" on the Rum Ratings scale.