Pyrat XO Reserve

I drink Bacardi rocks w/ watered down limeaid, just found this at Christmas, brown but not spiced, smelled harsh, took a slow shot expecting throat burn and afterbite, aroma is very deceiving, this rum is smooth, very sippable, no afterburn, bacardi bathtub rum is fine as a mixer, this rum stands on it's own and I will gladly return for more, NJ pinelands rule !!!

I tried this one at my neighbors, it smooth and bold at the same time. I would like to add this to my cabinet.

Im Geruch dominiert Alkohol und Orange. Im Mund voller Geschmack nach Orange und Marzipan, sehr süßer Geschmack.

a nice rum in an attractive bottle good for mixin and worth trying.

Had it for the first time, it was very different, very very smooth. ! no complaints.

Its a tasty rum to mix but a bit harsh to sip. It was my first introduction to aged rum and I still buy it from time to time.

Ochutnal jsem jednou a nepřesvědčil mě. Průměrný rum.

Fairly balanced and a decent sipper for the price.

Tres fortes notes d orange. Plaira aux debutants. Pas aussi mauvais qu un don papa mais on nest plus dans le vrai rhum

Pyrat was the first higher end / sipping rum I ever had and I must admit to having been smitten with it... but I think I was naive and just at the start of a journey into rum drinking.

Having now drunk many more rums and had this for a second time, 5 or more years on from the first, I don't have much good to say.

It has strong alcoholic fumes upon first pouring / bringing to the lips and consequently benefits from sitting in the glass a while to let the fumes waft away (this shouldn't be necessary with a good rum). To its credit there are real hints of caramelised fruit, mango, orange and vanilla but I am left asking myself, "how much of the orange and fruit flavours are natural and come from ingredients used at the distilling stage and how much (if any) is added artificially?". Sadly I don't think it's one that I will be buying again.