Barbancourt 5 Star Reserve Especiale 8-Year

This rum is pretty delicious. It has strong oak flavors but not overpowering. Reminds me of Appleton 12 with a hint more complexity and bite from the agricole

Great stuff lots of flavor good and drinks but actually not bad on its own.

Please don't be fooled, just because this is made from sugarcane juice (as opposed to molasses) and Haitians have a heavy French cultural influence, it's not rhum agricole. It doesn't even remotely resemble it, I'd rather hear someone incorrectly guess a cachaça as a rhum agricole than this. OK, now that this is out of the way...

I consider this to be the best of the Barbancourt lines, it has a good flavor profile that strikes similarities to Spanish-style rums (Think Havana Club 7yr) and some hints of fresh sugarcane, although the ferocity of the true aguardiente is long gone from the barrel ageing process. It's got more body and character than the 4 star, and probably appeals to whiskey/scotch/bourbon drinkers in that it tastes like that barrel. Mmmm, old charred wood.

Recommended straight or on the rocks if you can't score good aged Cuban rums in your sphere of influence (*ahem* USA), or used as a reliable aged rum cocktail ingredient, on the higher proof side, but nowhere near overproofs. It'll add just enough heat without burning...

I would say this is more a mixer than a sipping rum

A bit too much oak for my taste

This is one of my favorite mixers for a rum and coke with mexican coke. Biggest its a dryer rum it goes extremely well with the real sugar in mexican coke. It also has a nice complex flavor that comes with an aged rum. Good for the price

Good. Yet too much of an alcool burn. Not as sweet and vanilla as I like. Missing some molasses and such.

Цвет - Тёмный янтарь.

Аромат - Сдержанный, влажный, травянисто-тростниковый, слегка спиртуозный, зелёные бананы, шоколад.

Вкус - Маслянистый, слегка водянистый, тростник, шоколад, какой-то усреднённый - по сладости, пряности, мощности, всего понемногу и ничего в итоге, no guts, как говорят наши англоговорящие коллеги.

Послевкусие - С этим вообще плохо, слабое, быстро угасающее, одномерное, тростниково-травяное.

Вывод - Ни рыба ни мясо, не коктейльный, конечно вариант, кола здесь не потребуется, но какой-то особой радости тоже нет от этого рома.

Оценка - 5/10

Nose was funky, the initial scent was actually not very pleasant and did nothing to help the first sip. This rum has a very light taste, almost sweet, without any body, Not a sipper, just ok as a mixer but will probably be okay as a blender. I liked it but there are better options out there in my opinion.

Not a sweet rum. Strong kick. Good taste for sipping. Nice aroma and color as well.

Skvelý agricole rum z Haity za výbornú cenu, vo vôni trocha trávy, či dubového dreva, jemný.