Barbancourt 5 Star Reserve Especiale 8-Year

Wasn't super enjoyable as a sipper. Not much of an aroma. Even when I let it sit awhile before trying again, I just didn't taste much flavor. As I noted, it's clearly overwhelmed by the smokiness and then the flavor just disappears into an alcohol harshness which I found irritated my throat a bit..

Decent agricole, from someone not usually a fan of agricoles. Seems age does the trick.

This smells the most like ethanol of the 4 / 8 / 15 year Barbancourts. It has almost no alcohol burn in the flavor but some ethanol flavor still. The same goes for when I used it in a Daiquiri.

I'd never heard of this rum before. It has a nice color, but not as bold as other 8 year rums I've had.

Not quite sure what to make of this, but it's going down fairly fast!
The smell and taste seems very distinct, and unlike either Agricole or molasses based rums, but it's own thing.
Smells kind of floral, with an undercoat of solvent, and something darker but indistinct.
Taste is remarkably lacking burn for something so young, with the floral vibe adding the French oak, and then the modest burn coming in on a dry oak finish.
When I first opened this, it didn't offer much, but it's come out of its shell over time without ever bringing anything complex to the table. Overall, it's very easy drinking and reminiscent of Spanish style rum, but with a French oak, cognac like, vibe too.
For £35, it's decent and very drinkable. I quite like it in it's own way, but I imagine wanting to try something different rather than buy more of this again

One of the first of this style I tried over a decade ago. Definitely a good intro to Agricole, but leaves more to be desired.

Update: I recently revisited this rum after a long hiatus, updating from a 6 to a 7. It's very approachable, affordable, and smooth. Nothing to dislike other than there are tastier aged cane juice based rums, however nothing really in this price range.

Not really like any other rum I've had, you definitely get some of the grassy agricole character due to being a cane juice distillate, but it's pot-stilled as opposed to column, and imparts a whole other mouthfeel and flavor profile. Citrus and molasses are prominent, with herbal, grassy hints on the back. Definitely worth trying.

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Very easy rum good stuff smooth and a pleasant drink

this is simply one of the best values out there.
Great stuff, works surprisingly well at (low) 43% abv.