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Batiste Rhum Silver rum

Batiste Rhum Silver

United States | Light | 40% ABV

The only American craft rum using 100% single-origin fresh sugarcane juice grown & distilled in the French Caribbean with finishing and bottling in Napa, CA. Bottled at 80 proof it retains hints of grass, citrus, and tropical aromas while crisp, clean and versatile enough for any clear-spirit cocktail.

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10 ratings
Flawed with a glimmer of hope
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10 Batiste Rhum Silver Ratings

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Falcon91Wolvrn03 (PREMIUM) ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ | 563 ratings
Posted 7 years ago

This rum was rated a 9.5 as of this review. Interestingly, 9 of the 12 reviewers who rated this 9 or more have only one review as of my rating, and 12 of 12 have 3 reviews or less all within 3 weeks of each other. So I'm guessing the 9.5 score is bogus.

Regardless, I found this rum to be an interesting, slightly above average agricole blanc. Smells and tastes of sugar cane, floral notes, and maybe even a little ginger. Quite unique.

Though good, I think the Clement agricole blancs are a better choice.

2020 update: I tried the new "Batch 4" against my old 2015 bottle reviewed above, and I personally prefer the older 2015, as the new one seems to be a purer agricole with more sugarcane funk. I prefer the old, as agricole isn't my favorite style.

G ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ | 2 ratings
Posted 7 years ago

Batiste is clean. Clean to the palate and clean to the body. I found Batiste at Trader Joe's in Oakland and it's my go to spirit of choice. It takes on the flavors of the ingredients that it's mixed with. It brings out the flavor of a quality amaro in a negroni and doesn't over power seasonal fruit drinks.

ChameleonSkin ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ | 18 ratings
Posted over 6 years ago

As with a previous reviewer, I found this at my local Trader Joe's. I'd been wanting to see what rhum agricole was about, but had been dissuaded by the fact that it's hard to find one at a decent starter price. At $15 a bottle, I figured I couldn't go wrong with this one.

And I would say that that's what it's actually worth. I knew I should expect something different than what I was used to, as agricoles are fermented from freshly-pressed cane sugar rather than molasses. If you dig deep when tasting it, you can pick out the characteristic vegetal notes that are associated with an agricole. However, in my experience this was entirely overwhelmed by the strong mid-notes of the Batiste that taste uncomfortably similar to the scent I get in my nose after filling up my car at the gas station.

I wasn't sure if perhaps this was just what agricoles tasted like, and they weren't my cup of tea; I found that surprising, given that I'm a lover of peaty Islay scotches and extremely funky pot still rums, but I supposed it was possible. But then I recently had the opportunity to try the Clement Blanc, and it had all of the clean, fresh vegetal characteristics without the odd gasoline flavor.

I found that mixing the Batiste traditionally in a ti'punch mellowed the gasoline flavor, and it was largely drowned out in just about any mixed drink I put it in, but it didn't really add anything in those contexts either. It was a fine introduction to agricoles and I don't feel bad about the money spent, but next time I'll be saving up the extra money to buy the Clement Blanc instead.

Renaudco ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ | 15 ratings
Posted 11 years ago

I was disapointed by this bottle. It taste sugarcane, alcool, nothing else.

Docsarvis (PREMIUM) ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ | 463 ratings
Posted over 3 years ago

The best I can score a silver rum is an 8. Sorry, they just donโ€™t have the taste, complexity and character of aged rums. This one is MUCH better than most. Not a sipper but I managed to sip a glass and get a real good taste. It is clean. Nice grassy agricole flavors. This will make a fine mixer.

piratejabez ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ | 322 ratings
Posted almost 7 years ago

This is an interesting little rum. It's light and "clean" and fresh, as others mention. There's really not much heft to it at all. There are aromas of coconut water, grass, and subtle sweetness, and no alcohol (great!). The palate follows suit. You could use this as a white rum, an agricole, or even a vodka substitute (for which I think it would excel). As an agricole, its flavor pales in comparison to the others I've tried. You can make a workable Ti' Punch out of it, and it's very sippable and quite good, but it's nothing at all like an agricole out of Martinique. A 50+% version would be interesting, and I believe it would be fine indeed; too bad it's been watered down so much.

Overall, though fairly bland, I think for many people this will be a point in its favor. The lack of alcohol notes on the nose, decent price-point, and eco-friendly marketing-speak makes it easy to recommend to others (could be an 8 for some). But myself, I'll likely go elsewhere for my white mixing rum needs.

I could give it a 6, but there are definitely shenanigans going on with the ratings here, folks. No way is this a 10โ€”at least not for most people. And the 10s are coming from people with 1-2 ratings total... highly suspect. I don't know what's going on, but I'm not happy about it. In fact, I've been predisposed to boycott this brand entirely. Having tasted the stuff I really can't say it's half bad, but whoever behind these ratings needs to back off, and I hope the mod steps in and takes action soon. So for now, I'm docking a point. Cheers

Update 8/2017 - Now that the bottle is almost empty, I do appreciate it a bit more. It's a shadow of what most agricoles areโ€”you can detect similarities if you know what to look for. Still, it's far too diluted and dull for the neat rum taster. It remains a decent mixer for the vodka crowd, but I won't be buying another bottle.

6-, 5+

Mo McGurk ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ | 250 ratings
Posted 7 years ago

I wish I had liked it more, but for me it had an unpleasant aftertaste, somewhat dirt flavored.

Lolly ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ | 1 rating
Posted 7 years ago

I purchased Batiste at my local Trader Joe's and was happily surprised to find it so easy to drink even straight, clean flavor. A must try and not just a summer drink!

P ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ | 1 rating
Posted 7 years ago

I picked some up at Noe Valley Wine Merchant in SF. Great price for a clean and refreshing tasting run. Batiste with ginger beer has become my drink of choice at home. Enjoy.

AARON ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ | 3 ratings
Posted 7 years ago

I do not usually drink hard alcohol but, i recently started drinking batiste with some friends and coworkers and i have been converted to a rum drinker. It is perfect over ice or in almost any cocktail. Super easy to work with and goes down smooth with no hang over or headache. If i am not drinking my own home brew beers, i'm drinking batiste!




Brand Details

Name: Rhum Silver
ABV: 40%
Type: Batiste
Raw Material: Unknown
Process: Unknown
Distillation: Unknown
Women Led Rum: No