Rum Nation 2004 Barbados 10-Year

Ingen duft, måske lidt vanilje og karamel, som også kommer frem i smagen. Let smag, men også lidt alkohol i eftersmagen, måske peber? En kedelig oplevelse (7. December 2019 i MacY) opdateret 2022: Har konstateret at Rum Nation ikke er noget for mig. Fortsat kedelig.

Smell: no alcohol and a little fruity.
Taste: a faint smoke, very sweet and fruity. Taste doesn't linger long.
Good for a drink or two.

Doesn’t really smells of much, and the taste is good, but too short.

I was given a sample of this rum from a friend that tries to convince me that only rum from Barbados is worth drinking. While I do like the Barbados-style, this was not a rum, that could convince me of anything.

Nose: Light spice and caramel. A small subtle hint of coconut in the background.
Taste: Very light taste of caramel and different herbs. Most notable herb is camomile.
Overall: This is just fine. It is perhaps a little to herbal for me, but it is very light and easy to drink for most people.

Well, but i do´nt like all Rum Nation not that much :-(

I am in the jorney not only testing different Rum products and the country producing it. For my taste I like Barbados rum in general but of course it differs some. The one I hold high is the Rum Conpany Barbados Rum and therefore I like to compere to that one. Rum Nation 10 years is the class under Rum Company but not bad. I am sure that the 12 year will give better competition, I will come back to that.

Peppermint, hay and caramel touch in the end of the aroma; sweet, herbal body with fresh warming finish; fresh tail.

This one was ok - lacking a little in aroma, taste was very good but very little finish - perfectly pleasant, but not top-notch for sure.

Ce rhum traditionnel distillé en colonne et alambic a bénéficié d’une maturation de neuf ans dans d’ex-fûts de Bourbon, puis d’un affinage de 12 à 18 mois dans d’ex-fûts de Brandy.

Ce contact prolongé avec le bois noble lui a permis de développer toutes ses saveurs : de délicieuses notes mentholées, herbacées et réglissées, qui constituent le profil aromatique original de ce Barbados 10 ans.

Notes de fruits à coque, de caramel au beurre salé, de pomme cuite et de lait de coco complètent généreusement ce profil.

Une cuvée qui mérite toute votre attention…

Very underrating on Rum Rating, but not surprising because Mount Gay is too.
I don't know how many distillery are in Barbados, and Rum Nation do give the name of the distillery like for some other of their rums.
I would like to make a head to head with the MG XO, because I think it comes from MG.
Typical English type of rum, but whitout the high easter of the Jamaicans, I also found the same smoothness and richness of MG, very impressive for an only 10 years old without added sugar, once again, like MG.