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Penny Blue XO Batch 001 rum

Penny Blue XO Batch 001

Mauritius | Aged

7.7/10
43 ratings
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43 Penny Blue XO Batch 001 Ratings

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JackOrion 🇺🇸 | 61 ratings
Posted over 7 years ago

Vibrant oak and caramelized portobello mushrooms! Bitter chocolate and orange citrus! Bourbon vanilla! The nose is HUGE. The drink is dry and sharp almost stringent and bottled at 43.2 the heat numbs and lingers. I paired Blue Penny with Kiwi, black cherries, raw almonds, dried turkish apricots and extremely tart green just about to start blushing gravenstein apples. Fight fire with fire it's said and my oh my these acidic mates really brought out the warm smokey qualities of this rum.
I'm a fan and though pricey I have found a place that out the door lessens my wealth by $53.99 which is great because I have seen it around the $70.00 mark at a so called 'mega store'. Would I spend $70.00 for this rum? The competition is fierce at that mark and not just for rum!! Options are a plenty why not spend a little more and drink with the angels!? Well Penny Blue skies shine bright and life is good as is. At half a century this is top of the peak sipping rum for the Scotch whiskey and dry rum lovers.

Harry Molema 🇿🇦 | 26 ratings
Posted over 5 years ago

Smooth with with a lasting aftertaste. Easy drinking. Pleasant fresh aroma. Worth a trip to Mauritius to buy a bottle.

Kim 🇦🇺 | 53 ratings
Posted almost 7 years ago

I taste vanilla and oak with bourbon at the back. Reminds me strongly of Mount Gay. Will have to get a bottle of the XO Mount Gay to compare side to side. Nose is quite strong. Sweet with a dry finish. After some dark chocolate a mouthful tasted a bit like acetone so that was a pairing that did not work!!

mistercoughy 🇺🇸 | 239 ratings
Posted almost 8 years ago

Very tasty, very smooth sipping rum with fragrant oak, toffee and spice. Similar flavor profile to top-tier Bajans. It has a natural sweetness despite zero added sugar, color or filtering. My bottle is from Batch #1, distilled at 88 proof. Eager to try Batch #2, which is supposed to be even better, though I can't imagine how...

Update Nov. 2016...Just tried Batch #4. Excellent. 9/10.

Yannick 🇧🇪 | 36 ratings
Posted 7 years ago

Un rhum excellent : le nez s'ouvre sur des notes de noyaux, d'amande... de kirsch un léger boisé- vanillé vient compléter avec discrétion ces subtiles effluves. La bouche apparaît plus simple, sèche, légèrement vineuse et orientée sur les épices. La finale est tout en subtilité, elle vous réchauffe le haut du palais.

An excellent rum: the nose opens with notes of kernels, almonds ... kirsch a light woody vanilla comes to complement with discretion these subtle fragrances. The mouth appears simpler, dry is slightly vinous and oriented on spices. The finish is all in subtlety, it warms you up the palate.

Beukeboom 🇺🇸 | 304 ratings
Posted over 6 years ago

According to the label this is Single Estate Mauritian rum. Since geography was never my strong suit I have to look up where Mauritius is. It turns out to be an island nation in the Indian Ocean about 1200 miles off the African coast. From some of the photos I've seen, it looks like a wonderful place to take a vacation. Now if I could only win a big lottery.

But I digress...

I have to say from the outset that I find this rum delightful. It has a beautiful light amber hue and has an equally wonderful aroma. Swirling it in my snifter reveals excellent legs. My bottle is from Batch #1. I've seen Batch #4 reviewed online. I haven't a clue as to how they all differ. I'd love to find out. Maybe they'd send me some to compare? Oh well...one can dream.

Once again I digress...

There is an oiliness to it that keeps in on the tongue long enough to enjoy the flavors. There is a distinct vanilla/caramel combination along with an oak buzz from the barrels in which the rum is aged. There's a slight pepperiness as well. Although it is 88.2 proof (44.1% ABV) there really isn't much of a burn. Rather there is an appreciative warmth in the back of the throat which lingers a bit before fading. It is quite smooth with just an appreciable tad of sweetness. I personally do not detect any sweetening with this rum. This is an excellent sipping rum and I recommend it.

foufvious 🇺🇸 | 6 ratings
Posted over 8 years ago

even my whiskey friends enjoy sharing this rum with me.

Raphaël 🇫🇷 | 7 ratings
Posted 8 years ago

Un rhum de tradition anglaise très typé, fort, avec des notes boisées très présentes.
[Batch #001 -- la différence est assez notable]

Frip 🇧🇪 | 14 ratings
Posted over 7 years ago

perfectly balanced, honeyed, slightly sharper, lots of flavors, dry oaky after taste

Peter 🇭🇺 | 91 ratings
Posted over 8 years ago

I have to disagree with low ratings,it's a very interesting and smooth rum, with only 7000 bottles produced each year. It was nice in the nose,not too sweet on the palate. If u have a chance try it




Brand Details

Name: XO Batch 001
Type: Penny Blue
Raw Material: Unknown
Process: Unknown
Distillation: Unknown
Women Led Rum: No

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