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Pyrat XO Reserve rum

Pyrat XO Reserve

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Multiple | Gold | 40% ABV | Pot Still Distilled

Pyrat XO Rum is produced from nine different Caribbean rums that are blended and then aged up to 15 years in used American sweet oak barrels.

The squat Pyrat XO rum bottle shape is inspired by the typical design of rum bottles kept by pirates and ship captains in the 19th century.

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Tasty, but not quite great
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phteven0_0 🇺🇸 | 1 rating
Posted 5 years ago

Most of the reviews I've read on here explain this rum as overly strong on the alcohol taste. However, that was not my experience at all.

The nose on this rum is quite nice; a subtle hint of vanilla and sugar with an overwhelming scent of orange. As per the reviews, I was going to let it sit in the glass for a little while before sipping, but the smell was too good to wait.

Upon my first sip I was hit immediately with a pungent orange flavor, but to be honest it tasted quite artificial, almost like orange flavored cough syrup. That was really what stuck with me after a few sips, which made it hard to pick out other flavors. After about half my glass, the rum was too sweet for me to continue drinking straight. So, I splashed a bit of Coke in my glass and it was immediately much better on the pallet. Obviously, mixing any spirit with any other substance reduces its original flavor, but due to the pungent orange flavor of this rum, it balanced out perfectly.

This is a very good mixing rum, just don't mix in too much coke, it should be a "Rum with coke" not the other way around.

MartinPrum 🇨🇿 | 25 ratings
Posted almost 4 years ago

I was looking forward to tasting Pyrat XO, but probably it is not for me - strong orange flavour and nothing else. Maybe for some mixed drinks, maybe interesting for the first time, but not for sipping unadulterated every evening.

Hotvw1 🇨🇦 | 37 ratings
Posted almost 4 years ago

I just can’t seem to like this one it almost has a spice flavour and I can’t stand spiced rims.

Indian1 🇨🇿 | 10 ratings
Posted almost 4 years ago

very strong orange taste and alcohol taste. Smell is great. If you like orange taste you must have it.

djspark 🇦🇺 | 7 ratings
Posted almost 4 years ago

Yep Orangey, quite liked it but yeah had others that are better.
My go to Appleton 12yo

Srod 🇨🇦 | 30 ratings
Posted almost 4 years ago

Pas pire rum a besoin de temps pour que tout sa saveur se développe et que l'ont puisse apprécié toute complexité
Aux nez c'est l'orange qui domine avec des notes de cardamome et de vanille
Étonnamment pas très sucré comme rum

pghiran 🇷🇴 | 17 ratings
Posted almost 4 years ago

Bought it out of sheer curiosity after reading the reviews here. It's a half-decent rum but don't give any credit to comment saying it suddenly becomes good after aeration. It tastes like an $25 rum with after the cork has rotted in the bottle. The strong cork taste is not a delightful one and when combined with the strong alcohol hit, you're left wondering if it's even good in a cocktail. Gonna be keeping this in my fridge along with a bottle of coke so I have some half-decent Cuba Libres when I have guests and don't want to serve a $10 rum.

Chris 🇳🇱 | 73 ratings
Posted almost 4 years ago

Starts off awfull, gets better when you forget the glass and drink it later 😅

Docsarvis (PREMIUM) 🇺🇸 | 463 ratings
Posted almost 4 years ago

At first I wasn't sure about this. I do like the orange overtones. Some vanilla oak and coffee notes. Even a faint cocoa in there. Pretty smooth. A little thin though. It doesn't have the depth or complexity of many rums. Balance is just ok. Finish is quite good and reasonably long. Finish is better neat than on ice. Overall I was pleasantly surprised. More aging would likely add depth and balance this rum really needs. It is a little different. Glad I waited until my 3rd and 4th taste. It definitely grows on you.

eulalio torices 🇪🇸 | 23 ratings
Posted almost 4 years ago

Lo cierto es q después d escuchar las cosas tan malas q se decían sobre éste ron me ha sorprendido para bien, éso si, ni es de los mejores y su precio es desorbitado teniendo en cuenta su calidad

tare97 🇨🇦 | 5 ratings
Posted almost 4 years ago

Is this orange liqueur or rum? I'm not sure. Decent enough flavour profile if you are looking for orange. Colour is a nice orange like tint. Ornage lettering for the label. Oh and an orange ribbon tied around the neck to boot!




Brand Details

Name: XO Reserve
ABV: 40%
Type: Pyrat
Raw Material: Unknown
Process: Pure blend (1 distillery)
Distillation: Pot Still
Women leading Rum: No

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