English Harbour 10-Year

It is nothing extraordinary, but also not disappointing.

It took me until round two to appreciate the flavours. Mild and subtle flavours of vanilla, caramel, and dates yet loses me in depth. Also loses a point for price and abv, 7 down to 6.
Would not purchase again.

Very light on the aroma but slightly sweet smell. It has a punch of flavor at the beginning that ends very abruptly and finishes smooth.

nice and smooth taste, nothing over the top complex but good everyday sipper

It is a 40% ABV rum from the island of Antigua with a minimum age of 10 years. The rum has been aged in bourbon and whisky barrels.

Bottle: Classic, nothing special.
Colour: Honey, slightly cloudy.

Aroma: Smoke and fresh wood. Slight technicality and resin, furniture polish. Also green flowers and coconut.
Mouth: Very watery at first. It is a very dry to bitter rum. There was burnt wood, whisky malt and coffee in the taste.
Finish: Medium long with a tartness on the tongue.

Summary: Quite disappointing. Mostly the wateriness and bitterness. All in all, not a very good rum. I don't know if it was a particular batch or if it's standard. I'll try to taste it again and then edit the review if I do.

Rating: 5.5 out of 10

at 40% abv, on the nose no burn (and this is good), some toffee, vanilla,
in the mouth same plus some melassa, but is very smooth, so smooth that i suspect its
for additives (less than 15 grams in the 5 year EH but still to much for my taste),
why i saying so ? because sweetened alcohol it s easier to drink ...
you lose the burn on the nose and drink it easier (smooth) just in the mouth it s
sugary sweet, various aromas lost, the rum become dull, mono dimensional ...
done an experiment in my bar some years ago, gave a shot of Drambuie
(whisky honey liquor, 40% ABV) to 3 girls (in their twenties),
with an ice cube, they tried it for the 1st time and saying wow it s veeery good !
after this i offered them a glass of rum (also 40% ABV), and they said to me: no, no,
this is too strong for us ...
it s expensive probably because they have to buy production materials from Guyana
and Dominican Republic while other brands are self producing them ...
but i paid this bottle 85 euro, it s not the right price for the quality, very disappointed !
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today, after 7 days i tried it again alone, last time was drinking it along with EH 5, and i
admit a mistake, this rum is really dry, no sugar added, you feel even some little bitternes in the mouth, from 5 i ll raise the rating to 7, contrary to the EH 5 this one is drinkable,
but again i have to say that 85 euro can bring me better rum and even solid single malts
older than 10 years

Denne rom er smagt til Whisky messe 2022 i Kolding. Meget kedelig

Dejlig rund, blid og mild. Men ikke noget ekstra ordinært.

testován vzorek z W1 - Antiqua English Harbour
příjemný jemný rum, který se dobře pije
Přišel mi krémový ve vůni i chuti, takový bezpohlavní
cena mě ale šokovala. Dvojnásobek oproti 5 nemá dle mého opodstatnění.

Všechno, co jsem napsal o pětileté verzi, platí i pro tuhle: britsky koloniální rum, příjemně pitelný, jen jaksi pořád stejný. Je samozřejmě podstatně lepší než pětiletý, ale rozhodně ne dvojnásobně, jak by odpovídalo dvojnásobné ceně. Nikterak toho ale nelituji - otevřel jsem ho v prosinci a souhrný pocit z té láhve je: anglický vánoční puding. Takže jsem se trefil správně, ale stejně jako 5y ani 10y opakovat už určitě nebudu. Antigua je fajn, ale Barbados nebo Mauritius mi sedí líp.
Počet lahviček se vztahuje k ceně - stát to 700 Kč, dal bych 7, ale za současných 1000-1500 si víc než 6 nezaslouží.