Takamaka Extra Noir

Faint vanilla on the nose watered down taste with no bite, burnt caramel with a twinge of rancid metallic finish

karamellig, wie Bourbon ohne Klebstoffnote, nussig, schmeckt fischig

There is nothing exceptional about it tastewise (on the sweeter side) but the smoothness considering the price is really impressive. Nice dark color.

Rum davvero interessante, delicato e unico, come le altre produzioni della distilleria, avvolge nelle sue note di cioccolato e caramello che si armonizzano con quelle dolci e fruttate, con un finale profondo e corposo e tanta personalità, da provare

Nemá cenu vymýšlet složitosti. Tento rum se z mého pohledu celkem vyvedl. Ano, je poznat jistá štiplavost, takže si člověk říká, že pár let zrání navíc by určitě prospělo, ale chuťově mě oslovil. Je to takový menší bratr, starších a vyzrálejších rumů. Ovšem za cenu kolem 400,- dostanete univerzála, ze kterého nejen připravíte luxusní Cuba Libre, ale lze ho i bez jakékoli újmy na cti spokojeně zlehka popíjet.

For me excelent rum for drinks with cola. Highly recommended.

I myself find this one pretty pleasent rum with a hint of salt. If this was a whisky it would be Arran. Salted caramel noches, suitable for a cocktail or straight.

Jemný rum, lehce sladký a osvěžující. Za tu cenu dobrá volba.

i like this rum, sweet beautiful smell and unique, will get u blind drunk lol

Note: I'm a sipper. My opinion is based on sipping characteristics.

At 43% vol, I expected it to burn a hole in my mouth but the fact of the matter is it was as mild and velvety as it gets. Could not find information about its actual age at the time but considering the brand is 20-ish years old and their signature product is 7 years old, I assume this was aged between 5 and 7 years. And is quite good. A dash of water opens it up even more.