English Harbour 2012 Sherry Cask Finish Batch 002 5-Year

From Antigua, Medium light color, 40% alcohol, very nice aroma, aged in oaken casks, was distilled in copper stills. Pretty nice flavor. In about the $30 range in the store. Not bad for the price.

This has good sherry flavor however, it is familiar to us in spanish style rums.
So for me, Port Cask Finish feels better.

English Harbour Sherry Cask - o level níž než Port Cask. Lehká kyselost v chuti, jemný a výborný.

Goldbraune Farbe.
Süßliche und holzige Aromen in der Nase.
Feinwürzig, rund, weich für sein Alter, mittlerer Körper.
Leicht herbe Noten im Nachhall.
Wärmend. Mittlerer Abgang.

Was my “go to” rum whenever I could find it in St Louis… but lately (last 3 years or so) can’t find it any more.

This is a small batch artisan rum not listed on their website at 46% abv (or 80 proof ? On pkg). From the LCBO there is another sticker stating 47.5% apv, confusing. It has unique reddish colour and a wonderful sherry smell with notes of fruit but strong alcohol blast. This is a 5 year oak aged rum aged for another 2 months in oloroso sherry casks. Being a non cold filtered rum ,mine had sediment and my best friend said that it even tasted waxy after adding ice. For only $40can this is a must try for rum collectors

Got a bottle from 2017 in 2020.
I think this sold not very good. But let's see.
First there is this strong sherry nose with red fruits and the gum flavour. It reminds me immediately of Quorhum 30 or in general of Oliver and Oliver rums. The gum is not that strong like in Quorhum 30, because it's much younger. But for just 5 years this is a damn good nose, very intensive.
Afer 10min the gum got weaker in the nose.

The taste is somewhat watery. This is of course not a Quorhum (but I think that's because we have no sugar inside). Overall not a bad taste but I'm disappointed because of the great nose. That's why I rate it with a 7. I would prefer Quorhum 21 for the same price.
If you like sherry finish and less sweetness you can buy it blind.

Nose: Sherry ***, red fruits ** and dry fruits *, gum ** and wet barrel/earth *, caramel *, banana *
Taste initial: Watery, sherry **, gum *,
Taste middle: red fruits,
Finish: almost no spice * at 46% (that's interesting), bitterness **, wet old barrel/earth, sherry
Aftertaste: red fruits (typical sherry finish)

Sweetness: 2.5/5
Fruits: 2/5
Spice: 2/5
Mildness: 3.5/5
Value for money (30€): 3.5/5

Sugar 4-5 GPL. This rum has a sherry look and taste to it, but it's really strong on the alcohol taste. For me the high alcohol content dominates the taste profile. I think if this was blended down to the 40% ABV range it would be a better tasting rum. Raisins, Sherry, and oak mixed with alcohol is how I see this one. Worth trying at $40 Canadian. You need ice for this one if you are drinking it straight. I think it would be a great rum in drinks calling for overproof rums. Yes, that's the ticket.

Batch 003, lahev 7959 flaškovaná v dubnu 2021. První dojem byl excelentní - vůně i chuť příjemné - milá vzpomínka na sherry, které už jsem vlastně docela dlouho nepil, protože mi přestalo dělat dobře na žaludek (podobně jako Kiplingovu plukovníku Dabneymu na játra). Jenže záhy se ukázalo, že jako ostatní English Harboury je i tenhle prostě furt stejný, což mi po třetím panáku začalo pomalu lézt na nervy. Nic než to sherry v něm prostě není, takže ani za kulantních 700 Kč vlastně nic moc. Což je asi nejvýstižnější shrnutí všeho, co jsem od Antiqua destillery kdy pil - docela milé, ale úhrnem nic moc.