Quorhum 23-Year

Smag til Romhattens Romfestival 2020. Rigtig fin rom til prisen.

This is a good rum, if you are into the sweet stuff. But spend the extra cash and go for the 30 year old. It is much more unique and interesting.

Sweet and fairly easy to drink. Not as smooth as QRM 30 though. This one is heavier on the alcohol and less pleasant on the nose. Good dram, but not awesome.

Nice golden browon colour. In the nose some licorice and some oak. The same on the tongue. Unfortunately there sets in some rather heavy burning of alcool on the tonge and in the palate. There is not much that stays. A little bit of oak, maybe.

For lidt ekstra penge, er den en noget bedre oplevelse at hente i 30 års udgaven

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I like sweet rums and was a bit disappointed. Smell and taste rather average...

Ron Quorhum XO 23 42% (Dominican Republic)

Eye: Reddish flat Coke

Nose: It is so direct in its overwhelming sweetness it is difficult to imagine the taste being nothing but the same as the smell. It is round, sweet, fat and oily and absolutely smacked with burnt sugar, treacle, cotton candy, honey and embrowned butter. It gives away a notion of what it would be like to drink rich mahogany and resin. There is also a faint layer of stale Cola and a rather wonderful whiff of wet nettles. As top notes we find some flowery citrus and a touch of old dry leather. Despite the pleasant notes the overall olfactory experience is not that impressive. The alcohol burn is well balanced but I seem to lack a depth other than the immense sweetness. It has a (s)low development when poured but I think it is safe to say this is and will continue to be – a sugar bomb! Coming back to it I find some orange pralines, oak vanilla and molasses. Pretty heavy stuff in its simplicity.

Mouth: What surprises me at first is the power of heavy weight alcohol. It is a pleasant surprise I might ad. I would have thought it would be bland and weak. What does not surprise me though is the repugnant liquid sugar flow that smothers every attempt of other tastes to compete for the attention of my taste buds. I could be imagining but it feels like my teeth hurt. It is so sweet it can nearly be percepted as sour, just like very cold ice can appear to be hot. It is round, smooth and ingratiating but in a slimy, off putting way. The alcohol burn is excellent and there are definitely some forgiving features, scents and flavors in this fat, oily bastard but nothing can compensate for the crazy over load eruption of floating sugar.

Reaction: I think it is pretty obvious this is not a buddy of mine. I don´t see how anyone can enjoy this as a serious spirit. The price is alright I guess and the bottle is super cool (I drink from the cubic one) but this rum reminds me more of an insecure bully in need of a shower than a refined old gentleman with wits and wisdom. Of course we cannot all be astute and well-mannered but one can at least try. The quote for this one, pertaining the sugar level, will be taken from “This Is Spinal Tap” and the comment on their amplifiers: “these go to eleven”.

68p

Price: 369 SEK (500ml)
Tasted: 2016, in a Riedel Sommelier Cognac XO glass at room temperature.

I bought this rum on recommendation when I was searching for sweet rums. I was a bit disappointed when I was comparing this rum to other sweet rums that I like.

This rum smells sweet fruit and some smoke and barrel. When the rum rests for a while in the glass it has a very nice, mild, sweet, vanilla, caramel and smoky aroma.

In the mouth there is a lot of alcohol, spices and smoke. The sweetness is there but not much. I also sense barrel and a bit of whiskey. This rum is a bit more powerful and sharp than I am use too.

The aftertaste is long with smoke, sweetness and barrel.

I am not sure how to handle this rum. I will probably give it to a friend that can appreciate more than I can.

Gillar denna romen sådär. Lite för whisky i eftersmaken för mig

Chuťově nejslabší a nejméně vyvážená verze z 12,15,23,30 a vyplatí se připlatit za 30, je tam obrovský rozdíl.