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Barbancourt 5 Star Reserve Especiale 8-Year Rum is agricultural, meaning it's produced from fermented sugar cane juice rather than the more typical molasses. The sugar cane juice is double distilled and aged for eight years in Limousin oak barrels.
Dupré Barbancourt created the Barbancourt rum recipe in 1862 in Haiti, where the rum is still produced today. A French national, Barbancourt incorporated traditional French methods including double-distillation in the process.
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almost 10 years ago
A little light for an aged rum, but it makes up for it in flavor. Nice amount of spice and sweetness, and just a hint of that rhum agricole funk. Highly recommended, and used often for tiki mixing.
Posted
almost 10 years ago
It's like brandy with water and no good with coke.
Light, citrus good on the rocks
Posted
almost 10 years ago
This run had a light and clean taste with smokey overtones. Great for sipping on the rocks.
Posted
almost 10 years ago
Full honey flavor, grass notes and a nice dryness. Light an floral with hints of tannins and wood. Try this in rum cocktails you wanna throw an "island" spin on.
Posted
10 years ago
Not a great nose, but really pleasant taste. Not an overwhelming grassy taste common with some agricoles. Just the right amount of slight spice, short to medium finish with some leftover oil.
Posted
10 years ago
Very affordable agricole (cane juice) rum. The 5-star is light, easy-drinking, unassuming, fairly dry, some oak. Really smooth and well-balanced. So easy to drink it's downright dangerous.
Posted
over 10 years ago
Color : Gold
Flavour : Praline, nutty edge, apricot & apple, sweet notes of cane & honey
Palate : Subtle, elegant, a well balanced rum
A great affordable rum, a must try!
Posted
almost 11 years ago
This is a good sipping rum in a pinch. It pales in comparison to the 15 year, but it mature enough to sip.
Posted
11 years ago
Unfortunately, the Barbancourt rums aged less then 15 years are not that good!
Maybe as mixers.
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Definitely as dry as you'd expect from an agricole, but this isn't a good thing. Very light color, light taste. On the plus side, decently smooth and a nice vanilla finish. And it's eminently affordable.