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Swell de Spirits

High-impact cask strength selections celebrating ester power and terroir

  • High median community rating
  • Expert high-ester selections
  • Focus on cask strength
Loved by Mirco, Thunderbird, Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰 & 2,298 more

With a sharp eye for character and intensity, independent bottler Swell de Spirits has rapidly become a reference point for serious rum drinkers. Their philosophy is simple yet demanding: hunt down expressive distillery profiles, bottle them at full personality, and keep quality high enough that enthusiasts follow every new release.

On RumX, Swell de Spirits rums enjoy a median rating of 8.5/10 across thousands of reviews, with many single casks regularly pushing into the 9+ range. From wild Savanna HERRLINE experiments to the cult New Yarmouth “Flashback” and high-ester Hampden bombs, the community celebrates their precision in cask selection and the way each limited edition captures a distillery at its most vibrant.

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Community score
8.5/10
ratings
2,819
bottles catalogued
76
available to buy now
15
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Community Awards 2024 Silver in Best Indie Bottlers
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Community Awards 2023 Top 10 in Best Indie Bottlers

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2,956 bottles from Swell de Spirits bought by the community.

+69 purchases in the last 3 months.

Added to collections, last 12 months.

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Popular distilleries of Swell de Spirits

T.D.L 16 rums
Hampden 10 rums
Bielle 8 rums
Multi Distilleries 4 rums
Savanna 3 rums
New Yarmouth 3 rums
Long Pond 3 rums
Travellers 3 rums

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How the crew scored it Swell de Spirits

RumX's 0–10 scale is strict , 8.5 lands squarely in the "Very good" band. 97% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →

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Community reviews of Swell de Spirits

Most frequently mentioned flavors

Aroma

Woody Tropical fruit Vanilla Ester

Taste

Woody Tropical fruit Ester Vanilla
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Rating guide

RumX's 0–10 scale is strict. Here's what each band means.

9.0–10.0 Excellent Stash as many as you can afford. Tell no one.
8.0–8.9 Very good Bank a backup. Tell everyone you meet.
7.0–7.9 Good Buy one and recommend it to your friends.
6.0–6.9 Pleasant Solid, super glad I drank it.
5.0–5.9 Average Totally acceptable.
4.0–4.9 Drinkable Not vocally complaining.
3.0–3.9 Poor Wish I was drinking something else.
2.0–2.9 Very poor Nothing nice to say.
1.0–1.9 Unpleasant No, that's not for me.
0.1–0.9 Inedible Pour it out.