Nine Leaves Angel‘s Half American Oak Cask
Loved by Gunnar Böhme "Bauerngaumen" 🤓, Christoph & 7 more
For curious explorers looking beyond the usual Caribbean: a Japanese pot still rum with whisky‑like vibes. Expect plum, grape, mint, light anise and gentle wood. Often described as an easy, slightly sweet sipper at 50% ABV.
- Unique profile
- Plum and grape
- Easy sipper
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How does Nine Leaves Angel‘s Half American Oak Cask taste?
Aggregated from 46 community reviews.
Whisky‑leaning Japanese plum sipper For curious explorers looking beyond the usual Caribbean: a Japanese pot still rum with whisky‑like vibes. Expect plum, grape, mint, light anise and gentle wood. Often described as an easy, slightly sweet sipper at 50% ABV.
Whisky drinkers and rum explorers who enjoy plum wine, grappa or fruit‑brandy notes and want a different, lightly sweet 50% sipper.
Fans of classic molasses rum profiles or those sensitive to 50% ABV and light alcohol bite.
How is Nine Leaves Angel‘s Half American Oak Cask rated?
RumX's 0–10 scale is strict — 7.8 lands squarely in the "Good" band. 82% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 2% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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Review by Gunnar Böhme "Bauerngaumen" 🤓
You can always taste a Nine Leaves and recognize it immediately. This unique selling point also has the Angel's Half. In this case, however, I think that it still has a plus: a pleasing sweetness even in the nose, which should make this rum, which is still occasionally available in specialized stores, also appear accessible to broader pleasure groups. Conclusion: Uncomplicated easy sipper.
Review by w00tAN
Tastingnotizen 05.02.2016 mit Dirk Becker auf der Hanse Spirit: Ich hab ein Wort Fett auf den Notizen: Grappa. Ich erinnere mich noch heute war komplett anders als alles andere was ich zuvor getrunken hatte. Blind wäre es für mich ein Grappa gewesen. Hat mir gar nicht gefallen, war mir zu ruppig. Würde ihn heute zum Vergleich noch mal probieren ;)
Review by Christoph
Another good rum from the house of Nine Leaves which is away from the whole Jamaica and Guyana rum I usually drink so a very successful change.
Review by Rummiamo
Ho bevuto tanti nine leaves, anche alcuni samples di single cask che devono ancora uscire, ma questo è a mio parere è davvero troppo squilibrato, tanto troppo alcool slegato dal resto
Review by Mirko Frosini 🇮🇪
Bella sorpresa! Un rum giapponese che ricorda i whisky.
Review by Frank
Already a fruity-fast floral-spicy nose. Slightly reminiscent of red wine with some sour cherry and grape. A subtle floral note, like orange blossom is found alongside burnt sugar. Slightly woody with vanilla. Noticeably flatter on the palate compared to the Encrypted. Fruity, sweet to spicy. Has a subtle almond note, very slightly towards marzipan. There is some plum with vanilla. Slightly woody-bitter and somewhat earthy-dull. The finish reminds me of plum wine with some anise. Solid, own profile, good.
Review by Lukas Jäger
Gut, aber etwas flach und kantig
Review by BnBrt
Nez léger, un peu mentholé. Touches mentholées encore présentes en bouche avec un peu de citron. L'alcool est bien intégré. La finale est un peu courte, dommage. On sent la maîtrise mais manque un peu de folie à mon goût.
Review by Oliver
Exceptional and delicious!
Review by MarcT
Did I drink a rum or some plume wine? This one baffled me, I am expecting something wild from this distillery, but was surprised nonetheless. The first glasses from this bottle where a bit underwhelming and rough, it seemed to miss some of the Rum DNA. Later glasses (the bottle is now empty, after half a year) where more enjoyable, due to the oxidation process. This had so much plume wine aroma, that it threw me and my guests quite off. Good rum, but I would not buy again.
Review by Romain de L
Nose is nice, round, fresh, clean but lacks a tiny bit of power. Quite round in mouth, minty / zesty, quite precise. Not very long. Overall nice
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
solider Japaner!
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60 bottles logged by 52,000+ RumX members. The ratio of closed / opened / emptied, indicates whether this rum is meant to be drunk or is a collector's item.
Also on the wishlist of 15 members.
About the Nine Leaves distillery
The Nine Leaves distillery is located in Japan. Rums from Nine Leaves have been reviewed 790 times with an average of 8.0/10.
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