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West Indies Kill Devil 2000
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Don't expect a typical Barbados here. This 21-year WIRD leans floral and dirty rather than the usual honey-and-oak, with tar, rubber and a medicinal streak that pushes several tasters toward Caroni or Long Pond guesses. Marzipan, cocoa and yellow fruit show up too. A slow starter that opens up with air — quirky, spicy, and clearly not the classic profile.
The community says- Unusual Barbados profile
- Complex nose
- Keep in mind: Short finish
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How does West Indies Kill Devil 2000 taste?
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Atypical Barbados, floral with a dirty streak Most find it an unusual, complex Barbados — floral, tarry and a bit medicinal. The catch: a short finish and a sharp, bitter edge that a few found tiring rather than rewarding.
Fans of dirty, atypical single-cask Barbados
Anyone wanting classic honeyed Barbados or a long finish
Style & occasion: Mature & oakySipping neat
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Yes, if you're after bold, mature, oaky rums for sipping neat.
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What does the community say?
46 community reviews
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Review by Galli33
Most helpful positive review
#8th dec RumXCalendar Blind tasting: Nose: fresh, woody, various fruits, fruity, after some time i found some hints of rubber and a dominant smell of marzipan Palate: rubber, fruity, barrel, oak, nutty, licorice Finish: medium, toasted, oak Very lovely rum 🤤I enjoyed this one a lot. The Alcohol is integrated very well. My Prediction: Jamaica Clarendon Approx. 60% Approx. 10 years of aging
Review by Sir Diesel
Most helpful critical review
Rumkalender 2025. Leichte Süße auf der Zunge, leider zu scharf und sprittig am Gaumen. Sehr langer Abgang auf der Zunge.
Review by Tschusikowsky
Rum X Advent 8.12.22Pure confusion. Like the one song which runs in the bar and you know you know it, but just does not come on it and it does not let you go the whole evening. I was sure I knew the rum. But did not get it.
Review by DomM
Somewhat of an outlier compared to the other 2000 WIRDs I tasted so far… more into the realm of flowers and less pronounced honey notes… not bad though, just different…
Review by RumTaTa
Interesting bottling: the rum oscillates between fruity, floral, spicy and medicinal. This continues until the aftertaste. Pleases with well only the bitter tone in the aftertaste is too strong with.
Review by Thunderbird
Day 8 RumX,A lovely fruity nose with a minimal floral note. On the palate it spreads smoothly and mildly. First the fruity side appears before moving into the smoky dirty side! Some vanilla and honey are also there!The finish is relatively unspectacular and short!There he loses unfortunately something, otherwise he would have gotten more points
Review by mto75
for comparison in the other glass the Cave Guildive WIRD 2000 poured. The Kill Devil has a completely different profile. In the CG the more distinctive honey-smoke Rockley notes, the Kill Devil does not have these so, rather floral (violets), fruity and praline/toffee. Toasty on the palate, barrel, mocha, dirty/menthol. For me, clearly not Rockley style (at least not typical), but still interesting.
Review by Jakob
Angenehmer WIRD, tolle Nase mit viel Tropenfrucht und schöner Bourbon-Vanille aus dem Eichenholz. Am Gaumen fehlt mir dann aber etwas die aromatische Ausdrucksstärke.
Review by TheRhumhoe
A rum from Barbados that changes from the ordinary. If we find the typical markers beforehand in the nose (spices, fruits, sweet notes) we feel after aeration an empyreumatic touch, close to the tar and floral notes which bring a lot of complexity. The attack in mouth continues on the spicy, chocolate, caramelized frame, but also on the smoked notes, the tar being always perceptible. The whole is round, dry, with character but well controlled. The finish, relatively average in length, is more traditional, smooth and a bit honeyed. A very nice rum that changes the typical profile found in Barbados.
Review by tojo
Das 8. Türchen im RX-Kalender war mal wieder eine echte Herausforderung. Im Blindtasting nicht draufgekommen. Nase: Holz, Kakao, Lakritze, Nuss Gaumen: Holz, Röstaromen, Pflanzlich, gelbe Früchte ABV: deutlich spürbar, mittel eingebunden. Insgesamt ein eher flaches Profil. Mit zunehmender Zeit geht er weg von einer eher pflanzlichen Basis hin zu süßen Aromen wie Kakao, Schokolade, Banane.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
I love the "red label" releases from Kill Devil (cask strength) because they're generally a lot better than the watered down versions. The nose is fruity with wood, vanilla, toffee, tar and floral notes. After resting i can also get leather notes. The palate is fruity and woody with vanilla, rubber and tar trailed by honey and caramel. The finish is long and warm with fruit, wood and spices. Price to quality is very good.
Review by Jarek
Ich würde nicht so weit gehen den Rum als „Rockley Style“ zu bezeichnen, aber er erinnert mich trotzdem an den West Indies Barbados Rum Artesanal (Rockley Style) 2000 , der einzige Rockley den ich verkosten durfte. Etwas Teer, Gummi und eine medizinische Note sind dabei. Die medizinische Note hält sich auch im Abgang noch sehr lange.
Review by Mentalo
Pleasant honey note, floral and medicinal notes. Fruit notes are also present but not strongly pronounced. The smoky note is completely missing here. Not bad, but the finish is quite short.
Review by HenryL
RumX Advent Calendar December 8:The nose I found after some time in the glass very nice. Somewhat reminiscent of whiskey and amaretto, with some orange peel, spices, wet cardboard and something green in the background.In the taste initially not mine at all, reminded me too much of whiskey. With time, a pleasant honey sweetness has come to it. The continues in the finish, which I like better again and is accompanied by light mocha notes.I wanted to try a 2000 WIRD for a long time, I stay with Barbados then but I think I prefer the classic profile.
Review by Christian Rudt
I've had the rum in the glass for so long now and suddenly it shows its dirty character with tar and rubber that reminds more of Caroni than Barbados. Definitely a late bloomer but then. Chapeau! 🥃
Review by Skyfly
RumX-Adventskalender 2022: Blind hätte ich diesen Rum wohl nicht zuordnen können. Äußerst komplex von Nase bis Abgang und stark differierende Geschmacksnoten. In der nAse noch fruchtig-floral, im Gaumen dann primär Leder, Gummi und Röstaromen.
Review by Serge
Tasted in the RumX Advent calendar and quite confident for a Clarendon with a dirty undertone. I really liked it.
Review by Tropheus80
Day 8 Rum X Advent calendar
Review by Pavel Spacek
Extra strong technical taste. Pretty far far from Rockley, more like Long Pond
Review by Buddudharma
RumX Adventskalender 08.12.22: Erinnert an Low Ester Jamaika, z.B. Clarendon EMB. Gefälliges Profil, für eine höhere Wertung fehlt es jedoch etwas an Komplexität und Intensität.
Review by Pavel Ungr, RumRock
Ročník 2000. S 8,5 z 10 patří k tomu lepšímu, co se mi dostalo do skleničky.
Review by Tom Buteneers
One of the samples left from the advent calendar. Atypical Barbados, some sharpness that reminds me of Mount Gay and too much bitterness: it comes from the back then it overpowers the other flavors and remains strongly in the aftertaste.
Review by WillNett
Adventskalender 2025 Leichte süße ist erkennbar, mir persönlich zu scharf aber hat einen anhaltenden Nachgeschmack der nicht schlecht ist. Allerdings ist der Weg dort hin etwas anstrengend...
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Expert review by Zucker und Zeste
Doesn't taste as medicinal as a Rockley of the same year (this one is distilled in July, not June), but goes in a similar direction. Beautiful bottling which is not common. Had mistakenly held in the calendar the Taiwan Rum for this rum.
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11 bottles logged by 10 collectors.
A drinker's rum.
36% opened, 3 emptied.
What does West Indies Kill Devil 2000 cost?
Community paid 132–181 €.
Current best price: 225.00 € – above the typical community range.
Purchase prices reported by members, not a shop price. Avg. 155 €. Full price & collection history in RX+ ›
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Details about West Indies Kill Devil 2000
A rum from Barbados, bottled by Hunter Laing, at 51,3%.
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