Privateer Letter of Marque 'Yankee' (Kirsch Whisky)
For curious explorers who like bourbon-ish profiles, this cask-strength Privateer leans hard into American oak: vanilla, coconut, toasted wood, maple and baked banana. Often described as “bourbon of rums”, it’s a tasty, straightforward sipper.
- Bourbon-like profile
- Rich oak and vanilla
- Coconut and maple sweetness
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Bourbon lover’s cask-strength rum For curious explorers who like bourbon-ish profiles, this cask-strength Privateer leans hard into American oak: vanilla, coconut, toasted wood, maple and baked banana. Often described as “bourbon of rums”, it’s a tasty, straightforward sipper.
Bourbon crossover drinkers and fans of American oak who want a cask-strength rum with vanilla, coconut, toasted wood and maple pancake vibes.
Those seeking fruity, funky or very complex rums, or anyone sensitive to higher ABV heat and strong oak tannins.
How is Privateer Letter of Marque 'Yankee' (Kirsch Whisky) rated?
RumX's 0–10 scale is strict — 8.0 lands squarely in the "Very good" band. 96% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
Rum reviews
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Review by Rowald Sweet Empire
Very American Oak driven rum. Not unlike a good bourbon. Nose: lots of American Oak driven flavours. Bit of banana. Lots of vanilla. Malt. Will compare this to a bourbon some day soon. Taste: again all the pleasant American oakiness. Baked banana. Nicely sweet. Pancakes. Cinnamon. Peppery finish. Maple syrop. All in all straightforward in a way but very very tasty. Definitely a U.S. worthy profile.
Review by Johannes
Again a lot of fresh oak barrel with clear vanilla notes. I like it a lot!
Review by Leo Krüper
Mein erster Privateer. Erstaunlich charakterstark. Sehr kräftiger Fasseinfluss. Wirkt stärker als die 55%. Im Geruch leider schwach, hintenraus bietet er auch keine weiteren Noten. Schöner Grundstoff mit längerer Reifung ist da sicher mehr möglich.
Review by Boletus
Ich mag Bourbon und ich mag den Grundcharakter der Belize-Rums. Dieser ‘‘Privateer‘‘ wirkt dabei wie eine gelungene Mischung aus beidem. Es gibt viel getoastetes Holz mit Anklängen von Gewürzen und Menthol, Vanille und Kokosnuss, eine sich rasch verflüchtigende Klebstoffnote sowie etwas Kakao und ein paar Trockenfrüchte. Auch wenn das Aromenspektrum eher überschaubar ist, ist dieser Rum rund, süffig und durchweg angenehm.
Review by Bene37
Eine angenehm runde Sache mit voller Süße und Adstringenz vom Holz dazu eine interessante Klebstoffnote und Anklänge von Haselnuss. Hat kaum Frucht, aber viel Bourbon zu bieten - so viel, dass ich blind wahrscheinlich auf Bourbon und nicht auf Rum getippt hätte. Wer nach einem entspannten und Bourbon lastigem Sipper sucht, macht hier nichts verkehrt. 86/100 oder 6/10
Review by Serge
Probiert am Kirsch Stand auf der Village in Nürnberg. Bin kein großer Privateer Fan, hab ihn aber doch mal probiert. Wie zu erwarten stark Bourbon ähnlich mit den typischen Vanille, Toasty, Kokos, Trockenfrüchte und Mandel Noten. Gut gemacht und eigentlich ganz lecker.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
05.06.2022 A nice day running through samples. Notes Medium to dark in colour. Nose Round, wood, light cinnamon, maple, light melon, faint nutts. Palate Round, wood, light roasted, light clove, light nutts, faint caramel, light earthy. Finish Medium long, wood, light cinnamon, light nutts, faint caramel, light earthy.
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Very nice surprise and my first privateer! Had I blind on the nose rather direction Belize and taste rather direction Trinidad put. I like it very much!Lots of barrel, lots of menthol, some caramelized and tart pineapple, toasted coconut and almond and slightly smoky and burnt intense. Beautiful thing.
Review by Richard Krupa
coconut, coconut, coconut, for me a stronger and much better Plantation XO
Review by Rummiamo
Molto molto ricco, talmente ricco in componenti pesanti che appare un po piatto, se devo essere sincero lo potrei definire il bourbon dei rum, si potrebbe confondere infatti con questo distillato.
Community purchases
21 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 2 members.
About the Privateer Rum Distillery distillery
The Privateer Rum Distillery distillery is located in USA. Rums from Privateer Rum Distillery have been reviewed 469 times with an average of 7.9/10.
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