CDI Boulet de Canon 12
For curious explorers who like smoky spirits, this Boulet de Canon release brings intense peat, cold smoke and ashy cigar notes over lighter honey, vanilla and pear. Bottled at 46%, it suits slow sipping or whisky-style tastings. With 23 RumX reviews and a solid mid‑70s score, it divides opinion but really clicks with peat‑loving whisky drinkers.
- Intense smoke
- Whisky-like peat
- Honeyed sweetness
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How does CDI Boulet de Canon 12 taste?
Aggregated from 23 community reviews.
Smoky peat-bomb for whisky fans For curious explorers who like smoky spirits, this Boulet de Canon release brings intense peat, cold smoke and ashy cigar notes over lighter honey, vanilla and pear. Bottled at 46%, it suits slow sipping or whisky-style tastings. With 23 RumX reviews and a solid mid‑70s score, it divides opinion but really clicks with peat‑loving whisky drinkers.
Peated whisky fans and rum drinkers wanting a smoky, Lagavulin-style twist with cigar, ash and herbal notes.
Those who dislike peat, ashtray/raunchy smoke notes, or expect classic sweet, fruity rum character.
How is CDI Boulet de Canon 12 rated?
RumX's 0–10 scale is strict — 7.6 lands squarely in the "Good" band. 73% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 8% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
Rum reviews
A selection of the most popular reviews from our community. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by BlackTotDay
Interessantes Experiment; wer Single Malts wie Laphroaig, Caol Ila oder Lagavulin mag, sollte probieren. Im Mund kalter Rauch, Torf, Asche, Kräuter, feuchte Erde. Wo das Whiksyfass endet und der Rumblend beginnt vermag ich nicht zu sagen.
Review by Tschusikowsky
Very intense. Pure ashtray. Not for me.
Review by Michael Schillheim
Als Whiskytrinker freue ich mich immer einen rauchigen BdC im Glas zu haben. Aus der Erinnerjng heraus würde ich sogar sagen, dass die Nr. 12 mir bisher am besten gefällt. Schöner Rauch, Speck, Birne, Holz, Vanille, Honig und Kräutern. Ein paar Prozentchen mehr und hätte sogar den Sprung in die 8er geschafft.
Review by Benjamin Perez
Très agréable, étonnant de par son côté tourbé qui est bien équilibré dans l’ensemble et pas écœurant!
Review by BjörnNi 🥃
Extrem rauchig, ein bisschen Honig. Ziemlich gelungener Cdi
Review by Insta: spiritofbernard 🇫🇷
Le BdC le plus équilibré jamais sorti 🔥
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Absolutely great for whisky fans. Beautiful peat, cigar and herbal/nutty notes with a slight spiciness and acidity like pink pepper and balsamic. The rum adds nice honey and hazelnut/vanilla notes. Overall quite harmonious but you have to like whisky. I still find it a little lacking in complexity, perhaps an older or stronger rum would have been more exciting as a base. In this case, Lagavulin casks were used.
Review by TheJackDrop
"A re tester En resume, mes notes de degutation : Au nez : Tourbe, Whisky En bouche : Fumé La finale plutot orientee vers : Cigare" Clairement une belle gamme chez compagnie des indes et souvent sans sucre ajoutés ca me plait globalement.
Review by Johannes
Even though I am not a fan of smoky rum, this one is quite ok.
Review by Arnaud Faverjon
The peat takes over too much, making it hard to appreciate these peated rums overall.
Review by Gregor
In the smell even like stool. Taste of smoky, watered-down peat whisky
Community purchases
20 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 8 members.
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