Aroma visualization from community tastings
Whisky & Rhum Ten Cane L‘Esprit Ten Cane 2008
Drink this one neat with plenty of air — give it 15-20 minutes and it opens from sharp alcohol into red fruits, raisin, varnish and a huge licorice finish. Several tasters reach for "car repair shop" notes: metallic, dusty, woody. People genuinely love it or bounce off it; one member called it a hidden gem, another mostly tasted burnt plastic until a second pour brought toffee-berry sweetness.
- Long licorice finish
- Red fruit depth
- Distinctive character
+10
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How does Whisky & Rhum Ten Cane L‘Esprit Ten Cane 2008 taste?
Aggregated from 22 community reviews.
Funky, metallic Trinidad with huge licorice finish Polarizing Trinidad cask-strength oddity: red fruit, metal and a massive licorice finish. Most who get it love it; the 63.4% can read hot and badly knit until you let it breathe.
Experienced drinkers who like weird, metallic, high-proof rums
Anyone wanting easy sipping or put off by varnish and heat
How is Whisky & Rhum Ten Cane L‘Esprit Ten Cane 2008 rated?
RumX's 0–10 scale is strict , 8.3 lands squarely in the "Very good" band. 100% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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Selected write-ups from 22 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Righrum
This is one of the gems hidden in the rum world. A weird one indeed, but really pleasant. On the nose, cherries and chocolate (Mon Chery anyone? Or it is an Italian only treat?), but also varnish and paint, plus a metallic note. Drink side, might be a car repair shop, dust and metal, some woodiness and astringency. Not an easy one, nor a rum you can drink everyday, but wow, a great one
Review by Djehey
Very pleasant: intense yet airy. On tangy red fruits with lovely woody aromas.
Review by Rhum Mirror 🇧🇪
Nez : fuits confits/floral/épices/métallique Bouche liquoreuse : chocolat/épices/mûre/vernis Longue finale expressive : pruneaux/chocolat noir/réglisse J’aime vraiment bien ce jus. Encore une belle sélection de L’Esprit. Je vais essayer de m’intéresser un peu plus à cette distillerie …
Review by ilRummista
Naso leggermente alcolico, meglio lasciarlo 15 minuti ad ossigenare nel bicchiere. Finale alla liquirizia maestoso!
Review by Filip Šikula
Z počátku silný alkohol v nose. Po 20ti minutách ustoupí koření a kovové dílně. V chuti potom silné dřevo, kandované ovoce, a teochu technického laku. Co je na rumu opravdu zapamatovatelné je opravdu intenzivní závěr, který až po několika vteřinách pustil do popředí lékořici. Moc příjemné.
Review by kargoles
Un rhum tres plaisant bien que quelque note d’ alcool qui s’estompe avec un peu d’aeration. Un bon gout de fruit confit, raisin sec et mure prene le pas sur le vernis tres plaisant. Une longueur sympatique toujours sur les fruit rouge confir avec un léger goût métallique
Review by Jakob
Viel Tiefe, eine kaum dekomponierbare Melange aus Fassnoten, Tee, Eukalyptus und eingekochten Früchten sowie dunklen Gewürzen. Intensiv, ohne extrem komplex zu werden; langweilig wird es in meinen Augen dennoch nicht. Sehr interessant, Ten Canes werden für mich zunehmend zu kleinen Wundertüten - durchaus im positiven Sinne.
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Puhh... Grundsätzlich aromatisch gesehen ein guter ten cane aber der Alkohol ist hier dermaßen schlecht eingebunden das es echt anstrengend ist hier nach Aromen zu suchen. Lange atmen lassen hilft hier leider auch nicht. Es bleibt hauptsächlich der Geschmack von verbranntem Plastik, sorry. Nachtrag: bei 2. Verkostung kommt eine schöne toffee Beeren süße dazu, daher leichte Verbesserung der Bewertung.
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Details about Whisky & Rhum Ten Cane L‘Esprit Ten Cane 2008
A rum from Trinidad, bottled by Whisky & Rhum, at 63,4%.
Community purchases
15 bottles logged by 11 collectors.
A drinker & collector.
26% opened, 2 emptied and repurchased.
What did the community pay for Whisky & Rhum Ten Cane L‘Esprit Ten Cane 2008?
Community paid €140–€184.
What members actually paid for their bottles. A typical range, not the current shop price. Full price & collection history in RX+ →
15 purchased · 22 tasted · 4 wishlist · as of
About the Ten Cane distillery
The Ten Cane distillery is located in Trinidad. Rums from Ten Cane have been reviewed 997 times with an average of 8.3/10.
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