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Aged rum · 6 years · 40%

Rum Nation Barbados XO

Anyone who likes their Barbados rum on the softer, sweeter side will get along with this one. It's a recognizable Bajan profile — vanilla, coconut, a honeyed sweetness — kept gentle by the 40%. Most tasters enjoy it, though one flags it as sweeter than a classic Bajan should be and suspects sweetening. A calm, easygoing after-dinner pour rather than a dry sipper.

The community says
  • Honeyed sweetness
  • Coconut & vanilla
  • But: Sweeter than classic

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How does Rum Nation Barbados XO taste?

Summarized by AI from community reviews.

Soft, honeyed Bajan with vanilla and coconut Most drinkers land on "pleasant but sweet" — an honest, honeyed Bajan that a few purists dock for leaning sweeter than a traditional Barbados rum.

Perfect for

fans of soft, sweeter Barbados rum

Less suitable for

purists wanting a dry, classic Bajan

Experience level · Novice (2/5)
Full aroma profile Aroma families · nose & palate · top aromas

3 of 12 left detailed tasting impressions

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What does the community say?

7.4/10 Good

12 community reviews
5 selected write-ups on this page, all of them in the RumX app

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Distribution of all 12 ratings
9–10 0%
8–9 17%
7–8 42%
6–7 25%
5–6 17%
4–5 0%
0–4 0%

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Review by Stefan Persson

Stefan Persson
Jun 2024794 reviewsSweden
6.6/10

It’s recognizable as a Bajan rum, but sweeter. I think it’s quite similar to the “Plantation 20th Anniversary”, both are probably sweetened. So together with that it’s some of the worst rum, called Barbados rum I’ve ever tasted.

Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰

Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
Jun 20217,227 reviewsDenmark
7.8/10

Typical Bajan rum.

Review by Richard Krupa

Richard Krupa
Richard Krupa
Apr 2022883 reviewsCzech
6.5/10

Sweet taste, pronounced coconut on the palate.

Expert reviews

Reviews from RumX's blog partners, independent experts who have tasted, evaluated, and described this rum.

Expert review by RumRock

RumRock
7.5/10
It's really a well-made rum. It's on the sweeter side, but not overly sweet. A light spiciness plays nicely along with it, yet it's also smooth.
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Community shelf

35 bottles logged by 35 collectors.

Both drunk and collected.

34% opened, 6 emptied.

23 sealed 6 open 6 emptied

What did the community pay for Rum Nation Barbados XO?

Community paid 30–109 €.

Purchase prices reported by members, not a shop price. Avg. 30 €. Full price & collection history in RX+ ›

35 purchased · 13 tasted · 8 wishlist · as of

Details about Rum Nation Barbados XO

A rum from Barbados, bottled by Rum Nation, at 40%.

CountryBarbados
BottlerRum Nation
Raw materialMolasses
ABV40%
Age6 years
Sugar0 g/L

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Barbados

Country

Barbados 

Avg Rating 8.0/10 over 1,200 Rums

Barbados isn't just a rum island. It holds some of the earliest English-language records of rum. By the 1640s Bajan planters were distilling a fiery spirit they called "kill-devil", and a contract dated 1650 already uses the word "rum". Nearly four centuries later, Barbados still makes some of the most elegant, food-friendly rum in the world.

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