Simon‘s Valkyrie Castanea
For curious explorers who enjoy whisky-leaning rums, Valkyrie Castanea brings candied fruit, prunes and leather over clear wood and chestnut cask notes. At 48,8% it rewards slow sipping and cocktail experiments. Backed by 12 RumX reviews with polarized but intrigued feedback.
- Whisky-like profile
- Complex chestnut wood
- Strong character
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How does Simon‘s Valkyrie Castanea taste?
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Whisky-style German chestnut rum For curious explorers who enjoy whisky-leaning rums, Valkyrie Castanea brings candied fruit, prunes and leather over clear wood and chestnut cask notes. At 48,8% it rewards slow sipping and cocktail experiments. Backed by 12 RumX reviews with polarized but intrigued feedback.
Whisky drinkers and explorers looking for a wood-driven, chestnut-aged rum with noticeable alcohol and complex, slightly candied, leather-tinged notes.
Those wanting an easy, sweet Caribbean-style sipper or anyone sensitive to alcohol presence and whisky-like aromas.
How is Simon‘s Valkyrie Castanea rated?
RumX's 0–10 scale is strict — 7.9 lands squarely in the "Good" band. 66% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 16% 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 Business Liner Ralf
Damit zeigt Simon's seine Stärke. Erstklassiger Rum mit wahnsinns Bouquet und komplexen Geschmack. Man sollte ihn im Glas ein paar Minuten stehen lassen. Dann entfaltet sich nicht nur das vielschichtige Bouquet sondern auch der komplexe runde Geschmack. Deutscher Rum brauch sich nicht verstecken vor der karibischen oder Südamerika Konkurrenz. Hervorragend!
Review by Jarek
Nicht so übel, wie es laut Bewertung aussieht. Interessanter Fasseinfluss, ansonsten nichts Besonderes und flach.
Review by Philipp Kestel
auch dieser war im probierpaket von Simons drin. Bisher mein unangefochtene Favorit dieser brennerei.. wie soll man diesen rum kurz beschrieben. fruchtig, süss, wahnsinnig komplex aber dennoch rund. hat mir sehr gut gefallen
Review by Serge
Riecht nach Whisky … passt mir gar nicht
Review by zabo
Edit: man muss zugeben er geht er Richtung whisky, aber er ich finde ihn trotzdem super interessant. Er hat seine Eigenarten, außerhalb der Range. Als CubaLibre eine Bereicherung Am Community Tasting Nürnberg mitgebracht. Manchen mag er zwar ein bißchen zu sehr Richtung whisky gehen, aber für mich ist er eine schöne Erweiterung der Geschmacksrichtungen in der Rumwelt. Für einen deutschen Rum in einem Kastanienfass echt gut.
Community purchases
8 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 1 members.
About the Simon‘s distillery
The Simon‘s distillery is located in Germany. Rums from Simon‘s have been reviewed 69 times with an average of 7.7/10.
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