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Velier Sangsom Shakara 12 Years Old
Caramel, vanilla and cookie dough lead the way here, with a distinctly bourbon-like sweetness and a bit of oak underneath. This Thai column-still rum surprises people — several compare it to Foursquare, and the 45.7% adds welcome body. The nose tends to promise more than the palate, which a few find one-dimensional, but most call it an easy, dessert-leaning sipper with no added sugar.
The community says- Bourbon-like sweetness
- Value for money
- But: Palate falls flat
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How does Velier Sangsom Shakara 12 Years Old taste?
Aggregated from 88 community reviews.
Sweet, bourbon-like easy sipper from Thailand Most people enjoy it as a sweet, bourbon-tinged easy sipper with a great price-quality ratio. The common catch: the palate falls a bit flat and reads one-dimensional next to a lovely nose.
People who like sweet, bourbon-style sippers and good value
Anyone wanting depth or complexity from a 12-year rum
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How is Velier Sangsom Shakara 12 Years Old rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 7.6 sits in the “Good” band. 88% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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What does the community say?
89% rate it between 6 and 8. 20 selected write-ups from 88 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Rodolphe
Most helpful positive review
A pleasant live surprise. I found the profile quite original, pleasant to taste and the price is cool. So to be retested, but it's the kind of bottle I'd definitely buy as a nice easy sipper.
Review by Vincent D
Most helpful mixed review
A pleasant discovery. A pastry profile that makes it easy to drink. Not insanely complex, but pleasant. It also appealed to the uninitiated. Edit: I'm raising my rating because the value for money is still super interesting. The bourbon brings a nice sweetness. It's easy enough to drink without being devoid of interest.
Review by Philip M. 🇧🇪
Decent, integrity rum from Thailand without additives and coloring. The profile is pretty sweet and reminds me of a bourbon. Nothing complex but an easy daily sipper. I imagine this being a good mixer as well.
Review by zabo
Overall, I find this rum from Thailand quite sweet. It's quite good to drink neat, better than I would have thought. More in the easy sipping category. As a mixer in the CubaLibre, it's also on the sweet vanilla sugar side. Nice to have tried, but I wouldn't need any more of it now.
Review by Johannes
On the nose, I was pleasantly surprised by the beautiful tropical ripeness and cocoa notes. The palate is then somewhat one-dimensional, even if it has something interesting at its core.
Review by Timo Groeger
Tagesausflug Münster Juli 2025. Shop Sasse am Dom. Hat sich gegen einen Rum vom Bodensee durchgesetzt, dank besserer Bewertung. Ist leicht süßlich, aber total okay, Vanille, Karamell und Honig, außerdem etwas Holz und am Gaumen noch Kaffee.
Review by HenryL
Very pleasing nose, very sweet, tending towards cookie dough with woody hints of coffee. Smells like a nice sipper. Unfortunately quite one-dimensional in the mouth, has something of a sweetish bourbon.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
#4375 22.10.2023 Whisky Live 2023
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Surprisingly smooth and round rum from Thailand. Coffee, raisin, dried fruit, dark chocolate and light cookie and candied ginger notes. Can be made and works well for cocktails! :)
Review by Jakob
Delicious, rather sweet rum without rough edges. Very relaxed sipper.
Review by abaker-rum
The nose gives off a lot of alcohol vapor, but aside from that it is very woody. The palate is a mix of caramel, vanilla, sweetness with strongly charred barrels. The taste fades into a nice melding of those flavors leaving a pleasant after taste.
Review by TheRhumhoe
A puzzling rum, with unexpected flavors in keeping with its terroir and aging. The nose is ultra-dominated by pastry notes, notably caramel, cookie dough and confectionery. Fruits can be detected, struggling against chocolate, greedy wood and spices not to be completely absorbed. A very surprising olfactory experience. The attack on the palate is extremely mellow. It's like drinking a cookie, with notes of chocolate, caramel, roasted hazelnuts, vanilla and a hint of salt. Although it's (normally) a no-additives product, this bottling is a real treat. Dried fruits, lime, floral tones, toasty wood and spices complete a very smooth profile, where the alcohol goes unnoticed. The finish is of good quality, on cookie, chocolate, spices, caramel and pastry. There's a hint of greenness on the very finish, giving a little oxygen to this extremely concentrated profile. It's clearly not what you think of when you think of 12 years of tropical aging for a Thai rum, and while it may prove a little nauseating in the long run, the value for money remains remarkable.
Review by Torsten vom Endt
Guter Rum. Hervorragend geeignet für hochwertige Cocktails.
Review by Palo - V Poháriku
Interesting rum with full 12 years of tropical aging, no colouring and sugar added. The aromas are very inviting, unfortunately the taste and finish are kind of standing behind. Still, I can say this is a pretty solid rum I will definitely want to taste again.
Review by Fuwi
Sehr schöne Empfehlung von Rodolphe, ein Rum aus einer Destille in der Nähe von Bangkok. Die Nase erinnert schon sehr an Foursquare - die Zunge gibt dem Eindruck auch vollkommen recht. Süße Einflüsse mit roten Früchten, Keksteig, Vanille und Fass-Aromen. Ich hab den Vergleich mit dem Bottleshop 8yo Barbados, Doorlys 8 und 14 gemacht - er ist verflixt nah am 14er dran, der 8er ist definitiv nicht so gut wie der Shakara. Tolle Entdeckung, ich bin sehr auf den 15er gespannt! Kevin hat ihn auf der WLP 2025 getestet und für hervorragend erklärt
Review by Benoit Mahe
Quite a lot of bourbon, very round and pastry-like
Review by Morgan Garet
Very surprised by this Thai rum! Caramel-vanilla-brown sugar-bourbon. A bottle to have in your bar, exotic with good value for money.
Review by Righrum
Whisky Live Paris 2025 - to be tasted again to confirm the score and notes. A good easy-sipping rum with an amazing price-quality ratio. Sweet and tasty, with caramel and vanilla plus some wood on the palate. This rum can somehow recall a foursquare, but it's a tad more intense in terms of taste.
Review by Madi Dromamad
Easy sipper for a good price!
Review by Florent Apl
I took this sample as a recommendation. Nose is in caramel and vanilla mainly, with some fruits. It's a very common profile but the caramel is nice here. On the mouth, it's a lot of sweetness, lots of vanilla too, caramel again, a bit of gentle spices in the back and some wood. Final is surprisingly long, it's vanilla, pastries and caramel. It's a very dessert ish rum, nice that it's 45% as it adds some body. It's a good price quality ratio. May be too sweet for some.
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Details about Velier Sangsom Shakara 12 Years Old
A Column Still Rum from Thailand, bottled by Velier, at 45,7%.
Community purchases
94 bottles logged by 88 collectors.
A drinker's rum.
37% opened, 15 emptied and repurchased.
What does Velier Sangsom Shakara 12 Years Old cost?
Community paid 38–52 €.
Current best price: 45.80 € – within the typical community range.
What members actually paid for their bottles. A typical range, not the current shop price. Full price & collection history in RX+ →
+7 purchases in the last 3 months.
Added to collections, last 12 months — dark bars are the last 3.
94 purchased · 93 tasted · 55 wishlist · as of
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