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Cave Guildive West Indies Barbados Rum 2000
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Whisky drinkers curious about rum will feel at home here — this 2000 WIRD Rockley confused half the blind tasters into guessing Jamaica or Fiji. Peaty smoke, honey, herbal tea and a medicinal-bitter edge, with caramel and raisin on a creamy palate. Several call it a "weirdest Bajan" — no coconut, plenty of funk. The 56% shows a touch of bite.
The community says- Rockley honey note
- Smoky complexity
- But: Medicinal bitterness
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Smoky, honeyed Rockley that fools whisky fans Loved for its odd, smoky-honey Rockley character that fools people in blind tastings. Most enjoy the complexity; a few find it slightly one-dimensional and hot next to older WIRD bottlings.
Whisky drinkers and fans of smoky, funky Rockley-style Barbados rum
Anyone wanting classic coconut-and-vanilla Barbados or a smooth, easy sipper
Style & occasion: Mature & oakySipping neat
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Positive from 8.0 · Mixed 6.0–7.9 · Critical below 6.0
Review by Tschusikowsky
Most helpful positive review
RumX Advent calendar 21.12.21: Confusion on multiple levels 😂 I couldn't shake the feeling that I knew the rum, searched the app thoroughly, but found nothing. After the reveal, it became clear to me. I had already had the rum, but hadn’t noted it in the app 🤦🏼♂️ So… didn’t recognize it. Confusion also during the tasting (this was my first Rockley so far). I didn’t find the nose very nice. Very vegetal (I know that from Savannas). In the mouth, though, it was nice, complex, and had a very unique aroma profile. In the mouth, I was then reminded of Worthy Park. Edit: Overall an exciting dram with a lot to discover. I like it more and more the longer I taste it. Sweet, thick, round, and multi-layered.
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Most helpful mixed review
Very unusual Barbados rum! Chamomile-herbal tea with black smoky cardamom, hints of whisky, a bit of honey & beeswax, and dark, roasted nutty notes. The finish turns bitter and astringent. Still interesting and clearly recognizable as Rockley style, even if not 100% my thing.
Review by Mirco
Solid Barbados rum with a classic profile. On the nose, vanilla, caramel, and ripe fruit, accompanied by a subtle wood note. On the palate, round and well-balanced with hints of toffee, spice, and a touch of citrus. The alcohol is well integrated, the structure harmonious, though a bit restrained. Overall cleanly composed, pleasant to drink, but without much depth.
Review by mto75
Follow-up to yesterday's Rum-Depot tasting: poured the rest of the Plantation for comparison with the Cave Guildive WIRD 2000. Both have a smoky, peaty base note, plus that Rockley honey hint. But the Plantation also has fruity notes like nectarine or mango and vanilla. The CG feels a bit more one-dimensional and also a bit sharp. The higher ABV (56%) of the CG doesn't really help. On the palate, it's the opposite. The Plantation, with its 47.8%, unfortunately feels a bit thin (just like the RA WIRD 2000). Because of the great nose, the Plantation remains my winner.
Review by SaibotZtar
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Review by Timo Groeger
Pub LiQ Bar Düsseldorf March 2025. Second to last, there's a Cave Guildive from Barbados. I find this rum underrated. Nice smoky and herbal nose. On the palate, besides the smoke, we also get honey and caramel.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
05.04.2024 Mount Gay Extreme Rare online tasting mit Dirk. Retasting and I stick to my score. Again this one needs to rest and the result is a very smooth and elegant rum with perfect ABV integration. ----------------------- A wonderful rum staying true to Barbados and its flavours. Woody with fruit and spices from nose to finish. Medium complex wit a little caramel. I do like the oily roasted/smoky touch on the palate. Price to quality is very good.
Review by Lukas Jäger
Tasted at the 12th GRF in Berlin: Typical 2000s WIRD, the Rockley profile is there, though less pronounced than in the 86. Quite tasty, but a bit pricey for me. Update 14.07.24: In a cross-tasting with the RA, it was a neck-and-neck race. Fresh in the glass, the RA was ahead, but with more time the Cave Guildive shows its strength and just barely pulls ahead. Of course, it can't even come close to the 86s, but at least the profile is right. Still a nice sipper for in between, if you can get it at a good price.
Review by Johannes
Very good, typical 2000s WIRD. I really like the honey note!
Review by Thunderbird
A play of aromas... the nose with ester, resin, and glue, the palate nicely creamy with barrel and tannins, a hint of herbs joins in, then in the finish barrel, cardamom, and bitter spice, but unfortunately too short! The alcohol is perfectly integrated.
Review by Stylo
Nose: the first sniff is hitting me with brine, olives and a touch of saltiness, in a pleasant combination. It slowly evolves into a slightly funky, more herbaceous profile. Palate: I still sense some of the brine and olive, but really in the background, along with those herbal funkiness. Doesn’t feel like a particularly high proof, maybe 52-ish, o maybe just well integrated Finish: medium finish, again with that herbal note and possibly some citrus zeist in there.
Review by Frank
RumX Advent calendar, 21.12., blind. First impression: fresh in the glass Fiji, but after some time more like Guyana, would have guessed a PM with 12 years and about 60%. Nose: intense and complex with a fine woody spice. I find a slight hint of pepper, nutmeg, and clove. On top, a touch of grated lemon peel and some vinegar. There's still something medicinal like a plaster or gauze. Quite interesting and unusual. Palate: dry and woody, salty and slightly bitter. Strongly spicy with nutmeg and a light umami note. And something like freshly cut green twig. Still, it somehow feels diluted and not so deep. I also find a slight lime and some caramel. In the end, it's a 2000 Rockley. Not the best, but I like the style!
Review by DomM
Very nice nose with honey, fruits and vanilla (rise) pudding accompanied by some herbs and spices. Has the upper hand compared to the RA 2000 Rockley, given a little higher intensity based on higher ABV.
Review by Galli33
#21 RumXCalendar Blind tasting: N: Fruity esters, mango, roasted, honey, wood M: fruity esters, mango, smoky, chocolate, honey, dry, balanced F:dry, cedar wood, delicious, smoky Prediction: this could be a jamaican or Fiji rum, approx. 55% and approx. 10 years …. When i took the first sip it was more like a jamaican, after 30 minutes it opens up like a smoke bomb. Very delicious/overall smoky good balanced rum. Alcohol is intergrated very well. Nose: ester, fruity, mango, anise, apricot, smoky, woody, nutty, cardamom, roasted, oak, Mouth: delicious, balanced, dry, woody, raisins, black pepper, coffee, cocoa, milk chocolate, vanilla, honey Finish: medium, dry, delicious, (a lot of) smoke, barrel, cedar wood, vanilla, honey, tannins,
Review by Tom Buteneers
RumXmas #21, blind: This is not something I’m familiar with whatsoever. I’m having a hard time trying to analyze it, but I had risotto with Brussels sprouts and a glass of red wine and I bit my tongue 🤦♂️ So it’s like everything has some iron influence at the moment 😅 A lot of whiskey notes in the nose for me with peaty smokiness. Barbados, really?! Wow, would have never guessed that. Weirdest Bajan for me so far. Feel a bit relieved noticing there are other people that made a whisky connection in their tasting notes 😜
Review by tojo
21st day in the RX calendar. My tip was a Savanna. Smell: honey, caramel, spices, cinnamon, allspice, cardamom. But also a certain smoky note. On the palate also lots of honey, spices and cask notes. I like it. A rum fitting for the season (winter).
Review by Rene Pfeiffer
Day 21 RumX Advent calendar: My guess went first to Fiji because of the medicinal and slightly metallic honey notes, but there are herbs and tea there. But Guyana? It stays alcoholic. No idea... I wouldn’t have guessed Barbados and WIRD again.
Review by MarcT
Funky and weird, propably Rockley, but not my taste.
Review by Christian Rudt
Day 21 in the calendar and I didn’t recognize it as Barbados. Instead, after a sip in the glass, I immediately placed it in Jamaica, there was just funk in the glass and I would have banana on the nose. Also some apricot. On the palate, however, lots of herbs and the rum has a nice creaminess, maybe even a bit thicker; on the finish the roasted notes provide slight bitterness, but that is well balanced by the always present honey note. Where did they hide the typical Barbados coconut flavor? 🤷🏻♂️ I don’t miss it here at all. Very nice drop. 🥃👌
Review by Alexander Rasch
My RumRatings review from 3 years ago: I was able to taste this bottling in Düsseldorf at Spirit Bomb. It's not so common anymore to get a WIRD 2000, so I was really curious. I remember the rum as intensely smoky on the nose and palate, which I really liked. Plus a fine honey note. Very smooth and totally chill. Alcohol perfectly integrated. Really fun. So I bought a bottle. Top-notch
Review by Alex Kunath
Delicious caramel on the tongue. Also had associations with a Savanna. I really liked it!
Review by ElReyTristan
Nose on coconut oil, light palate, bitterness on dried fruits, dates, woody and vanilla.
Review by R Wehner
Nose slightly ham smoke, tongue has everything, nicely complex, not simple, but tasty, probably also appeals to whisky drinkers.
Review by Christoph
A medicinal bitterness in the finish. In nose and taste a whisky note that somehow competes with the fruits.
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19 bottles logged by 15 collectors.
Both drunk and collected.
21% opened, 2 emptied.
What did the community pay for Cave Guildive West Indies Barbados Rum 2000?
Community paid 145–170 €.
Purchase prices reported by members, not a shop price. Avg. 167 €. Full price & collection history in RX+ ›
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Details about Cave Guildive West Indies Barbados Rum 2000
A Pot Still Rum from Barbados, bottled by Cave Guildive, at 56%.
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