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Fratelli Barbieri Vecchio Rum Jamaica 100cl bottle
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Fratelli Barbieri Vecchio Rum Jamaica

Sipped neat, this old Italian-bottled Jamaican drinks light and short — nothing like the loud pot-still funk the island is known for now. The nose leans toward fruit brandy: mirabelle, cherry, something floral and almost perfumy. On the palate it thins out, then turns sweet and honeyed on a surprisingly long finish. A couple of tasters caught old plastic and dust; most call it a curiosity worth trying more than a bottle to hunt down.

The community says
  • Long sweet finish
  • But: Thin body
  • But: Faint plastic note
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How does Fratelli Barbieri Vecchio Rum Jamaica taste?

Aggregated from 11 community reviews.

Light, sweet vintage Jamaican curiosity More historical curiosity than daily pour — light, faintly chemical, and thin at 40%. Members find it drinkable and interesting, but nobody mistakes it for modern Jamaica.

Perfect for

collectors curious about old-style Jamaican rum

Less suitable for

anyone chasing modern high-ester funk

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How is Fratelli Barbieri Vecchio Rum Jamaica rated?

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64% rate it between 6 and 8. 9 selected write-ups from 11 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.

Review by Leo Krüper

Leo Krüper
Jun 2024885 reviewsGermany
7.4/10

An der Nase chemisch, kräutrige Noten wie bei Obstbränden. Im Geschmack dann leichter Honig, etwas Rauch, etwas Gummi. Gefällt mir aber gut. Leichter Stil der an verwässerte 86er Rockleys erinnert. Jamaica nicht zu erkennen. Hintenraus wird der Rum dann süß.

Review by Johannes

Johannes
Jun 20242,865 reviewsGermany
7.0/10

Nikis und Arturs Jamaikanische Aventurien Teil 2: Kurz etwas Honig, Gewürze, etwas wenig Geschmack.

Review by Jakob

Jakob
Sep 20241,433 reviewsSwitzerland
6.8/10

An der Nase noch etwas ansprechender als am Gaumen. Noten überreifer Tropenfrüchte, allerdings im noch relativ gemässigten Spektrum, dazu Eindrücke der Fasslagerung. Am Gaumen wohl infolge der Verdünnung deutlich flacher. Insgesamt eher unspektakulär, wobei mich das Gefühl nicht loslässt, dass bei dieser Abfüllung mit höherer Stärke mehr möglich gewesen wäre.

Review by Frederic

Frederic
Frederic
May 202418 reviewsGermany
6.7/10

Riecht sehr stark nach einem Obstler. Irgendwas zwischen Mirabelle und Kirschbrand. Am Gaumen ist das komplett weg und er wird sehr süß. Schön ist, dass diese Süße im Abgang noch sehr lange anhalten darf.

Review by zabo

zabo
Jun 20241,516 reviewsGermany
6.4/10

Nikis und Arturs Jamaikanische Aventurien Teil 2. Zu erst Mal wieder ein dickes Dankeschön für die Chance solche Raritäten im Glas zu haben. Um es auf den Punkt zu bringen, war Jamaikanischer Rum vor Jahrzehnten nicht der Rum, den man heutzutage aus Jamaika kennt, denoch sehr interessant diesen zu probieren. Diese sind nicht wirklich spitzenmäßig, aber denoch mehr als Trinkbar.

Review by Mirco

Mirco
Aug 2024560 reviewsSwitzerland
6.0/10

Verkostung von Niki und Arturs Aventurien Teil 2. Besten Dank für die Möglichkeit diese alten Kuriositäten & Raritäten zu probieren! 😊 Nr. 2 Dünner und auch neutraler Geschmack mit Gewürz und etwas Port.

Review by SaibotZtar

SaibotZtar
Apr 2025523 reviewsGermany
5.3/10

Nikis und Arturs Jamaicanische Aventurien No2. Kurzer Auftritt egal ob Nase oder Gaumen . Etwas Frucht und Zuckersirup Vanille. Relativ viel Süße . Florale fast Blumige Nase leicht Parfümig. Sehr wenig Alkohol denke unter 40%

Review by cigares

cigares
Jun 2024925 reviewsSwitzerland
5.2/10

Un rhum de la série “Niki’s und Arturs Jamaiksnische Aventurien Teil 2”. Comme de la poussière au nez, avec du plastique, du Porto ou plutôt du Sherry. Peu d’esters. En bouche le côté désagréable du plastique réapparaît, avec toujours du Sherry, des fruits jaunes et un côté floral. Pas un mauvais rhum, mais le goût et l’odeur de vieux plastique me dérange.

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Details about Fratelli Barbieri Vecchio Rum Jamaica

A rum from Jamaica, bottled by Fratelli Barbieri, at 40%.

CountryJamaica
ABV40%
Volume100cl

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Avg Rating 8.3/10 over 2,600 Rums

No rum is more imitated than Jamaican rum. This is the home of funk, the fruity, overripe-banana intensity that drinkers call hogo, made in the biggest pot stills outside Irish whiskey. When the rest of the Caribbean moved to the column still, Jamaica kept the pot still as its house style, and that stubbornness is exactly why its rum is so prized today.

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