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Chamarel Extra Rare (15th Anniversary) 2008
Hazelnut and dried apricot lead here, sitting on a dry, woody base with raisin, orange and a good pull of tannin. It's cane-juice rum but reads more like an aged, unsweetened Spaniard — dark fruit and nuts rather than grassy agricole. One taster called it nutty right through to the finish. At 45% it's surprisingly intense; give it a few minutes to open and the vanilla and cocoa come forward.
The community says- Nutty dried fruit
- Balanced and full
- But: Firm tannins
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How does Chamarel Extra Rare (15th Anniversary) 2008 taste?
Aggregated from 15 community reviews.
Dry, nutty aged cane-juice sipper A well-liked, mature sipper — most call it beautifully balanced and nutty, a step above typical Chamarel. The recurring grumble is that it's simply very expensive.
fans of dry, nutty, oak-forward aged rum
anyone wanting sweet or grassy agricole
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How is Chamarel Extra Rare (15th Anniversary) 2008 rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 8.5 sits in the “Very good” band. 100% 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?
93% rate it 8 or higher. 4 selected write-ups from 15 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by LukaŽiga
Most helpful positive review
8,7:On the nose, sugarcane, flowery, tons of various fruits like orange, yellow fruits, cherry, roasted wood notes like butterscotch, nuts, chocolate, vanilla, bump into our nosetrils. On aeration, dried and tropical fruits arise, some candied, the cane becomes minty, fresh with tea, slightly fermented, sweet with honey, pastry, leather, baking spices join. 8,5:On the palate, the attack is delicious, fruity with dried apricots, raisins, later prunes, marmelade like, yellow and citrus fruits, roasted wood notes like nuts, caramel, pastry, slightly tannic, spicy with ginger, vanilla, peppery, as the sugarcane is grassy, flowery, mineral, earthy, herbaceous, slightly minty. 8,6:The finish is long, round, dry&tannic, with candied sugarcane, sweet with honey, flowery, earthy, grassy, pairing tons of fruits like dried currants, apricots, raisins, grapes, citrus and yellow fruits, spicy and nutty wood. Edit:4.7.26
Review by Martin Spooner
Most helpful mixed review
Angenehmer Kollege. In der Nase rosinig Fruchtig. Am Gaumen dann eine Fülle von Vanille. Gefällt mir ganz gut und relativ schöner Abgang. Sehr sanft. Etwas atmen lassen ist ratsam. Eine laue Sommernacht.
Review by Johannes
Für die 45% recht intensiv. Es dominieren vor allem nussige Noten.
Review by Leo Krüper
Sehr holzig und trocken. Hätte mich eher an ungezuckerte Spanier (Venezuela) erinnert. Im Abgang fast schon nussig. Schöner Rum, aber viel zu teuer.
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Details about Chamarel Extra Rare (15th Anniversary) 2008
A Pot Still Rum from Mauritius, distilled by Chamarel, at 45%.
Community purchases
6 bottles logged by 6 collectors.
A drinker & collector.
16% opened, 0 emptied and repurchased.
6 purchased · 15 tasted · 1 wishlist · as of
About the Chamarel distillery
The Chamarel distillery is located in Mauritius. Rums from Chamarel have been reviewed 847 times with an average of 7.6/10.
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