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ea839380-63a7-1027-8a80-87c5bc885ed8Jamaica N. Kröger
Wagemut Connecticut Shade (Aficionado Collection) 70cl bottle
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42,8%

Wagemut Connecticut Shade (Aficionado Collection)

Apricot lands first here, and it lands hard — a Jamaican high-ester rum macerated with apricot in chestnut casks, so you get glue, brioche and tropical fruit on the nose, then a sweet, syrupy, almost liqueur-like palate. Several tasters loved the fruit bomb; just as many found it too sweet and oddly sour, like an apricot-vinegar blend. The 42.8% ABV sits well.

The community says
  • Intense fruit
  • Well-integrated alcohol
  • But: Too sweet
99.00 €incl. VAT
Wagemut · 70cl · 141.43 €/l
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How does Wagemut Connecticut Shade (Aficionado Collection) taste?

Aggregated from 49 community reviews.

Apricot-heavy, sweet high-ester fruit bomb Genuinely divisive. Fans call it a rounded fruit bomb worth stocking up on; critics find the apricot overwhelming and the sweet-sour mix unbalanced. Made for cigar pairing.

Perfect for

People who love sweet, intensely fruity Jamaican rum, ideally with a cigar

Less suitable for

Anyone who wants a dry, classic high-ester Jamaican or dislikes sour, sweetened rum

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How is Wagemut Connecticut Shade (Aficionado Collection) rated?

RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 7.0 sits in the “Good” band. 42% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 18% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →

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What does the community say?

47% rate it between 6 and 8. 16 selected write-ups from 49 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.

Review by Dominic Lutz

Most helpful positive review

Dominic Lutz
Dominic Lutz
Jun 202618 reviewsSwitzerland
8.7/10

For me so far the best Wagemut. Nicely integrated alcohol. Sweetness of apricot and overall a very rounded thing. Just bought 2 more reserve bottles since it's discontinued

Review by Frank

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Frank
Feb 2025686 reviews
4.6/10

Der zweite der drei probieren Wagemut mit den Nachgenutzten Fässern, hier das Kastanienfass und nicht mit Barbados sondern Jamaika-Rum. Nase: ja, unverkennbar Jamaika, mit Ester, Zitrone, Banane und Ananas mit einer Soße von Ananas-Marzipan und Honig. Dazu noch etwas Essig und Brioche. Alles in Allem angenehm. 7,2 Gaumen: unangenehm künstlich süß und sehr sauer, was ist da denn passiert? Schmeckt zunächst nur nach saurem Zitronen-Sirup mit ganz viel Zuckersirup. Mit viel gutem Willen kommen dahinter noch Banane und Ananas. Da muss ich leider sagen: sehr schlecht und den viel zu hohen Preis nicht wert. 2,0

Review by Oliver

Oliver
Aug 20241,197 reviewsGermany
7.0/10

Aprikose trifft auf eine ziemlich dominante Essig-Note. Angenehme Trinkstärke. Interessantes Experiment.

Review by Timo Groeger

Timo Groeger
Oct 20241,875 reviewsGermany
6.4/10

Bottle Market Bremen Oktober 2024. Dieser Wagemut ist nichts, mir persönlich viel zu fruchtig (tropische Früchte). In der Nase dann auch viel zu fruchtig für mich. Etwas Essig ist auch zu erkennen. Egal, Hauptsache probiert ;-)

Review by Johannes

Johannes
Jun 20242,882 reviewsGermany
7.7/10

In der Nase schöne fruchtige Ester Noten, könnte ein WPE sein. Am Gaumen dann wieder zähflüssige, süße, likörartige Konsistenz, extrem rund, durch die high Ester trotzdem viel fruchtiger Geschmack, vor allem Pfirsich und Aprikose, aber durch den Zucker natürlich sehr glattgebügelt. Abgang mittellang. Für Einsteiger sicher ein guter Rum.

Review by Chrischi78

Chrischi78
Oct 2024261 reviewsGermany
5.5/10

Zudem rum finde ich kein zugang. Was soll das denn darstellen? Vielleicht funktioniert es mit einer (schlechten?) zigarre? Viel Säure und die noten eines fuseligen aprikosenlikörs. Ich hab mich geschüttelt.

Review by MJ72

MJ72
MJ72
May 2025127 reviews
8.5/10

Ausgeprägte Citrusnoten, Frucht Apricose in der Nase, im Mund schön rund, fast übertrieben fruchtig in toller Abstimmung mit dem Wagemut. Schöner Abgang

Review by crazyforgoodbooze

crazyforgoodbooze
Jul 20242,486 reviewsGermany
6.0/10

Auch hier wieder sehr enttäuschend. Die Nase verspricht noch einen kräftigen, leckeren Hampden mit viel Ester. Geschmacklich dann eine Recht irritierende Säure... Mal nachlesen: wurde mit dem Kastanien Fass Finish mit Aprikosen mazeriert. Schmeckt für mich quasi wie ein high ester Jamaica Rum der mit Aprikosen Essig geblendet wurde. Von Chestnut cask finish merk ich hier nix und generell verstehe ich nicht warum man hier noch Früchte in den Rum panschen muss.... Schade.

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Avg. community purchase price 99 €

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Details about Wagemut Connecticut Shade (Aficionado Collection)

A rum from Jamaica, bottled by N. Kröger, at 42,8%.

CountryJamaica
BrandWagemut
BottlerN. Kröger
ABV42,8%
Volume70cl

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131 bottles logged by 104 collectors.

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19% opened, 5 emptied and repurchased.

105 sealed 21 open 5 emptied

What does Wagemut Connecticut Shade (Aficionado Collection) cost?

Community paid 99–120 €.

Current best price: 99.00 € – within the typical community range.

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+49 purchases in the last 3 months.

Added to collections, last 12 months — dark bars are the last 3.

131 purchased · 50 tasted · 8 wishlist · as of

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Jamaica 

Avg Rating 8.3/10 over 2,700 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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