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Taste
Peat, Smoky, Woody
Most mentioned across 10 tasting notes
- Perfect for
- Islay whisky drinkers curious about a peated rum
- Less suitable for
- Anyone wanting the cane-juice character to show through
Barbancourt Volcanic Cane (Peated Whisky Cask Finish) 2008
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Peat smoke, ash and a touch of tar sit right up front — so much so that most tasters say you'd swear you were drinking a young Islay whisky, not a 15-year Haitian cane-juice rum. Underneath there's light wood, a little roasted nuttiness and faint orange and plum. One member summed it up as "Ok Rum, but tastes too much like a whisky." The peat cask buries the base spirit entirely.
The community says- Genuine Islay peat
- Interesting experiment
- Less suitable for: Anyone wanting the cane-juice character to show through
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How does Barbancourt Volcanic Cane (Peated Whisky Cask Finish) 2008 taste?
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Peaty Barbancourt that drinks like Islay whisky Most tasters agree the peated finish swallows the rum whole — it drinks like Islay whisky. A few enjoy that; more wonder why you'd want it over an actual whisky.
Islay whisky drinkers curious about a peated rum
Anyone wanting the cane-juice character to show through
Style & occasion: Mature & oakySipping neat
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Is it right for you?
Yes, if you're after characterful, mature, oaky rums for sipping neat.
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What does the community say?
24 community reviews
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Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
Most helpful positive review
#4894 Whisky Live in Paris 27.09.2024-30.09.2024. Another great event meeting a lot of RumX new and old friends. This year three weren't as many new releases as in 2023, but I still had a great time. Nose Fresh, light wood, faint roasted, peat, faint smoke, fruity, spice, light nutty, light caramel. Palate Oily, light wood, light roasted, peat, light smoke, light nutts, light caramel, faint orange, light plum. Finish Medium to long, light roasted wood, light peat, light smoke, light caramel, oily, light orange, faint prunes. This is a really nice example of a peated finish that for me works really well. I think it will split waters and many will disagree with me.
Review by Boletus
Most helpful critical review
Well, I can't really make much of it. The light distillate itself somehow feels empty and alcoholic, and the barrels offer almost nothing but tired woodiness and phenolic peat smoke with lots of ash and some tar. Reminds me more of a young grain whisky from a spent Islay cask than a rum.
Review by Jarek
Exhibition review The Village 2025, Nuremberg: It's not that it didn't taste good at all, but when I want a whisky, I pour myself a whisky. And if I fancy rum, then I go for the rum. The point of a whisky finish where the base spirit is completely lost (this is especially true for peated whisky) is not entirely clear to me. You can try it if you get the chance, but that's all I need.
Review by Pavel Spacek
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Review by Tomas Hajlich
A very interesting rum. If someone poured it for me in a blind I'd guess straight whiskey, and if I'm not completely off base it reminds me of La Gavulin 16y in subtlety and flavour. I bought the rum at auction for a pretty penny, so the price/performance is fine.
Review by Jo Hoo
HH Whisky Live 2026: The Peated surprises only late, exciting.
Review by Sebastiaan Linssen
Tasted at Rum Depot I have to align my experience with wha lt the others have mentioned. You think your are drinking whisky if you do not know that this a rum. The drink itself is pretty good, a nice try, but I do not see the niche for it.
Review by Gianluca
Ok Rum, but tastes too much like a whisky
Review by Anonymous
Peaty like whiskey
Review by Leo Krüper
Very peaty. Islay hits the spot Fair rating
Review by Johannes
Another whisky finish that completely masks the base spirit. You can't even taste whether the rum was produced from molasses or sugar cane.
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Barbancourt Volcanic Cane (Peated Whisky Cask Finish) 2008 at live auctions
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5 bottles logged by 5 collectors.
Both drunk and collected.
20% opened, 0 emptied.
What does Barbancourt Volcanic Cane (Peated Whisky Cask Finish) 2008 cost?
Avg. community purchase price 63 €.
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Current best price: 89.90 €.
5 purchased · 22 tasted · 3 wishlist · as of
Details about Barbancourt Volcanic Cane (Peated Whisky Cask Finish) 2008
A Rhum Agricole from Haiti, distilled by Barbancourt, at 46,7%.
About the Barbancourt distillery
The Barbancourt distillery is located in Haiti. Rums from Barbancourt have been reviewed 1,112 times with an average of 7.5/10.
To Barbancourt ›Read on in the RumX Guide
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