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The Spirit Traveller Jamaican Rum 2023
The twist here is a red-wine cask on a young Hampden/Worthy Park blend — a pairing most tasters expected to clash and ended up liking. Glue, overripe banana and grilled pineapple hit first, with grapes and a light rosé tint from the Zweigelt wine barrel rounding off the sharp edges. Dry and peppery at 64,3%, thin in body, but the ester punch carries it.
The community says- Loud ester punch
- Great value
- But: Thin body
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The look inside the bottle
How does The Spirit Traveller Jamaican Rum 2023 taste?
Aggregated from 48 community reviews.
Punchy young Hampden with a red-wine twist Most owners are won over: a punchy young Jamaican whose wine finish softens the edges without stealing the show, and the value gets named again and again. A few wanted the wine dialed back.
high-ester Jamaican fans who like a wine twist
purists who want their Jamaican unfinished
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How is The Spirit Traveller Jamaican Rum 2023 rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 7.9 sits in the “Good” band. 91% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 2% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
Community voices
What does the community say?
48% rate it 8 or higher. 18 selected write-ups from 48 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by LukaŽiga
8,2:On the nose, the first impression we get is with lot's of esters, red wine and overripe tropical fruits with pineapple, later banana, medicinal with glue.The wood is roasted and spicy, molasses vegetal. On aeration, lime, cola notes comes out, dried fruits with raisins, red wine grapes and some confectionery. Pleasant and round. 7,9:On the palate, the attack is fruity and estery with overripe tropical fruits like pineapple, banana, some citrus.Red wine notes are pairing very well, glue is not too strong.The wood is roasted and spicy, smoky with pepper, ginger, dark chocolate and confectionery. But it is quite thin, pretty dry.Some dried fruits come into the play, we might think of tasting some sweet marmelade.... 8:The finish is long, very dry, woody with nuts and quite smoky with red wine and tropical fruit notes, the molasses is vegetal with a flowery whiff.There are some tannins, spices and in the end, a bread note.
Review by Serge
So, now I'm going to try it too. The price is quite an announcement and a positive surprise at this time. Great! In terms of taste (and smell), it doesn't really appeal to me ... the red wine note and the chocolate bother me. Not that I don't like either, but it's just something that doesn't fit the Jamaican profile for me. But if that doesn't bother you ... Otherwise it's decent for the price and a great beginner's and/or mixing rum. Alcohol tweaks a little according to age, of course
Review by Daniel Kennste Doch
Nase: Hier drücken direkt nach Einschenken kraftvolle Klebstoffnoten, vergorenes Obst, gewisse tropische Noten, Banane, viele Ester und auch leichte Holznoten mit Weineinschlag. Mund: Sehr kraftvoller Antritt, pfeffrig, tropisch (gegrillte Ananas), ganz viel vergorenes Obst, etwas mehr auf holzigen, trockenen Seite, leichte Süße, die mit den Schlücken zunimmt. Abgang: mittellang, trocken, fruchtig, leichte Pfefferschärfe. Sehr rund für das Alter. Viel Geschmack drin und das für einen günstigen Ausgabekurs von ca 35 Eur/0,5l. Nachkaufempfehlung? Ja!
Review by Felix Reiber
Kräftiger Jamaikaner mit interessanter Weinnote. In der Nase fallen gleich die Ester und das kraftvolle Jamaika-Profil auf. Überreife Früchte leiten über zum Wein. Am Gaumen dann wieder intensive, fruchtige Ester und durch die Fassstärke mit einer warmen Würzigkeit. Die 17 Monate Zweigelt kommen gut zum Vorschein und bleiben auch im Abgang mit einer trockenen Holzigkeit neben den tropischen, überreifen Früchten zurück. Zum einstigen release-Preis ein unschlagbarer Geheimtipp.
Review by F.L.O.
Was ist denn hier los. Ein sehr sehr junger Hampen/WorthyPark Blend, der voll Power Frucht bzw. Ester mit sich bringt. Die Rotweinnoten, die optisch klar erkennbar sind, sind geschmacklich null zu merken, da der Ester alles in den Schatten stellt. Wenn man auf junge Jamaikaner in dieser Range steht - so wie ich - ist das ein gefundenes Fläschchen, vor allem bei diesem PLV. Ein super Mixer bzw. Auch zum pur Sippen, Alkohol ist gut eingebunden.
Review by Chrischi78
Die fassstarken Spirituosen haben ja oft den vorteil, dass sie mit bei einem gefällig eingebunden ABV den Körper der Spirituose aufpumpen wie die Testostoronnadel im Hintern des Bodybuilders. Und so ist es auch hier, wobei dieser kleine jamaikanische scheisser durch das Weinfass-Finish erstaunlich rund und natürlich auch süss für seine jungendlichkeit ist. Dadurch bringt er aber wenig Komplexität mit und reiht sich ein in die vielen Hampden-Versuche der unabhängigen Abfüller…
Review by Leo Krüper
I didn't have high expectations, but these were clearly exceeded. The red wine barrel works wonderfully with the high-ester rum. I am even sure that the individual components were significantly worse than the overall product. Great craftsmanship. Very intensely drinkable high ester Jamaican rum with a restrained red wine note. The price alone deserves praise, of course. It's great that you can still experience something like this.
Review by Apfelsaft
Das hätte ein spannender weißer Rum werden können, aber der Rotwein macht alles kaputt.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
#5009 30.12.2024 Relaxing after getting the roast prepared for tomorrow. Nose Light wood, ester, fruity, overripe, faint floral, light glue, grapes, light pineapple. Palate Round, light wood, ester, fruity, light pineapple, light banana, light floral, light glue, naturally sweet, spice. Finish Medium to long, warm, light wood, ester, fruits, light glue, raisin, light citrus. The empty glass has some chocolate, earthy and a light vegetal note.
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Überraschend runder blend aus worthy Park und Hampden. Ordentlich Ester aber gut integriert, Aromatisch rund und ausgewogen, das Rotwein Finish ist nicht zu dominant und bringt leichte Tannine und einen schönen Rosé Farb Ton ins Glas. Außerdem wohl der Preis Leistungs Kracher schlechthin vom GRF für 30€!
Review by SaibotZtar
Leckerer High Ester Worthy Park & Hampden Blend. Hatte bedenken mit dem Finish... doch Gott sei Dank ist es nicht sehr Dominant und rundet den Rum sogar etwas ab . Schöne Esterbombe mit viel Frucht . PLV ist hier besonders hervorzuheben!! Im Mai Tai sehr solide 3/5 . Edit: auch wenn das Finish hier zum Glück nicht überhand nimmt bin und bleibe ich kein Fan davon... paar Jahre und ohne Finish wäre hier definitiv eine 80+ Bewertung angebracht.
Review by Martin Spooner
Intensive Nase. Schon hier schon die kräftige vollreife Banane. Im Geschmack haut diese dann noch Stärker rein. Wundervoll ... Und für mich auch angenehmer Estergehalt. Klare Kaufempfehlung ... Was ein Brett. Toller Abgang
Review by Master P
Nase: Klebstoffnoten, vergorenes Obst, gewisse tropische Noten, Banane, viele Ester. Mund: Sehr kraftvoller Antritt, pfeffrig, tropisch (gegrillte Ananas), ganz viel vergorenes Obst, etwas mehr auf holzigen, trockenen Seite, leichte Süße, die mit den Schlücken zunimmt. Abgang: mittellang, trocken, fruchtig, leichte Pfefferschärfe. Sehr rund für das Alter. Einzig allein die Farbe wirkt sehr unnatürlich
Review by T.M.
Absolut empfehlenswert. Schöne Jamaica Bombe Das P/L Verhältnis ist unschlagbar. Toll, dass es soetwas in der heutigen Zeit noch gibt
Review by MaltBoe
On the nose I can smell the Jamaica style with all its typical tropical fruit notes. The taste is rather less complex and there is a glue note I was durprised with at the back of if my palate. The finish is very dry and short to medium. Overall this rum is rather ok but not interesting or overwhelming. I will use it to pimp up some cocktails in future.
Review by Oliver
Punchy Hampden rum with lots of esters and a red wine finish. Quite dry on the palate and finish. Excellent value for money.
Review by Jarek
Kleines Herzogenauracher Tasting in Flo‘s Keller: Noch so ein Rum bei dem der Finish zu sehr den Rum überlagert. Hier sind es Noten von Rotwein, die etwas zu sehr dominieren. Der Alkohol ist ebenfalls schlecht eingebunden. Man meiden Rum sein junges Alter an.
Review by Schnubbi
Überraschend runde Sache, der Einfluss vom Rotweinfass harmoniert gut mit dem Rum.
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Auction results 41 € – 74 €
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Details about The Spirit Traveller Jamaican Rum 2023
A Pot Still Rum from Jamaica, bottled by N. Kröger, at 64,3%.
Community purchases
169 bottles logged by 91 collectors.
A drinker & collector.
23% opened, 11 emptied and repurchased.
What did the community pay for The Spirit Traveller Jamaican Rum 2023?
Community paid 32–40 €.
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+21 purchases in the last 3 months.
Added to collections, last 12 months — dark bars are the last 3.
169 purchased · 48 tasted · 10 wishlist · as of
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