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56403bf0-7cc0-11ef-aeb9-ebf97d0e8cd8Denmark A.H. Riise
A.H. Riise Old St. Croix Explorer XO (Slovenia Edition) 70cl bottle
40%

A.H. Riise Old St. Croix Explorer XO (Slovenia Edition)

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6.8/10 Pleasant

5 community reviews
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8–9 20%
7–8 20%
6–7 40%
5–6 20%
4–5 0%
0–4 0%

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Review by Pavel Spacek

Pavel Spacek
Mar 20251,861 reviewsCzech
6.8/10

Less intense than the CZ version, but overall - the same

Review by LukaŽiga

LukaŽiga
Jun 20261,423 reviewsGermany
5.9/10

7,3:On the nose, the first impression we get is sweet, syrupy with roasted wood notes like nuts, in combination with spices like cinnamon, vanilla and fruits like orange, lemon, we get confectionery with biscuits, fruit cake, gingerbread. On aeration, sugar notes are stronger, also dried fruits with apricots, cherries and oranges, with metallic touch.Very Xmas time feeling. 5,7:On the palate, the attack is very sweet with caramelized brown sugar, sweet confectionery like brioche, pastry, fruitcake, Xmas spices with cinnamon, ginger and vanilla, fruit marmelade with apricots, citrus and dried fruits, thank god for some leather, tobacco... 4,8:The finish is short, diluted with sugar and stuff, dry, palate notes linger for a second and quickly fade away...

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What did the community pay for A.H. Riise Old St. Croix Explorer XO (Slovenia Edition)?

Avg. community purchase price 61 €.

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Details about A.H. Riise Old St. Croix Explorer XO (Slovenia Edition)

A rum from Denmark, bottled by A.H. Riise, at 40%.

BrandOld St. Croix (formerly A.H. Riise)
CountryDenmark
BottlerA.H. Riise
Raw materialMolasses
ABV40%
Limited editionYes
Volume70cl

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Brand

Old St. Croix 

Avg Rating 7.4/10 51 Rums

Old St. Croix is the current name of the Danish rum house that traded as A.H. Riise until June 2025. Both names point back to the same man: Albert Heinrich Riise, a pharmacist who settled in the Danish West Indies in 1838 and exported his rum under the Old St. Croix label. The house style is soft and dessert-leaning, built on sweetened blends rather than dry spirit, and it splits opinion in the community more than almost any other brand on RumX.

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