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Karukera Select Casks 2009
Best sipped neat and given a little time in the glass — this is a soft, gentle Guadeloupe agricole from Karukera, distilled in 2009 from cane juice and aged seven years. Grass, sugarcane, vanilla and a nice dark-chocolate-and-oak thread run through it, with honey sweetness up front. Several tasters found it a touch thin at 45%, and the finish turns short and slightly bitter.
The community says- Subtle layered nose
- Chocolate-oak note
- But: Feels a bit diluted
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How does Karukera Select Casks 2009 taste?
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Soft, grassy agricole, thin toward the finish A well-liked, easygoing agricole with a lovely subtle nose and cane-and-chocolate palate. Common gripes: it drinks a little diluted and the finish goes short and bitter.
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RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 7.9 sits in the “Good” band. 96% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 1% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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58% rate it between 6 and 8. 19 selected write-ups from 59 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Galli33
#13 RumXCalendar Blind tasting: Nose: vanilla, grass, sugarcane, young wood M: earty, grass, agricole, floral, dark chocolate F: oak, vanilla, black tea, soft Prediction: this one is tricky classic sugarcane in the nose, but an agricole feeling in the mouth…i would go with an rum from guatemala, or near! approx. 50%, it‘s a young rum max. 10years…. Quick a good rum, but lacks at the finish. Alcohol is intergrated very well. Nose: sugarcane, vanilla, grass, young wood Mouth: Dry, creamy, delicious, grass, agricole, earthy, dark chocolate, cherry, vanilla, young wood Finish: short, dry, soft, earthy, herbal, vegetal, black tea, young wood, vanilla
Review by Lukas Jäger
RumX Advent calendar, 13.12.2021, blind. First impression on the nose tells me something with red wine, possibly a finish? Otherwise hay, candied orange peel and fruit bread, among other things. Smells quite sweet. Also sweet on the palate at first, but then suddenly turns dry. Unfortunately a little thin. I would guess that this is a rum made from sugar cane juice, approx. 45%. The late palate and finish are surprisingly floral with notes of violets. Good, but unfortunately too thin, otherwise even more exciting.
Review by Godspeed
Disappointing expression from Karukera. The nose is super subtle, making you suspect something quite soft and gentle. However, the alcohol is not well integrated and leaves you with a two-tiered experience as your palate fights out the burn from the flavors. Honey and caramel with an inappropriate bitter aftertaste are the most discernible flavors. Reminiscent of a more bitter version of the Bärenjäger liqueur actually, which is not necessarily a compliment. The finish is short and watery, like a Venezuelan.
Review by ElReyTristan
Nez très plaisant qui fait penser à un jamaïcain… Un côté Funkie avec de la pâte d’amande et une banane flambée. Après longue aération plus oxydatif on sent un peu un fût de xérès ou PX. En bouche c’est assez fin, droit et sec, on retrouve les marqueurs du nez mais c’est moins rond et lourd que l’esprit jamaïcain pourtant les marqueurs demeurent. Au final il reste l’amande amère, une fin de bouche sur l’amaretto et puis une petite touche saline.
Review by Frank
RumX-Adventskalender, 13.12., blind. Erster Eindruck: ganz klar Agricole, leider etwas dünn, unter 46%. Nase: leicht fruchtig mit einer Rotwein-Note. Erinnert an eine Wildkräuterwiese, frisch und doch etwas muffig. Ich finde Orangeat und Früchtebrot und eine leichte Sirup-Süße. Da ist noch Würze, wie Backgewürz. Hinten etwas vinegar und seifig. Gaumen: deutlich verdünnt, was sehr schade ist. Wirkt zunächst lieblich, mit Orangeat. Dann kommt junges Holz bzw. Holzsaft von Frisch geschnittenem Geäst. Hinten blumig und leicht parfümiert. Deutlich Veilchen, Gras und Heu. Im Abgang seifig, Veilchenpastillen und Gras. Mit höherem ABV wäre er sicherlich interessanter, hat der Rum doch schon Körper. Wie so oft gefällt mir die Verdünnung bei Agrocols gar nicht! Guadeloupe kann so viel mehr!!!!
Review by Stylo
Nose: grassy yet sweet on the nose (I get light vanilla and just a touch of caramel/burnt sugar). I also nose a light fruit note (might be peaches?), balanced out by some wood that give an extra pungency to the rum. Palate: on the first sip, I feel the herbal/ sugarcane notes better, with the sweet sensation more like honey that caramel. There might be also some spices in the mix. Finish: that honey/wood combination is the main leftover, but I agree that there’s a slightly bitter note in the end.
Review by Tom Buteneers
RumXmas #13, blind: Warm honey like sweetness, sugar cane and wood in the nose, grassy notes and dry (grappa) agricole in the mouth with a little bit of heath. The alcohol is integrated very well and a bitter finish. Going with agricole, maybe Saint James 🤷♂️ Pretty satisfied with my guess 🥳
Review by Rhum Mirror 🇧🇪
The nose is subtle, not immediately obvious. It requires concentration! There's woodiness and delicate vanilla. But above all, a fruitier aspect: orange, apple-pear from the Cognac cask. On the palate, there's a certain sweetness: honey-caramel. The fruit of the nose: pear-mango. Spices (pepper-cinnamon). The finish is too short, with a strange bitter woody taste. In conclusion, a pleasant, smooth and subtle agricole. Unfortunately, like the old Longueteau tasted previously, the finish is not optimal for such a rum.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
08.12.2018 Had a wonderful meet up with old and new friends at this wonderful hotel. Notes. Medium dark colour. Nose: wood, Agricole, orange, sugarcane, light chocolate. Palate: oily, wood, Agricole, balanced, spicy, fruits, orange. Finish: medium to long, wood, medium dry, fruity.
Review by jonathan.p🇫🇷
Un karukera sympa, un nez de vanille, bois et épices. En bouche, on trouve un côté herbasé sucré, sur un fond de chêne. Dommage que la fin ne soit pas plus longue et complexe. Seconde dégustion : encore ce nez de vanille , bois….. par contre, cette fois en bouche, b y trouve un peu plus de goût de fût et un rhum ou l alcool y est moyennement intégré…./ c est bon malgré tout !
Review by Timo Groeger
Oh man, zum Glück den richtigen Rum erwischt:) Schöner Agricole, viel Agricole und Holz in der Nase. Am Gaumen natürlich auch sehr Agricolelastig, ansonsten noch nach dunkler Schokolade und Vanille schmecken:)
Review by Stefan Persson
It’s a nice, smooth, subtle and complex Agricole from nose via palate to the medium long finish. The nose have recognizable aromas of spices, vanilla, oak and fruits. At the palate and during the medium long finish the aromas comes back as flavors.
Review by Tschusikowsky
RumX Adventskalender 13.12.21: Nase schön und vielschichtig. War zuerst bei einem TDL. Im Mund dann sofort Agricole. Insgesamt hin und her gerissen. Ganz entspannter Tropfen aber zum Schluss bleibt doch sehr viel Holz im Gaumen hängen.
Review by MJ97
Très bon (marqueur bielle assez perturbant)! Par contre 45° trop peu, suffit qu’on le laisse un peu trop longtemps pour que ça passe d’un très bon rhum à quelque chose de « classique ».
Review by Christoph
Eine Tasse Schwarztee im Garten wo Kirschen ins Gras gefallen sind und einen Duft versprühen der aber noch nicht an Agricole erinnert. Das kommt erst im Geschmack wo sich Honig und Lakritz dazu gesellen.
Review by Rene Pfeiffer
Tag 13 RumX Adventskalender: grasig, süßlich, leicht fruchtig und weich. Mein Tipp war Agricole unter 50 %. Mal richtig gelegen.
Review by tojo
13. Sample aus dem RX-Kalender. Dominante Noten von Gras, Jungem Holz, Leder, Pflanzen, Erde und Gewürzen. Sehr trocken am Gaumen. Bitternoten im Abgang.
Review by Thunderbird
Ein Agricole der sanfteren Art! Mir etwas zu zu verdünnt und dadurch nicht ganz so aussagestark. Aber durchaus fein und elegant
Review by DomM
I‘m getting intense cherry notes with this one. A little low on ABV, doesn’t feel too much watered down however. Quite nice.
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Details about Karukera Select Casks 2009
A Column Still Rum from Guadeloupe, distilled by Karukera, at 45%.
Community purchases
85 bottles logged by 78 collectors.
A drinker & collector.
25% opened, 7 emptied and repurchased.
What does Karukera Select Casks 2009 cost?
Community paid 67–140 €.
Current best price: 114.90 € – within the typical community range.
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About the Karukera distillery
The Karukera distillery is located in Guadeloupe. Rums from Karukera have been reviewed 1,047 times with an average of 8.0/10.
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