Karukera Select Casks 2009
For curious explorers of agricole, Karukera Select Casks is a softer, 7‑year cane‑juice rum at 45%. Expect grass, honeyed sweetness, citrus and oak with hints of chocolate and bitter almond. A relaxed sipper praised for its subtlety.
- Elegant agricole profile
- Balanced grass and oak
- Easy‑drinking ABV
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Soft, subtle agricole with honeyed oak For curious explorers of agricole, Karukera Select Casks is a softer, 7‑year cane‑juice rum at 45%. Expect grass, honeyed sweetness, citrus and oak with hints of chocolate and bitter almond. A relaxed sipper praised for its subtlety.
Rum fans who like gentle, grassy agricoles with honey, vanilla, light fruit and manageable 45% ABV rather than big, high‑ester funk or cask‑strength power.
Those wanting intense, high‑proof agricoles, very long finishes, or avoiding any bitter/woody notes in the aftertaste.
How is Karukera Select Casks 2009 rated?
RumX's 0–10 scale is strict — 7.9 lands squarely 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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Review by Czech Rum porter
Very Delicious
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 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.
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 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 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 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 Rene Pfeiffer
Tag 13 RumX Adventskalender: grasig, süßlich, leicht fruchtig und weich. Mein Tipp war Agricole unter 50 %. Mal richtig gelegen.
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 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 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 Christian Rudt
Leckerer, entspannter Agricole.
Review by Zorman 🇩🇰
You have to really concentrate to get to the delicate aromas.
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 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.
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121 bottles logged by 52,000+ RumX members. The ratio of closed / opened / emptied, indicates whether this rum is meant to be drunk or is a collector's item.
Also on the wishlist of 10 members.
About the Karukera distillery
The Karukera distillery is located in Guadeloupe. Rums from Karukera have been reviewed 998 times with an average of 8.0/10.
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