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RA Burkes Elements III Erde Earth Madeira Finish 2024
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The nose promises everything, then the palate doesn't keep up — that's the recurring line here. Classic Hampden glue, esters and overripe tropical fruit hit first, but the Madeira finish flattens things out on the tongue: thin, dry, tannic, with a sour vinegar edge and a metallic, clay-like feel. One taster nails the theme — young, edgy, and better as a mixer than a neat pour.
The community says- Big Hampden nose
- Not a sweet rum
- But: Thin dry palate
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How does RA Burkes Elements III Erde Earth Madeira Finish 2024 taste?
Summarized by AI from 15 community reviews.
Hampden funk that clashes with a Madeira finish Members agree the nose over-promises and the Madeira finish clashes with the Jamaican esters. Most call it a decent mixer, not a bottle they'd restock.
Hampden fans curious about odd cask finishes
anyone wanting balance or a clean neat pour
Style & occasion: Tropical & funkyCocktails & mixingSipping neat
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Positive from 8.0 · Mixed 6.0–7.9 · Critical below 6.0
Review by Thunderbird
The third Elements bottling from RA. It's not a milestone, especially as I'm not a fan of sweet finishes. The Hampden DNA is recognizable, but so is the sweet Madeira finish. The first Elements still remains the best
Review by LukaŽiga
8:On the nose, esters, glue, funky, fermented notes with vinegar, overripe tropical, red and citrus fruits, grassy, flowery molasses, vegetal with briny olive, bump into our nosetrils, madeira finish is obvious. On aeration, the wood is smoky, spicy, with cookie dough, yeast, nutty, the molasses earthy, some hints of grappa arise. 7,8:On the palate, the attack is medicinal with esters, slightly metallic, fruity with overripe tropical(banana, pineapple, papaya), red, citrus fruits, sour, fermented with vinegar, madeira touch is obvious with dried fruits, tannins arise, the molasses is vegetal with briny olive, earthy, grassy, dark with licorice.The wood is young, smoky with bacon, frankincense, burnt sugar/caramel, nutty, spicy with pepper, vanilla.Some hints of grappa still present. 7,6:The finish is medium long, dry&tannic, slightly alcoholic, metallic, the wood is smoky, spicy, the fruits tropical and the molasses grassy with hay..
Review by zabo
The third bottling from the Elements series. The first one really picked me up, but I preferred to skip the second one because of the whisky finish. Well, I should have done the same with this one. Not really a highlight. It promises a lot on the nose with the typical Hampden notes, which it definitely can't keep on the palate due to the finish. Nice to have tasted for the price (no great loss), but nothing more.
Review by RumTaTa
Immediately intense "Jamaica" on the nose, wild and edgy with an emphasis on fruit and esters Palate: very alcoholic and again the impression of grappa. Very young and edgy. Too alcoholic for me to taste on its own. But very interesting as a mixer full of character.
Review by Christian Rudt
I had feared something peaty with the third bottling of the Elements series from Burkes with the synonym earth. But it didn't turn out that bad. Instead, we are surprised with a mix of casks that have been finished in Madeira casks. Tropical fruits and esters dominate the still young rum on the nose. Sweet and sour nuances emerge on the palate, although I find the balance a little lacking. The whole thing then actually goes in the direction of (dry) earth. A decent bottling but nothing that I would recommend a bottle of.
Review by Oliver
Typical Hampden associations on the nose. Unfortunately, the rum then falls away on the palate. Nice, but nothing special. However, it is definitely worth trying for the price of under €40.
Review by Lukas Jäger
The third Elements of the Burke's series. On the nose, typical Hampden aroma at first, with the finish already slightly noticeable. On the palate surprisingly thin, flat and slightly sweetish. Here the finish probably worked hard and overpowered a lot. Possibly suitable as a mixer, otherwise not a highlight.
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Not quite as bad as the fire element for me, but the tannins and tannins from the barrel and this intense vinegar-like acidity are unfortunately extremely disturbing for me. The alcohol is also very present and not well integrated. I'm actually a fan of Madeira rum as well as Madeira wine, but it just doesn't go well with the intense Jamaica esters here. Earth is nevertheless appropriate here, as the mouthfeel is actually slightly reminiscent of clay. But I just don't think it's cool! Sorry, but this was a flop for me. Together with Fire, the weakest of the Elements series to date imho.
Review by Johannes
The nose is still quite appealing, on the palate you expect fruity esters which unfortunately don't come. Instead, lots of acidity, bitterness, little fruit, some wine aromas.
Review by Apfelsaft
With the Hampden funk a bit (!) more restrained but more oil, olives, lacquer paint and tar. Young but not alcoholically biting, that could also be due to the slight sweetness from the cask. Still definitely no sweet rum. A bit bitter from the wood. Great fun rum to drink neat and mix.
Review by R Wehner
Nose Jamaica, glue very present but not sharp; tongue uff, extremely dry, lots of glue aromas, thankfully the sweetness from the Madeira cask comes out in the back, not my thing...
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13 bottles logged by 12 collectors.
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23% opened, 0 emptied.
What does RA Burkes Elements III Erde Earth Madeira Finish 2024 cost?
Community paid 32–40 €.
Current best price: 29.99 € – below the typical community range.
Purchase prices reported by members, not a shop price. Avg. 37 €. Full price & collection history in RX+ →
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Details about RA Burkes Elements III Erde Earth Madeira Finish 2024
A rum from Jamaica, bottled by Heinz Eggert GmbH, at 56.9%.
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