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3 badge mixology Kirk and Sweeney 12 Years 70cl bottle
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Aged rum · 12 years · 40%

3 badge mixology Kirk and Sweeney 12 Years

Opinions land all over the place here. Plenty of people find it an easy, sweet pour of vanilla, caramel and butterscotch with a little cinnamon spice, "very smooth" over ice or in cola. But others call it thin, short and even sharp on the nose, with one taster flagging "artificial baking flavors." A gentle, uncomplicated Dominican sipper that leans sweet and simple.

The community says
  • Smooth vanilla-caramel
  • Easy to drink
  • But: Short finish

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How does 3 badge mixology Kirk and Sweeney 12 Years taste?

Summarized by AI from community reviews.

Sweet, smooth vanilla-toffee everyday sipper Divides drinkers: some love the smooth vanilla-toffee sweetness neat or mixed, others find it flat, short-finishing and a touch artificial. Best as an easy everyday bottle, not one to analyze.

Perfect for

People easing in from sweet Hispanic-style rums

Less suitable for

Anyone wanting dry, bold or long-finishing rum

Experience level · Novice (2/5)

Style & occasion: Sweet & dessertSipping neatCocktails & mixing

Full aroma profile Aroma families · nose & palate · top aromas
Flavor profile
Sweet & dessert
Wood
Dried fruit
Roasted & dark
Fruit
Funk & ester
Vegetal & floral

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What does the community say?

7.6/10 Good

61 community reviews
7 selected write-ups on this page, all of them in the RumX app

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Distribution of all 61 ratings
9–10 0%
8–9 11%
7–8 52%
6–7 26%
5–6 3%
4–5 3%
0–4 3%

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Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰

Most helpful positive review

Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
Nov 20207,218 reviewsDenmark
8.3/10

Another nice tasting finished, this time with rums from the Domenican Republic. This one was better than the 18 year old version. Vanilla and butterscotch (to some extent) dominate this rum. A very gentle and uncomplex rum, but at the price tag pretty good.

Review by Johannes

Most helpful mixed review

Johannes
Nov 20243,218 reviewsGermany
6.7/10

Very sweet, vanilla, cinnamon, artificial baking aromas.

Review by LE Chambers

LE Chambers
Jul 20221 reviewsUSA
7.0/10

Not bad. Could be a little smoother but that's what the 23 year old is about.

Expert reviews

Reviews from RumX's blog partners, independent experts who have tasted, evaluated, and described this rum.

Expert review by The Fat Rum Pirate

This doesn't even feel 40% ABV. Suspiciously easy to drink and knock back. The finish is pretty much non existent. To be honest even the mid palate is pretty short. When you sip this you get a lot of vanilla and toffee mixed with some slight spiciness but it all...
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Community shelf

113 bottles logged by 108 collectors.

A drinker's rum.

37% opened, 17 emptied.

71 sealed 25 open 17 emptied

What did the community pay for 3 badge mixology Kirk and Sweeney 12 Years?

Community paid 16–43 €.

Purchase prices reported by members, not a shop price. Avg. 35 €. Full price & collection history in RX+ ›

113 purchased · 68 tasted · 51 wishlist · as of

Details about 3 badge mixology Kirk and Sweeney 12 Years

A Column Still Rum from Dominican Republic, bottled by 3 badge mixology, at 40%.

DistilleryBermudez
CategoryColumn Still Rum
Raw materialMolasses
DistillationColumn Still
ABV40%
Age12 years
Volume70cl

About the Bermudez distillery

The Bermudez distillery is located in Dominican Republic. Rums from Bermudez have been reviewed 441 times with an average of 7.1/10.

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Dominican Republic

Country

Dominican Republic 

Avg Rating 7.1/10 over 800 Rums

The Dominican Republic makes Caribbean rum the easy-drinking way. Its style is light, column-distilled and with Cuban roots, built around ageing in the tropical heat rather than the heavy funk of Jamaica or Guyana. Dozens of familiar brands fill the shelves, yet only two big distilleries still distil here, and many labels age spirit bought from them or from abroad.

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