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Vagabond Spirits Grays Rhum VSOP (Very Special Orange Product)
Anyone chasing an orange-drenched, Grand Marnier-style pour will click with this one. It's all mandarin, orange peel and bitter marmalade, with a little dried apricot, light wood and herbs behind it. Several tasters call it fun and original — one likens it to "a rum Grand Marnier." The catch drinkers keep repeating: the orange cask buries the Mauritius rum underneath, and at 50% the alcohol isn't fully tucked in.
The community says- Intense fresh orange
- Original concept
- But: Orange dominates rum
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How does Vagabond Spirits Grays Rhum VSOP (Very Special Orange Product) taste?
Aggregated from 26 community reviews.
Orange-forward, marmalade-heavy experimental sipper People are split: fans find it a fresh, original orange bomb, while others say the finish smothers the rum entirely. Enjoyable, but more orange product than Mauritius rum.
People who love orange liqueur character and want something novel
Anyone wanting the Mauritius rum to show through
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65% rate it between 6 and 8. 10 selected write-ups from 26 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Master P
Most helpful positive review
So I have to say really exciting and wacky. Orange, tangerine and yellow fruits at the beginning. The taste is slightly sweet and a bit of bitter orange peel is added. The finish is nice, slightly woody and pleasant.
Review by Gunnar Böhme "Bauerngaumen" 🤓
Most helpful critical review
Messebewertung 14. GRF 2025 Ich wurde vorgewarnt. Und nee, leider wirklich misslungen. Weder Fisch noch Fleisch. Schade, da hätte man aus dem vermutlich guten Grundprodukt von Grays (das man null rausschmecken kann) sicher mehr machen können, z. B. durch längere Lagerung. Oder für solche Experimente gleich einen anderen Rum von Mauritius nehmen sollen, z. B. einen Labourdonnais (passt für solche Spiced-Geschichten traditionell besser). Ach so, und ist das wirklich ein Grays-Rum auf Melassebasis, also ein New Grove? Der Untertitel "Rhum VSOP" und auch mein Gaumen lassen das bezweifeln. Also falls das ein Rhum Arrangé sein soll, dann würde ich sagen, ganz ok.
Review by Tschusikowsky
Lots of yellow fruit, tangerine, orange, peach, with a strong apricot finish. Somewhere there are light herbs, a little wood and caramel. The rum also has something of a tart tatin and isotonic drink powder. Alcohol integration and the somewhat short finish dampen the impression.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
#5619 31.08.2025 Tasting at the German Rum Fest 2025. This one is definitely orangy in the profile, a bit too much I think. Easy drinkable though with light wood, floral, herbs and fruity notes. On the palate and finish their is a perfume note that wasn't really me.
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Spannendes Experiment von diesem Grays Mauritius Rum im Orangenlikör Fass. Die Orangennote ist intensiv und erinnert an englische Bitter Orangen Marmelade, allerdings ohne süß zu sein und etwas geschmolzene dunkle Schokolade mit Orangenabrieb.. Leicht kräuterig und würzig holzig im Abgang. Der Alkohol könnte besser integriert sein, alles in allem aber ein gelungenes Finish mit einer coolen Story, aber das Finish dominiert den Rum schon sehr. Als Mauritius Rum: so lala. Als flüssige Interpretation des französischen Desserts bei dem kandierte Orangen mit Schokolade ummantelt werden: top!
Review by Thomas Renoud
Nose and mouth are dominated by the orange, it's a pretty straightforward rum. Can I have guessed it comes from Mauritius ? Hell no. It's still very fresh and pleasant to drink. If you like Pyrat XO and wish to upgrade it with a non ultra sugary rum, that's the perfect candidate.
Review by Vidaa Wz
30 minutes of aeration, It's surprisingly similar to the alcohol found in grandfather's bar, but it's a nice surprise, I tasted a few drops of Cointreau at the same time, and it's very close, but with a more gourmand touch, and the touch of rum that you find in the texture and on the finish, perhaps that gourmand caramel note, I have the impression that Nicolas wanted to revitalize an old orange spirit with a touch of rum, and if that's the case, he's succeeded.
Review by Thefrenchagave
A surprisingly well-balanced rum! Vagabond Spirits Grays VSOP seduces with notes of orange, vanilla and light oak. Easy to drink, original and well-balanced. A wonderful discovery.
Review by Michal Jurka
Vagabond je francouzská značka věnující se nejen rumu. Mezi jejich rumy jsou převážně blendy, ale vyznačují se poměrně neobvyklými až kontroverzními přístupy – blendují rum s jinými typy alkoholu, nechávají trojitě zrát, zkoušejí zrání na moři, pod hladinou moře, v jeskyních, zrání v neobvyklých sudech (po pivu, po bílém vínu Jurancon, z akáciového, třešňového, javorového dřeva atd.). Mají velmi pěknou grafiku na lahvích. Very solid Maurice.
Review by zabo
Leider ist diese Abfüllung von Vagabond nicht ganz so mein Fall. War ein netter Versuch mit diesem Orangen finish. Mir ist das viel zu überladen. Der Rum kommt nicht mehr richtig durch und wird verdrängt.
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Details about Vagabond Spirits Grays Rhum VSOP (Very Special Orange Product)
A rum from Mauritius, bottled by Vagabond Spirits, at 50%.
Community purchases
5 bottles logged by 5 collectors.
A drinker's rum.
40% opened, 1 emptied and repurchased.
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Current best price: 60.98 €.
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About the Grays distillery
The Grays distillery is located in Mauritius. Rums from Grays have been reviewed 2,822 times with an average of 8.0/10.
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