Engenho Casa do Engenho 1889
Sip this neat and you're in whisky-adjacent territory: heavy, vegetal, a little smoky, with young oak and a thin line of vanilla. The cane-juice agricole side brings that earthy, fermented sting, and a few people pick up varnish or a medicinal edge. One taster compared it to Clement XO, others found the wood took over. A genuinely unusual non-cachaça Brazilian.
- Earthy vegetal cane
- Whisky-like character
- Unusual Brazilian agricole
+10
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How does Engenho Casa do Engenho 1889 taste?
Aggregated from 21 community reviews.
Vegetal, oaky Brazilian agricole, polarizing People land all over the place on this one. Some enjoy the vegetal, whisky-like character; others find it sharp, one-dimensional, and too dominated by barrel.
Whisky drinkers curious about vegetal, oaky agricole
Anyone who dislikes medicinal or heavy barrel notes
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How is Engenho Casa do Engenho 1889 rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 5.8 sits in the “Average” band. 14% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 28% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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Rum reviews
19% rate it between 6 and 8. Selected write-ups from 21 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Martin Ekrt
Vůně příjemná bylinná, jablko nebo pečené jablko ala štrůdl, skořice. Chuťově hezky ovocný s bylinným nádechem. Závěr hřejivý, bylinky, ovoce, štrůdl, skořice, propsaný sud. Za mě fajn překvapení, lehce mi připomíná Clement XO.
Review by Solidfunk
24 days of rum #6. Pot-pourri and a hint of paint varnish. Golden pour. Maybe a little tangerine. Not bad and great to see non cachasa rum from Brazil. A little on the harsh side but smoothes out on the finish.
Review by Michael Ihmels 🇩🇪
Nummer 6 aus dem 24 Days of Rum Adventskalender. In der Nase rieche ich irgendwie Benzin heraus. Dazu leicht holzig und Vanille. Der Rum kommt aus Brasilien. Im Geschmack ebenso eine leichte Vanille Note. Muss man nicht unbedingt haben
Review by Lutz Lungershausen
24 Days of Rum 2024 - Black Edition - Day 06 Erster Eindruck: verströmt beim Einschenken einen angenehm fruchtigen Geruch, Legs im Glas Nase: fruchtig, Wein, leicht vanillig Gaumen: scharf und eindimensional, mehr Armangnac als Rum, später nur noch Holz und Fass Abgang: mittellang, zum Ende ganz leicht bitter aber nicht unangenehm Gesamteindruck: den Kontrast zwischen Nase und Gaumen empfinde ich enttäuschend, der zur Abwertung von >6 (angenehm) zu <6 (mittelmäßig) führte. Sind immerhin auch keine Fehlaromen enthalten … eben mittelmäßig.
Review by epicsune 🇸🇪
Sample no.6 of the 24 days of rum calendar 2024. Agricole rum on the nose and palate. Earthy vegetal notes with that fermented sugarcane juice sting.
Review by Andreas Renöfält
I can only taste barrel. Not pleasant at all.
Expert reviews
2 critics scored it, averaging 7.9/10. Reviews from RumX's blog partners, independent experts who have tasted, evaluated, and described this rum..
Expert review by Rum nagykövet
Read full review →Very nice craft rum. It is very heavy, vegetal and smoky. Reminds me a lot of whisky besides the agricole like taste.
Expert review by Rum nagykövet
Very nice craft rum. It is very heavy, vegetal and smoky. Reminds me a lot of whisky besides the agricole like taste.
Details about Engenho Casa do Engenho 1889
A rum from Brazil, distilled by Engenho, at 43%.
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