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Kikusui Shuzo Ryoma Rhum Japonais
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"Pas du rhum, plutôt du saké" is the line that keeps coming up — and that sums up the divide. Made from cane juice at Kikusui Shuzo, it hits with sake, vegetal grassiness, sugarcane and a woody spice, with some caramel sweetness. A few find herbal, chocolate and tea notes after long air; others get faint aromas and a burnt-bitter edge. Genuinely polarizing.
The community says- Truly unusual
- Keep in mind: Very sake-forward
- Keep in mind: Faint, short finish
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Auction results: 37–62 € (4 sales in 24 months, incl. buyer's premium, latest 06/2026). How the range is built ›
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How does Kikusui Shuzo Ryoma Rhum Japonais taste?
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Sake-like Japanese oddity that splits drinkers Deeply divisive. Many taste more sake than rum, plus a light, sweet, sometimes bitter finish; a handful love the vegetal, herbal complexity. Try before you buy.
Aroma profileCurious drinkers who like Japanese spirits and oddball bottles
Anyone wanting a classic tropical rum profile
Style & occasion: Fresh & grassySipping neat
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Is it right for you?
Yes, if you're after fresh, grassy rums for sipping neat. Of 11 rums from Japan in this style with at least the same score that ship to you, none is cheaper.
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What does the community say?
170 community reviews
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Review by Jang Huligan
Most helpful positive review
Surprisingly sweet and smooth
Review by cigares
Most helpful critical review
Tasted only once and I didn't like it, alcoholic in the nose and in the mouth. Sake scent, as if there was a problem...Then, a little better with herbal notes. It has nothing of a tropical rum.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
I think this rum is one of the most misunderstood ones in the market. I've been travelling in Japan and tried a lot of their spirits and it with that in mind I scored this rum. The nose starts off with whisky and sake, yes, sake. Then the vegetal and grassy notes appear with some oak and caramel. The palate is light yet complex with sake and Agricole notes. Later you have sake and the vegetal notes mixed with smoke and oak. The finish is medium long with sake and vegetal notes to it. The price is high for such a young rum, but nothing from Japan is cheap.
Review by Christoph
Besides Nine Leaves, there are quite tasty drops from Japan. On the nose, it goes in the direction of Demerararum á la Pussers. Feels in the mouth at first like Agricole, which was then mixed with dirty molasses. For me, this results in aromas of coffee, caramel and dark chocolate. In the finish you realize then why there is point deduction here, with 40% this rum is unfortunately quite weak out back and a few% more would have given the quite delicious flavors the necessary power.
Review by Vincent D
I was rather suspicious of this rum, but in the end, I'm quite positive. Not much depth, but a woody, vanilla and slightly vegetal profile that might suggest another spirit. Not much length. Slightly bitter finish.
Review by Gd Flo
More cleaving there is not!!! A real UFO, if you like the extra terrestrial ones it is gained if not you leave running. One day I like it, one day I don't, a real curiosity that will not leave you indifferent but that will certainly not make the unanimity.
Review by Yannick D.
A very etheric rum! For my part, a little unpleasant on the palate and on the nose. However, many aromas are pleasant in the middle and end of the tasting. Give it a try!
Review by Daniel
Nose: Reminds of Agricole, very spicy and distinct sugarcane aromas. Palate: Spicy warm at first, then herbs, tea. Followed by chocolate. Finish: The vegetal aromas and spice linger long before light smoky notes peek through. Conclusion: An unusual specimen. Predominantly vegetal and herbal notes with a hint of chocolate. I like the Japanese one.
Review by Philip M. 🇧🇪
15/03/25: tasted @ Brussels Rhum Festival. Wanted to try a Japanese rum for a long time. This was a weird experience. Both the nose and taste had some unique, unusual flavours. Interesting, but not something I need on my shelf.
Review by Romain de L
Disappointing. Nose quite faint, plain. Deep brown color. Very sugary to the taste, overpowering, bit burnt bitterness, not so nice aftertaste…
Review by Rumclub Latvia
Disappointed
Review by Fayaman971
A very good news that this Japanese rum. I didn't even know it and yet it is very good. There is indeed a aftertaste of sake but also a bit of chocolate and caramel. It is smooth and drinks without artifice. Bravo!
Review by Mc Pirate
Beautiful color, very complex and pleasant nose once the "sake" passes, surprising palate on the sake, no rum in the mouth! Or you have to wait for an opened bottle or let it oxidize a bit, a lot... Atypical
Review by milone
Very divisive rum. Deserves a long aeration because the evolution is quite impressive with oxidation. Great olfactory complexity.
Review by Johan Larsson
If serves without knowing I’d saybit’s sake. But…it expands with citrus and some sugary flavours. Not bad, very different. But I will not buy a bottle. Still happy I tried it.
Review by JonasTh
Niet veel speciaals aan
Review by Wara
Tasted more out of curiosity. It seemed very strange to me. If I didn't know it was from Japan, I would never have guessed. For my taste, too "strict".
Review by BnBrt
Very (too?) deep color, maybe not just due to aging. Light nose. Very sweet on the palate, a bit caramel. Best tasted at the start of a lineup after ice cream, the pairing works but it's not what we're looking for. Very short finish, the sugar lingers.
Review by Émile Shevek
Note sbilanciate e gusto dritto
Review by Nicolas PASQUET
Not rum, more like sake.
Review by Jully Arnaud
Soft and light. Not very aromatic overall. On the whisky
Review by Pavel Spacek
There is just almost nothing...
Review by Kieron Wood
Tasted 06-03-2017 This is hands down the worst rum I have ever consumed. It's a very confusing taste that is.mainly acetone and is unpleasant. The 7 year aging does not improve on a piss poor distillation, maybe the techniques in Japan are that different and that's why I don't understand this product .
Review by Richard Krupa
Neni dobry. Vune i chut strasne lihova
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Kikusui Shuzo Ryoma Rhum Japonais at live auctions
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472 bottles logged by 450 collectors.
A drinker's rum.
38% opened, 38 emptied.
What does Kikusui Shuzo Ryoma Rhum Japonais cost?
Community paid 30–60 €.
Current best price: 31.90 € – within the typical community range.
Purchase prices reported by members, not a shop price. Avg. 34 €. Price history with 4 auction results in RX+ ›
+12 additions in the last 3 months.
Additions per month over the last 12 months; dark bars: the last 3.
472 purchased · 181 tasted · 51 wishlist · as of
Details about Kikusui Shuzo Ryoma Rhum Japonais
A rum from Japan, distilled by Kikusui Shuzo, at 40%.
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