Bayou XO Mardi Gras
A newcomer-friendly Louisiana sipper with caramel, vanilla, orange zest and gentle wood from bourbon and sherry casks. RumX members find it fruity, gourmand and easy to drink, though not cheap for what it offers.
- Easy to drink
- Fruity caramel notes
- Smooth and rounded
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Smooth, fruity Louisiana crowd-pleaser A newcomer-friendly Louisiana sipper with caramel, vanilla, orange zest and gentle wood from bourbon and sherry casks. RumX members find it fruity, gourmand and easy to drink, though not cheap for what it offers.
Those who enjoy smooth, slightly sweet, woody rums with caramel and vanilla, and want an approachable everyday sipper or an easy U.S.-style alternative to classic Caribbean rums.
Value seekers expecting top-tier complexity, and drinkers who prefer high-ABV, dry or very characterful rums with long finishes.
How is Bayou XO Mardi Gras rated?
RumX's 0–10 scale is strict — 7.5 lands squarely in the "Good" band. 82% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
Rum reviews
A selection of the most popular reviews from our community. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Stefan Persson
Overall an OK rum, but quite overpriced. Tasted it at the Stockholm Beer & Spirits Fair 2023. This Louisiana rum from Bayou is a molasses rum. The sugarcane has grown in the soils around the Mississippi River Delta. After fermentation it’s distilled in a copper pot still whereafter it’s aged in ex-bourbon barrels and finished in ex-sherry barrels for a total aging of up to 6 years using the Solera method.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
A very nice and fruity rum. A nice everyday and easy to drink rum.
Review by gabrielRhum
Not worth the price (too expensive)Very nice bottle (nice finish)Very greedy
Review by Fred Tillac
👃 I smell candied fruit, wood, burnt grass and a little vanilla. 👄 Caramel, a little honey and the roundness brought by sherry are added as I drink it, with a short finish. The result is an average 6-year-old rum, far from West Indian standards but probably suited to its domestic market.
Review by TheJackDrop
Nice for the US I would have thought sweeter, but no, it's cool. To sum up, my tasting notes: Nose: Caramelized, Vanilla, Woody On the palate: Orange zest, Brown sugar, Woody Finish: Gingerbread, Brown sugar, Peppery
Review by Hans-Peter Jank
A very interesting rum from Louisiana. Really recommended.
Review by Jully Arnaud
Supple and delicate. With precision. With nuances of red fruit/wood and caramel.
Review by Rhumain
A very nice rum, easy to drink. Very tasty!
Review by Richard Krupa
Sweeter densely
Community purchases
52 bottles logged by 52,000+ RumX members. The ratio of closed / opened / emptied, indicates whether this rum is meant to be drunk or is a collector's item.
Also on the wishlist of 31 members.
About the Bayou distillery
The Bayou distillery is located in USA. Rums from Bayou have been reviewed 147 times with an average of 7.0/10.
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