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Swell de Spirits Swell & Co. #15 Premium Craft Spirits High Ester 2025
Jamaican funk fans are the obvious crowd here: a young, cask-strength blend leaning heavily on Hampden, all overripe pineapple, banana and glue-like esters. At 62.9% the alcohol is punchy but reasonably well tucked in, with a little salted-caramel roundness. Several tasters call it tasty but young — a few even peg it as an "expensive mixer." Fresh, fruity, and unmistakably ester-forward.
- Big pineapple esters
- Well-integrated ABV
- Funky and fruity
+10
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How does Swell de Spirits Swell & Co. #15 Premium Craft Spirits High Ester 2025 taste?
Aggregated from 33 community reviews.
Young, punchy Hampden-heavy pineapple-ester bomb Most find it a genuinely enjoyable, ester-heavy Jamaican with big pineapple and banana. The recurring catch: the short aging shows, so it can feel young and a touch thin.
Fans of high-ester Hampden funk
Beginners — it's young, hot and funky
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How is Swell de Spirits Swell & Co. #15 Premium Craft Spirits High Ester 2025 rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 8.3 sits in the “Very good” band. 93% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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18% rate it between 6 and 8. Selected write-ups from 33 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Based on 33 ratings
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
#5465 08.07.2025 Running a few samples while watching a new series about murder on Max. Nose Medium intense, fruity, light wood, overripe, faint smoke, ester, light citrus, light nutts. Palate Round, fresh, medium intense, overripe, light oily, light wood, ester, fruity, light chocolate, light apple, light citrus. Finish Long and warm, light wood, ester, fruity, naturally sweet, light chocolate. Empty glass Chocolate, light caramel, light citrus, banana. Needs to rest for a while to really open up properly.
Review by Skyfly
A Caribbean fruit salad with strong esters. As soon as you open the bottle, you can smell the very dominant pineapple, with a slight hint of banana. On the palate, you get the full pineapple ester drone! Banana and a little caramel on the finish. The alcohol is well integrated despite the high ABV. Not without reason is this a multiple gold medal winner and a real PLV cracker for the price!
Review by Eric Frechin
Very good value for money. This Jamaican blend is very well-balanced, and I think its short time in caroni casks rounded it out and gave it a salted butter caramel note. Otherwise, we find what characterizes some Jamaicans: lots of fruitiness and esters, but not too much. A guaranteed success!
Review by Vincent D
Second-to-last rum tasted on the Swell stand at RhumFest Paris 2025. A funky, esterized Jamaican. Overripe fruit. Rather pungent alcohol. Good, even if unsurprising because of its déjà vu profile.
Review by TheJackDrop
Not a very objective opinion, but here's my detailed impression (bottle unfortunately empty by Saturday evening, no dedicated photo): N: caramelized apple tart from the oven, buttered. Milk chocolate, exotic fruit salad B: Intense, fresh, round, with tarte tatin, almond financier almond financier, exotic fruits. F: Softer, on baked banana and brioche. Top! At 69€, it's a banger.
Review by Leo Krüper
Solider Jamaicablend. Für Swell ein ungewohnt gutes PLV. Hat schöne Low Ester tropische Einflüsse.
Review by Louis Zimmermann
An excellent surprise! Power gradually fades, giving way to aromatic complexity: an exotic fruit salad dominated by passion fruit, enriched by esters and a touch of green olive. On the palate, it's an energetic but never aggressive kick. Pineapple asserts itself generously, accompanied by a funky edge and a subtle freshness that adds to the richness of the profile. Perfect with dessert, it's a remarkable tasting experience, as tasty as it is accessible, all the more so as its price remains very reasonable.
Review by zabo
Naja bin hin und her gerissen, wie ich diesen Rum überhaupt einordnen soll, ist eigentlich so alles drin was wohl an Resten rumstand. Die Mischung ist schon wild aus allerlei Hampden. Die Zeit ist im Fass war eher kurz, hat noch Kanten und Ecken. Kann man trinken. Wird als Mixer enden.
Review by Julien Ries
high ester à 62,9°, qui comprend un assemblage complexe de rhums jamaïcains de chez Hampden (beaucoup), de Clarendon et Worthy Park. Couleur pale à peine jaunie (16 mois en fût) nez : gros ester, fruits pourris (Ananas très fait), colle à bois. jeune et explosif au nez. peu complexe mais très agréable. Il envoie ! bouche : explosif en fruits exotiques, ester. bien intégré. ananas, noix en fin de bouche. Une bonne sucrosité. finale : interminable, fruité, noix, noix de cajou.
Review by Christian Rudt
Frucht und Ester schlagen hier gleich in der Nase ein. Viel Ananas, aber auch Banane kommt durch. Dazu die Typische Olivennote. Erster Schluck am Gaumen ist trotz des jungen Alters und hohen Abvs entspannt. Auch hier gewinnt der tropische Fruchtkompott. Das ganze wirkt hier erstaunlich rund ausbalanciert, Ester sind spürbar aber nicht so intensiv. Für die kurze Reifezeit eine erstaunliche Komplexität, da war die Fassauswahl wohl ausgezeichnet. Bleibt natürlich junges "Gemüse" aber schön zu sippen.
Review by DomM
Nice powerful blend. Very Hampden and ester forwards.
Review by Jonathan Massard
Dégusté au Rhum Fest Paris 2025. Blend de rhum blanc multi-distilleries de la Jamaïque, vieilli 16 mois en fût de Caroni. 👃 Vivacité de l'alcool et des arômes d'ananas esterisés à souhait. Beaucoup d'ananas. Un peu de pomme tatin et des épices. 😋 Fruits tropicaux en dominance tantôt trop mûrs (ananas, banane), tantôt compotés dans un beurre de casserole. Des agrumes intenses, de la pomme acidulée et des esters sur les colles en tube. Alcool un peu trop présent. ⛳ Sur les mêmes marqueurs fruités, un mix de banane et de caramel au beurre salé aussi. Un peu d'astringence, de saumure. Un peu trop jeune pour moi malgré un bel équilibre des saveurs de funk et d'esters, un ABV relativement bien intégré, plus au nez qu'en bouche.
Review by Morgan Garet
1er nez dominé par les solvants et la vanille. Ensuite viennent des notes de citron jaune et de bois ciré. Après une bonne aération les solvants se font discrets et la gourmandise prend place. Cette même gourmandise est présente immédiatement en bouche. Un condensé de la Jamaïque, du fruit frais, du fruit bien mur, de la vanille, du boisé et les solvants qui viennent muscler le tout. L'impression finale est gourmande et fraîche à la fois. Un top rum!
Review by Rum man
Rhum Fest Paris 2025 A lot of Hampden in there. Has an extra layer which could be the MMW. Very tasty but feels like an expensive mixer.
Review by Jacques etdom
On the nose, exotic fruits, pineapple first, followed by banana, herbs and a hint of smoke. On the palate, the same mix of fruit and herbs. The tdl barrel brings roundness, depth and a touch of caramel to the finish. Medium finish. Really nice value for money.
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Expert review by The Dunder Hut
A decent blend that concluded to more than the parts it is made of. But in den end It misses time in aging. Besides the alcohol it feels sometimes a bit thin. But quite nice for independent bottled blends
Details about Swell de Spirits Swell & Co. #15 Premium Craft Spirits High Ester 2025
A rum from Jamaica, bottled by Swell de Spirits, at 62,9%.
Community purchases
43 bottles logged by 37 collectors.
A drinker & collector.
20% opened, 4 emptied and repurchased.
What did the community pay for Swell de Spirits Swell & Co. #15 Premium Craft Spirits High Ester 2025?
Community paid 58–68 €.
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