Rum Shark Army (Venezuela Single Cask Selection) 2009
Cask strength here doesn't mean harsh — the 59% carries real sweetness rather than fighting it. Think a bigger, hotter Pampero Aniversario: wood, vanilla, dried tropical fruit, and a sherry-driven sweetness that shows up mid-sip. What reads as roasted nuts on the nose turns into coffee bean and dark chocolate on the palate, and that bitter cocoa lingers. A few members found it sweet for the strength.
The community says- Dark chocolate finish
- Sherry sweetness
- But: Sweet for the proof
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How does Rum Shark Army (Venezuela Single Cask Selection) 2009 taste?
Aggregated from 22 community reviews.
Sweet, woody Venezuelan at full cask strength Well-liked but not the standout of the range — some call it a fine bridge from non-rum drinker to rum drinker, others find it too sweet for the proof.
sweet-leaning drinkers wanting more proof and dark chocolate
anyone chasing dry, technical or funky rum
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What does the community say?
77% rate it between 6 and 8. 3 selected write-ups from 22 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Martin Švojgr
Ve vůni převládá dřevo, med, vanilka,sherry, určitý druh oříšků, sušené ovoce. Po napití je cítit síla a sladkost, dřevitost se rozvine, vystupuje sušené tropické ovoce, je cítit bourbon, po chvilce mi dochází, že tu sladkost dodělalo sherry. Oříšky ve vůni nakonec nebudou oříšky, ale kávové boby s hořkou čokoládou. První napití mě pom nechutnalo a přemýšlel jsem, pro hoho je to vlastně určené, protože pro mne je to dost sladké a pro slaďaře možná moc silné. Po třetím napití, už jsme se skamarádili, v puse zůstává stále hořká čokoláda, silnost ustupuje. Vlastně bych si to dokázal představit v párování právě s hořkou čokoládou 😊Docela se těším, co na to řeknou kamarádi nerumaři až dorazí, zda ta síla na ně nebude moc, skoro bych ale řekl že možná ano. Kdo hledá silnější rum a nemusí úplně technické tóny a baví ho hořká čokoláda spolu s trochou dubového sudu a sušeného ovoce + sherry, ten se tu najde.
Review by Pavel Spacek
The taste is definitely full, sweet and great for begginers. The cask taste is pretty strong. But - you feel a huge taste of liquer in the rum. Sweet and cherry liquer...
Review by Kamil Křenek
Vůně typická Venezuela, ale v chuti silná. Jako bych pil Pampero Aniversario s vyššími volty. Je to rum pro ideální přechod z nerumaře na rumaře.
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Avg. community purchase price 67 €
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Details about Rum Shark Army (Venezuela Single Cask Selection) 2009
A rum from Venezuela, bottled by Rum Shark, at 59%.
Community purchases
11 bottles logged by 5 collectors.
A collector's bottle.
9% opened, 1 emptied and repurchased.
What did the community pay for Rum Shark Army (Venezuela Single Cask Selection) 2009?
Community paid 60–73 €.
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