Monte Negro Grogue Barbosa Amado & Vicente
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For curious explorers into rustic cane-juice spirits, this unsweetened Cabo Verde grogue hits with fermented fruit, olives, sake/mezcal vibes and a salty, herbal edge. At 45%, it’s vivid, funky and pretty divisive, better for experimentation and cocktails than relaxed sipping for most drinkers. Backed by 32 RumX reviews with a solid but mixed consensus around its wild, unconventional character.
- Funky fermented fruit
- Herbal-olive character
- Interesting mezcal/sake notes
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How does Monte Negro Grogue Barbosa Amado & Vicente taste?
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Wild, funky grogue for adventurous palates For curious explorers into rustic cane-juice spirits, this unsweetened Cabo Verde grogue hits with fermented fruit, olives, sake/mezcal vibes and a salty, herbal edge. At 45%, it’s vivid, funky and pretty divisive, better for experimentation and cocktails than relaxed sipping for most drinkers. Backed by 32 RumX reviews with a solid but mixed consensus around its wild, unconventional character.
Fans of clairin, Paranubes or rustic agricoles who enjoy funky, vegetal, olive and sake/mezcal-like notes and want to explore authentic Cabo Verde grogue, neat or in punch-style cocktails.
Those new to rum, anyone expecting sweet, smooth sippers, or drinkers who dislike fermented, briny, vegetal or sake-like flavors and are sensitive to slightly rough alcohol.
How is Monte Negro Grogue Barbosa Amado & Vicente rated?
RumX's 0–10 scale is strict — 7.0 lands squarely in the "Good" band. 46% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 3% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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Review by Florent Apl
I was curious about that one, following the announcement of a couple of rums from Cabo Verde by Habitation Velier. On the nose it has aromas of sugarcane, olive and I can feel a slight acidity. On the palate, there is an interesting meaty smokiness coming through (but not like on Le Rocher). Finale is slightly bitter and herbal. It's a decent rum, price might be a bit high depending where you find it. I really feel like it's current grade of 7 doesn't do it justice.
Review by m8375e
some low scores so far but I find this very tasty but also don't feel I need a bottle. somewhere between paranubes and agricole.
Review by Arnaud Faverjon
Wonderful discovery of the toddy, a nice slap with this one
Review by Mirko Frosini 🇮🇪
A pleasant rum, perhaps good for a Ti' Punch, but nothing extraordinary. Medium persistence and in my opinion too much hint of sake and a very distant smokiness. Unsuitable for tasting at a certain level, it remains a lighthearted rum. Still, it is always good to experiment with new distillates. Rum from sugarcane juice with 10% from molasses.
Review by Tom Buteneers
Not bad, reminds me a bit of stuff like Paranubes. Very fresh with olives and vegetal notes. Friend says the finish reminds him of oysters (don’t like oysters so I can’t really tell) Was told that it’s distilled with a wood fire, which makes for an interesting story. Seems more powerful, but it says 45%.
Review by Émile Shevek
On the nose canned corn, garlic, sake, fermented, floral, vegetable, pepper, sour fruits.On the palate light with fermented, sake, roasted garlic, vegetable, pepper, cucumber, savory and pumpkin. Peculiar, but not for me, too much garlic.
Review by Buddudharma
Interesting nose, but then the grog falls noticeably in taste. Alcohol is relatively poorly integrated, the overall flavor profile is too unround and closed.
Review by Rummiamo
Intenso, erbaceo, salato, ma non equilibrato, per quanto mi riguarda meglio altri grogue, per alcuni aspetti non sembra neanche un distillato di canna da zucchero
Review by Jean Louisss
Everything is already said in the other comments about this rather strange rum.
Review by Han
Not mine at all - still smells nice fruity-grassy, but taste and finish pretty nasty, fermented and almost tipped.
Review by Renato
A nose of fruit liqueur, a more vegetal and bitter palate, and an identical and rather discreet finish.
Review by Frank
3 Grogue im Vergleich: Barbosa, M&G, Vulcao… alle natürlich sehr ähnlich… Nase: pflanzlich, vergorene Frucht, vinegar. Wirkt ein klein wenig trockener und erdiger als die anderen. Sake und Mezcal, etwas mehr Richtung Sake. Rote Bete-Saft mit etwas Gurke und Sauerkraut daneben aber auch fruchtige Süße von Trauben oder Kirschen. Etwas speckiges kommt durch. Gaumen: harzig, leicht wässrig, Anis. Und deutlich pflanzlich. Einschlag von Sake und Mezcal. Etwas künstlich und leicht rauchig. Grogue bleibt etwas ganz spezielles, mit Clairin vergleichbar. Muss man mögen. Aber ich mag Herausforderungen
Review by Rhum Mirror 🇧🇪
A charming nose of fermented cane, very floral. It's a far cry from what I'm used to from agricultural rums. It's earthy, like after mowing wet grass. It's fresh and fruity, with red fruits (cherry) and a hint of olive. There's a Clairin style, rather sweet and smoky-salty. It's not incredible on the nose, tending towards sake, but it's quite nice and you want to taste it. On the palate, the attack is soft, even restrained. It's less fruity and more herbaceous. There's that olive note again, a bit like Savanna.
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51 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.
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