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Chamarel XO
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One taster called it "a beutiful smooth and simple taste," and that captures the appeal: soft vanilla, caramel and a clear woody backbone from this 8-year Mauritian cane-juice rum. It leans sweet and dessert-friendly, with dried fruit and a little spice. Several reviewers wish it had more punch, though — the 43% can taste hotter than expected in the finish.
The community says- Smooth vanilla nose
- Easy sipping
- Keep in mind: Tastes sweet
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How does Chamarel XO taste?
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Soft, sweet vanilla-and-wood cane sipper Most find it easy, soft and pleasantly sweet, with vanilla and wood up front. The recurring gripe: it's a touch thin, and a few wanted more power and depth.
Aroma profilePeople easing into cane-juice rum who like a sweet, woody, vanilla-forward sipper
Anyone wanting bold, dry, cask-strength agricole with real punch
Style & occasion: Mature & oakySipping neat
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Is it right for you?
Yes, if you're after mature, oaky rums for sipping neat.
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What does the community say?
81 community reviews
Rating scale & review checks
On RumX, 7 means “Good” and 8 means “Very good”.
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19 selected written reviews
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Review by Gunnar Böhme "Bauerngaumen" 🤓
Most helpful positive review
The best rhum that I have tasted so far on Mauritius. Unfortunately, hardly to be found here, since largely displaced by the (m. E. not quite as good) Special Edition 2022 6y with 45%. Didn't think a sugarcane juice chamarel would outshine a molasses New Grove on my palate, but it was the case. Very pleasant, surprisingly deep rhum. With a few percent more it could have been the rage, but even so it would leave standard rum drinkers beady eyed.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
Most helpful mixed review
Not a bad rum but I would have loved a higher ABV.
Review by Vincent D
Very gourmand on the nose, with notes of vanilla, cane and wood. Sweet and engaging. On the first palate, the promises of the nose remain, with some dried fruit. Then a discreet bitterness intrudes on the finish. The sensation is balanced by a lively, spicy edge. Caramel. Slightly roasted notes. Wood and vanilla. A rather pleasant agricultural experience. Edit: still lacks punch. The significant reduction leaves a watery sensation. On an early line-up, it's still very pleasant.
Review by cigares
The bottle was opened for the occasion. A nose of new wood with bacon and smoke. The palate is consensual with a slight dusty note. The finish is flat and short. A disappointing rum but far from bad.
Review by Rumclub Latvia
High quality rum from Mauritius 🇲🇺
Review by Timo Groeger
Also really okay this rum. It's rather sweetish, but still okay. Nice vanilla note on the nose. On the palate also lots of vanilla, also some dark chocolate and very spicy and woody. Delicious piece.
Review by Air-one
Le rhum Chamarel XO est une belle découverte. Le nez, est gourmand, avec de jolies notes de sucre vanillé, de caramel et de bois. Le goût, est dominé par les notes boisées et vanillées. La finale, moyenne est chaude, vanillée, boisée et légèrement épicée.
Review by Kari Kovalainen
A beutiful smooth and simple taste
Review by MarcT
First Chamarel, and I am surprised by the Influence of the wood, which is quite obvious. I am. Missing other typical Agricole notes, but assume the have mellowed during the aging process. It is OK, but will not become a favorite, one must be in the right mood for it. Also, the Alcohol tastes quite strong, especially in the aftertaste, for a 40% spirit, compared to others in cask strength I have experienced.
Review by primus
An elegant rum from Mauritius with a mature balance. On the nose vanilla, dried fruits, some oak and a hint of sugarcane. On the palate soft, round and pleasantly sweet, with notes of honey, caramel, light spice and gentle wood. The six-year aging in French oak casks brings structure but no dominance. The finish is medium-length, smooth and without sharpness – ideal for beginners in the premium world, but also as a stylish digestif.
Review by Anonymous
Somewhat spicy, spicy caramel.
Review by Léo Delek
Reminds me a lot of a grape distillate. You especially feel a bitterness like "grape"; needs to be tried again after aeration but without originality.
Review by Beach-and-Rum 🏖️🌴
Strong in taste. The Mauritius character comes out nicely. Unfortunately, the alcohol is not perfectly integrated.
Review by BnBrt
A pleasant rum and surely a good entry point. Too sweet for me though - better kept for sipping with a dessert rather than for tasting. Very (too?) round and pastry-like nose with vanilla like crème brûlée. A somewhat dull attack to my taste, it stays in vanilla with a bit of caramel bitterness. The alcohol comes out a bit at the end of the mouth with a rather short finish that brings freshness.
Review by Dr. Helen Wu
Soft, vanilla, little finish, rather sweet, overall mild, easy to drink.
Review by Thomas Renoud
Descent, well made but not impressed. Lack of power but it was part of session with monsters at 60+ degrees, it should have come earlier.
Review by Michael Janek
Aroma not particularly striking. Taste probably not so bad, but not particularly interesting, I guess.
Review by Vít Jurka
For me, a bit of a not-so-great tail at the end of the taste.
Review by Richard Krupa
Not much to say and tastes just like Chamarel 2014
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112 bottles logged by 110 collectors.
A drinker's rum.
41% opened, 13 emptied.
What does Chamarel XO cost?
Community paid 55–74 €.
Current best price: 73.28 € – within the typical community range.
Purchase prices reported by members, not a shop price. Avg. 66 €. Full price & collection history in RX+ ›
+11 additions in the last 3 months.
Additions per month over the last 12 months; dark bars: the last 3.
112 purchased · 88 tasted · 29 wishlist · as of
Details about Chamarel XO
A Pot & Column Still Rum from Mauritius, distilled by Chamarel, at 43%.
About the Chamarel distillery
The Chamarel distillery is located in Mauritius. Rums from Chamarel have been reviewed 852 times with an average of 7.7/10.
To Chamarel ›Read on in the RumX Guide
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