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By The Dutch Batavia Arrack PX Sherry
Anyone who likes their rum savory and strange should meet this one. The PX cask piles on raisins, dates and dark plum, but Batavia arrack keeps it weird underneath — one taster nailed it as fried bacon rolled in chocolate and raisins with oriental spice. Add saffron, mandarin peel and a whiff of smoke. At 59.5% the alcohol sits remarkably well.
The community says- Meaty roasted note
- Well-hidden 59.5%
- But: Polarizing profile
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How does By The Dutch Batavia Arrack PX Sherry taste?
Aggregated from 16 community reviews.
Savory, spiced PX-arrack — weird in a good way A genuinely unusual pour that fans call intense but balanced — the arrack and PX pull it in a meaty, spiced direction most drinkers didn't expect and end up refilling.
arrack fans and dark PX-sherry lovers
anyone wanting a clean, easy sipper
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How is By The Dutch Batavia Arrack PX Sherry rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 8.0 sits in the “Very good” band. 81% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 6% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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What does the community say?
44% rate it between 6 and 8. 5 selected write-ups from 16 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
einfach nur geil. Alkohol extrem gut eingebunden. Sherry spürbar aber nicht zu dominant. arrack gibt schön den Ton an und das ganze einfach nur extrem smooth und funky!🤤 als würde man gebratenen Speck in Schokolade und Rosinen mit orientalischen Gewürzen wälzen... Hammer. Insbesondere Safran, grüne Paprika, Rosenwasser, Mandarinenschale und Kardamom sind dominant je öfter ich ihn probiere. Bin froh ne 2. Flasche zu haben. Außergewöhnlicher Stoff!
Review by Michael Turner
Der macht wirklich Spaß! Positives Beispiel für ein Pedro Ximenes Faß. Intensiv und ausgewogen. Neben dunkler Fruchtigkeit eine fleischige Röstnote, wie eine Soja-Pflaumensauce. Davon gieße ich mir auch gerne ein oder zwei Gläser nach. Alkohol nahezu perfekt harmonisiert.
Review by Sebastian Kornett
Sehr rauchig durchweg mit einer angenehmen Süße. Für Liebhaber die es gern rauchig mögen klare Empfehlung
Review by SaibotZtar
irgendwie ganz anders... aber auch richtig gut
Review by Johannes
Sherry Finish ist sehr gut eingebunden, spannender Rum!
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Details about By The Dutch Batavia Arrack PX Sherry
A Pot Still Rum from Indonesia, bottled by By The Dutch, at 59,5%.
Community purchases
5 bottles logged by 5 collectors.
A drinker's rum.
80% opened, 3 emptied and repurchased.
5 purchased · 16 tasted · 3 wishlist · as of
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