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English Harbour Port Cask Finish (Batch 002)
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One member calls this line the best cheap, sugar-free rum you can get, and the Port finish lives up to it: plum, oak, spice and a little vanilla, drier than you'd expect. Several tasters flag the flip side — at 46% there's a real alcoholic sharpness in the mouth and a peppery, borderline-bitter finish. Honest column-still Antigua rum, not a heavyweight.
The community says- No added sugar
- Real port character
- But: Alcoholic sharpness
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How does English Harbour Port Cask Finish (Batch 002) taste?
Summarized by AI from 108 community reviews.
Dry, woody port sipper with a hot edge Loved as a low-cost, no-added-sugar everyday sipper with genuine port and oak character. The recurring gripe: it drinks hot and peppery for 46%, and the finish can lean bitter.
Aroma profilePeople wanting a dry, sugar-free everyday sipper with port influence
Those bothered by alcoholic heat or wanting something sweet and soft
Style & occasion: Mature & oakySipping neat
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108 community reviews
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Positive from 8.0 · Mixed 6.0–7.9 · Critical below 6.0
Review by Stefan Persson
Most helpful positive review
The tasted one is from batch 002. Have also a bottle from batch 001, but haven’t tasted it yet. My guide during my visit at the distillery told me that they’re most pleased with the Port Cask Finish, of the three, in batch 002. I’ll drink to that! It has a fantastic nose and the taste is very distinct with great flavors and a very pleasant finish.
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Most helpful mixed review
The port finish is nicely integrated, much stronger, drier and smokier than expected and a slight alcoholic spiciness resonates. all in all, however, as usual at english harbour a top price performance and very tasty!
Review by Rumantisch
The English Harbour Port cask was for a long time my favorite type of English Harbour (even though the 5-year-old is unbeatable in terms of price-performance). Nice port notes but without being too sweet, woody and spicy on the finish. Only at the end it’s a bit too close to becoming bitter. Everyone should have it in their home bar.
Review by Patrik Onderka
After second tasting of this English Harbour Port cask I have to increase the score a bit. I still like the sherry cask twin little more. On nose, for me little indistinguishable mix of wood and port. On palate it is still woody and a dry. Finish is OK, but no so significant or special. Overall, this is a good rum for beginners.
Review by Johannes
Very nice port influence. This makes it significantly more complex!
Review by Tim
Delicious rum with an elegant port finish at an incredibly good price. Round rum with red fruit, port wine, chocolate, spices and caramel. The only drawback is the alcoholic sharpness in the mouth and finish. Very good, I really like it considering the general conditions!
Review by Richard Krupa
Great, less pronounced than sherry cask which is a minus and less sweet which is a plus
Review by Rum man
A bit too alcoholic for my taste. The biggest flaw is actually the barrel selection. There is a sulphuric note in this rum that does not go well with me. It comes from the port cask. The rum should have been pulled earlier in my opinion. The price of this rum is great though.
Review by Edwin Ringnalda
Alcoholic (young). Oak with light port. Prefer longer aged rum but this is not bad at all. The port cast gives this rum a unique taste.
Review by LukaŽiga
You are guilty as charged Mr.Persson, for your review of this rhum. 🙏 8,5:The nose is pleasant from the beginning, with a profile that is fairly typical of the English style. Here's a touch of strongly roasted coconut, white wood with a hint of brown tobacco, leather, then toffee with a hint of coffee. As orange peel provides refreshment, it's joined by dark, quite intense, sweet tannic prunes and roasted nuts. Aeration gives us an even fuller-bodied, roasted side, with coffee and well-roasted nuts. At the heart of the rum, a concentration of beeswax and encaustic make it intense and brilliant. All these toasty notes are in fact a shell housing a vibrant core. 8,5:On the palate, this encaustic aroma swings between beeswax and more rounded medicinal/herbal notes. These aromas seem to come from a fine concentration of wood, offering intensity and a frankly savory side. Roasted nuts are drizzled with battery syrup, sultanas and seasoned with a hint of salt, always in the direction of serious gourmandise, tropical fruits come to the fore with pineapple, maracuja, later dried prunes wave us swiftly. 8,1:The finish is relatively discreet, a bit dry, with a few hints of vanilla tobacco and toasted coconut..
Review by Vojta
One my favourite price/quality rums. The bottle I would pick for a casual evening. lot of wood and spice followed by fruit. Light sweetness Pleasant rum Nothing very special, but overcomes most of the rums within the same price range
Review by Daniel
Conclusion: Rum sharp in presentation despite 46%, with a long aftertaste. Very spicy, especially peppery but also slightly vanilla. Overall too exhausting.
Review by Rado Vito
Wow, I tried EH 10 Y.O. and I like it, but this one has no mistake.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
#4968 11.12.2024 Enjoying a few samples at home celebrating that I have my diabetes under control. Got a lot of credits from my doctor being able to level out my 3 month bloodsugar extremely fast 😊 Nose Fresh, light, fruity, light peach, vanilla, wood, berries, light caramel, light tobacco. Palate Warm, wood, light roasted, fruits, light tobacco, natural sweetness, plum, light berries, medium spicy, light caramel. Finish Medium long, wood, light roasted, spice, medium spicy, light caramel, light plum, faint floral. The empty glass has light chocolate and faint honey notes.
Review by Ondřej Sova
very good price/quality ratio
Review by Blaidor
Smell 8/10 Taste 8/10 Aftertaste 7,5/10 Image 8,5/10 (info about rum, bottle, carton-box, sugar free, marketing....) Total impression 8/10 ------------------ BTL Ratio price/quality 👍👍👍 BTL II No added sugar 👍👍👍 BTL III Tested side by side with Madeira cask...
Review by Montana
A slightly fruity smell, a little vanilla and port. The taste is also somewhat fruity, spicy and dry. The finish has a slight sharpness.
Review by Kieron Wood
Nosing Sweet port ,oak raisens ,brown sugar Taste Oak watered down ,port oak cask The weakness in my taste buds is port cask and this delivers ... Not on the scale of Fsq as it's quite basic but still a delightful drop to have in a collection
Review by Kuba Boháč
For me a great rum price/performance ratio. Very good tasting rum, fragrant, I feel vanilla, wood. Slightly sweeter finish for me, but that's also due to the lower proof. When I want to have more than one shot and offer it to friends, this is a good choice for me.
Review by Michal Jurka
This English Harbour series (Sherry, Port, Madeira) are probably the best cheap rums you can get. Very solid rums for very good price. I always recommend it to beginners that want something sugarless.
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Expert reviews
2 critics scored it, averaging 8.3/10. Reviews from RumX's blog partners, independent experts who have tasted, evaluated, and described this rum.
Expert review by RumRock
Read full review →This rum is great. It is smooth and at the same time not weak. The flavors are elegant.
Expert review by The Fat Rum Pirate
Read full review →Just for a change. They also have some Sherry and Oloroso finished rums as well. Lance over at The Lone Caner reviewed a Sherry Finish way back in 2017 . On this evidence I need to up my English Harbour game! I think you might quite like it. It's really...
Community shelf
122 bottles logged by 107 collectors.
A drinker's rum.
36% opened, 20 emptied.
What does English Harbour Port Cask Finish (Batch 002) cost?
Community paid 22–40 €.
Current best price: 38.50 € – within the typical community range.
Purchase prices reported by members, not a shop price. Avg. 35 €. Full price & collection history in RX+ →
122 purchased · 114 tasted · 62 wishlist · as of
Details about English Harbour Port Cask Finish (Batch 002)
A Column Still Rum from Antigua, distilled by The Antigua Distillery, at 46%.
About the The Antigua Distillery distillery
The The Antigua Distillery distillery is located in Antigua. Rums from The Antigua Distillery have been reviewed 1,380 times with an average of 7.9/10.
To The Antigua Distillery →Read on in the RumX Guide
Releases & vintages
English Harbour Port Cask Finish (Batch 001)
English Harbour Port Cask Finish (Batch 002)
English Harbour Port Cask Finish (Batch 003) 2017
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