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Bayou Select Rum
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Made in Louisiana, this drinks more like a bourbon than most rums — dried figs, raisins and vanilla on the nose, then wood, maple and caramel on the palate. One taster caught "unbuttered toasted brown bread" and a leathery edge. Easy and sweet, but the finish is short and a few found it a touch stale and boring.
The community says- Soft and sweet
- Figs and vanilla
- Keep in mind: Short finish
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How does Bayou Select Rum taste?
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Soft, sweet bourbon-like sipper, short finish Splits people: some enjoy this soft, caramel-and-fig sipper, others find it dull, too sweet and short on the finish. Pleasant but not memorable.
Bourbon drinkers easing into sweet, woody rum
Anyone wanting a bold, long-finishing rum
Style & occasion: Mature & oakySipping neat
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Buying advice
Is it right for you?
Yes, if you're after mature, oaky rums for sipping neat. Of 10 rums from USA in this style with at least the same score that ship to you, none is cheaper.
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What does the community say?
30 community reviews
Rating scale & review checks
On RumX, 7 means “Good” and 8 means “Very good”.
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Review by René Müller
Most helpful positive review
A little sharp in the aroma but nice and smooth in the taste. Slightly sweet and mega spicy. Not so much aftertaste
Review by JFehr
Most helpful critical review
Caramelly, vanilla and a slight maple note. Alcohol not optimally integrated, a bit too sweetish and slightly stale.
Review by TheJackDrop
A fine discovery A light, easy-drinking rum, but not without interest, In addition to caramel and vanilla, there's some dried fruit, fig and redcurrant... pretty cool. Too bad the finish is short!
Review by patataslocos
Vanilla, caramel
Review by Decky Hicks Doughty
A quite rounded nose. Mixed dried fruits; figs, raisins and cherries. Popcorn, vanilla and coffee in the background. Similar to a bourbon. The palate is more wood dominant than on the nose. Maple, vanilla and raisin keep things sweet. The finish is medium in length. Kind of reminds me of unbuttered toasted brown bread. A bit leathery too. Overall it's okay. Not unpleasant but also not something I'd immediately buy if on offer. A bit too boring.
Review by TheFrenchRefill
It's a very sweet rum that I really like! The caramel and woodiness really stand out! A very nice little rum
Review by Kieron Wood
Tasted 03-06-2017 This is one that I expected to have hat Louisiana vibe of something exciting,sadly it's rather dull and tasted dosed although denied when asked ..
Expert reviews
2 critics scored it, averaging 7.1/10. Reviews from RumX's blog partners, independent experts who have tasted, evaluated, and described this rum.
Expert review by RumRock
Read full review ›And I proceeded the same way as with all other reviews. So first I write down the tastes, smells and observations, and only then I look for information about how old the rum is, what it matures in, how much it costs, etc. With this rum, it was especially good because two things surprised me immensely.
Expert review by The Fat Rum Pirate
Read full review ›Bayou is very much its own man. I can't really think of many rums it compares to. It's probably closest to a Demerara such as Woods or OVD but it has a very distinctive profile which means you wouldn't mistake it for such a rum. A rum which you would...
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70 bottles logged by 69 collectors.
Both drunk and collected.
32% opened, 7 emptied.
What does Bayou Select Rum cost?
Community paid 15–28 €.
Current best price: 19.90 € – within the typical community range.
Purchase prices reported by members, not a shop price. Avg. 18 €. Full price & collection history in RX+ ›
70 purchased · 33 tasted · 25 wishlist · as of
Details about Bayou Select Rum
A Pot Still Rum from USA, distilled by Bayou, at 40%.
About the Bayou distillery
The Bayou distillery is located in USA. Rums from Bayou have been reviewed 155 times with an average of 7.0/10.
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