Aroma visualization from community tastings
Samaroli West Indies 1986 Barbados Rum
If you expect a soft Barbados sipper, this one will throw you: it drinks like a peated whisky in disguise. Smoky honeycomb, coffee, marzipan and a wisp of tar sit over the delicate Rockley waxiness, and at 57% the alcohol is well integrated. Several members admit this profile isn't their thing — yet even they keep sipping. Divisive, and it knows it.
The community says- Smoky honeycomb
- 57% Well integrated
- But: Whisky note dominates
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How does Samaroli West Indies 1986 Barbados Rum taste?
Aggregated from 11 community reviews.
Peaty, honeyed Barbados Rockley for whisky fans Members split on the whisky side: some love the peaty, honeyed depth, others feel it buries the fine Rockley note. Nobody calls it boring, and the proof sits well.
peated whisky drinkers and Rockley fans
anyone wanting a soft, easy Barbados pour
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How is Samaroli West Indies 1986 Barbados Rum rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 8.7 sits in the “Very good” band. 100% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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What does the community say?
91% rate it 8 or higher. 1 selected write-ups from 11 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
22.04.2006 This location is a must visit if you're in Shanghai. A beautiful centre piece at the riverside of Pudong. Notes. Very light colour. Fruity with banana and coconut. Wood and spices well integrated. Palate is oily and naturally sweet with dried fruit and vanilla. Finish is long with light wood, caramel and light smoke.
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Market value
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Auction results 574 € – 1034 €
from 2 sales, latest 06/2025
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Avg. community purchase price 834 €
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Details about Samaroli West Indies 1986 Barbados Rum
A rum from Barbados, bottled by Samaroli, at 57%.
Community purchases
4 bottles logged by 3 collectors.
A drinker's rum.
50% opened, 0 emptied and repurchased.
4 purchased · 11 tasted · 3 wishlist · as of
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