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English Harbour Madeira Cask Finish (Batch Number 001)
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Anyone who likes a soft column-still rum with a wine-cask twist should look here. The Madeira finish runs the show: raisin, honey, chocolate and oak over a mild 5-year base. Several tasters call it "nicely round," a few find it too sweet, and one or two hit a bitter, winey edge that doesn't land for them. Balanced and easy rather than bold.
The community says- Madeira roundness
- Honey and chocolate
- Keep in mind: Can read sweet
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How does English Harbour Madeira Cask Finish (Batch Number 001) taste?
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Round, Madeira-led everyday sipper Well-liked as an easygoing, wine-influenced sipper with good value. Fans love the round Madeira notes; the split camp finds it too sweet or oddly bitter, and some rank the port and sherry versions higher.
Aroma profilePeople who enjoy soft, wine-cask-finished sipping rums
Those wanting a bold, dry, high-proof pour
Style & occasion: Sweet & dessertSipping neatCocktails & mixing
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Is it right for you?
Yes, if you're after characterful, sweet, dessert-like rums for sipping neat.
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What does the community say?
66 community reviews
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On RumX, 7 means “Good” and 8 means “Very good”.
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17 selected written reviews
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Review by Stefan Persson
Most helpful positive review
Overall a very well balanced and full bodied rum from a great distillery. When I was in Antigua some years ago I was pleased with a guided tour at the distillery and their aging house guided by a fantastic guide who origins from Madeira and is related to the founders of the brand. She told me that Madeira Cask Finish is the one of the three cask finished they’re most pleased with in batch 001. I’ve tasted the batch 002 some years ago and rated it 8+. The nose is great with aromas of fruits, honey, vanilla, wood and Madeira. At the palate the aromas of fruits, vanilla and Madeira comes back but there also flavors of smoke, oak and chocolate.
Review by JFehr
Most helpful critical review
Bitter and winey notes. Not mine at all
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
22.08.2025 Retasting and I still like it. Price to quality at release was pretty good in my mind. Also does pretty well in a cola. --------------- 08.12.2018 Had a wonderful meet up with old and new friends at this wonderful hotel. Notes. Dark in colour. Nose: round, wood, fruity, raisin, light caramel, wine/Madeira. Palate: light, wood, roasted, dried fruit, light nutts, chocolate, medium spicy. Finish: medium long, wood, raisin, chocolate, spicy.
Review by Timo Groeger
So the penultimate one for today, this time from Antigua. Unfortunately too sweet in my opinion. We have the whole range here, chocolate, vanilla, caramel and even honey and marzipan. A higher ABV would probably help.
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Madeira finish unfortunately gone wrong, relatively bitter, vinous, spicy and woody. Too bad. The Port cask finish is definitely much better here!
Review by Tim
For the price you can not complain, solid rum.
Review by Johannes
Very good Madeira influence. Nice and round!
Review by Just 2thetop
Batch 003 Not a complex but enjoyable one The Madeira finish is dominant but luckily good quality barrels/ butts used. It complements the mild base spirit.
Review by Tobin
Great at this price!
Review by Rhumliebe
The nose is very fresh, cool, and alcohol-fruity. On the palate, the high ABV gives an intense woody character with a subtle sweet Madeira wine touch. Then it becomes warm, and as the alcohol burn decreases, everything rounds out warmly and ends slightly honey-sweet.
Review by Filip Kalinovský
For me a very good brand and their rums are very successful, balanced and regarding price-performance ratio I would rate them very high. Very pleasant rum, among all 3 aged I would place it 3rd, first for me is sherry aging then port and finally madeira. Aroma fruity woody sweet, with quite a pronounced sweet smell of madeira wine. Taste warm spicy with hints of citrus and caramel. Finish medium long smoky spicy.
Review by Michael Janek
Scent faintly honeyed, not very pronounced. Taste nothing special either, drier, neither offensive nor exciting. 30.6.2026 Havana Brno weak scent taste like dried plums, but wet
Review by Richard Krupa
Weakest compared to Port and Sherry. To me very sour citrusy and a little pronounced otherwise
Review by Montana
A medium golden hue in the glass. A very sweet smell, something of wine, spices. A very complex and pleasant aroma. The taste is quite bitter at first, then it slowly becomes sweeter in the mouth.The finish is long and relatively mild.
Review by Stefan Wegner
English Harbour is awesome and over the Madeira cask a hint of wine and nice caramel that fits wonderfully together. No funk and no long finish, but a really great relaxing drink.
Review by Jindrich Strobl
Nice woody, honey nose and taste.
Review by Sven J
The alcohol content is noticeable but not in the negative
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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.
English Harbour Madeira Cask Finish (Batch Number 001) at live auctions
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54 bottles logged by 47 collectors.
A drinker's rum.
37% opened, 6 emptied.
What does English Harbour Madeira Cask Finish (Batch Number 001) cost?
Community paid 29–44 €.
Current best price: 47.00 € – above the typical community range.
Purchase prices reported by members, not a shop price. Avg. 41 €. Full price & collection history in RX+ ›
+6 additions in the last 3 months.
Additions per month over the last 12 months; dark bars: the last 3.
54 purchased · 69 tasted · 52 wishlist · as of
Details about English Harbour Madeira Cask Finish (Batch Number 001)
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 1,405 times with an average of 7.9/10.
To The Antigua Distillery ›Read on in the RumX Guide
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