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English Harbour Madeira Cask Finish (Batch Number 001)
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
- But: Can read sweet
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How does English Harbour Madeira Cask Finish (Batch Number 001) taste?
Aggregated from 65 community reviews.
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.
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RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 7.8 sits in the “Good” band. 81% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 4% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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60% rate it between 6 and 8. 14 selected write-ups from 65 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
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. Finish: medium long, wood, raisin, chocolate, spicy.
Review by Stefan Persson
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 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 Filip Kalinovský
Za me velmi dobra znacka a jenich rumy jsou velmi povedene vyvazene a vo se tyce pomeru cena vykon tak bych je radil hodne vysoko. Rum velice prijemny ze vsech 3 stareni bych ho umistil na 3 misto prvni u mne stareni po sherry pak portske a nakonec madeira. Vune rumu ovocno drevita nasladla , s celkem vyraznou nasladlou vuni po vine madeira. Chut hrejiva korenena s naznaky citrusu a karamelu . Konec stredne dlouhy kourovo koreneny.
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 Michael Janek
vůně slaboulince medová, nijak výrazná chuť taky ničím vyjimecna, sušší, neurazí, ale ani nenadchne
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 JFehr
Bitter and winey notes. Not mine at all
Review by Richard Krupa
Weakest compared to Port and Sherry. To me very sour citrusy and a little pronounced otherwise
Review by Sven J
The alcohol content is noticeable but not in the negative
Review by Tim
For the price you can not complain, solid rum.
Review by Johannes
Sehr guter Madeira-Einfluss. Schön rund!
Review by Jindrich Strobl
Nice woody, honey nose and taste.
Review by Tobin
Great at this price!
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Details about English Harbour Madeira Cask Finish (Batch Number 001)
A Column Still Rum from Antigua, distilled by The Antigua Distillery, at 46%.
Community purchases
49 bottles logged by 42 collectors.
A drinker's rum.
38% opened, 5 emptied and repurchased.
What does English Harbour Madeira Cask Finish (Batch Number 001) cost?
Community paid 30–44 €.
Current best price: 47.00 € – above the typical community range.
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About the The Antigua Distillery distillery
The The Antigua Distillery distillery is located in Antigua. Rums from The Antigua Distillery have been reviewed 1,364 times with an average of 7.9/10.
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