Naga Java Reserve
A solid, very sweet rum with dominant licorice, caramel and brown sugar notes. Easy to drink, but many find it simple, a bit sharp and lacking real depth or Batavia arrack character.
Those who enjoy very sweet, vanilla‑caramel rums with strong licorice notes and want an easy, low‑ABV sipper from a more unusual origin like Indonesia/Java.
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How does Naga Java Reserve taste?
Sweet, simple licorice‑caramel sipper
If you like sweet, flavored‑leaning rums and don’t mind strong licorice, this is a fun, easy bottle—just don’t expect much complexity or classic Batavia arrack funk.
Drinkers seeking dry, complex or clearly undosed rum, and anyone sensitive to sweetness or bothered by slightly sharp alcohol even at 40%.
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About the Naga distillery
The Naga distillery is located in Indonesia. Rums from Naga have been reviewed 567 times with an average of 7.0/10.
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Mmmh, had somehow expected something else. The nose is all liquorice. Brown sugar is added on the palate, but you can really only taste liquorice. I find this rum a little too sweet.
Auto-translatedTrès bon rhum
Un rhum à l’origine exotique mais relativement standard en dégustation. Le nez est très sucré, avec à la fois du caramel, du sucre brun et du toffee. Quelques fruits secs (raisin) viennent accentuer la sucrosité, ainsi que des épices relativement légères (vanille, réglisse). Un soupçon de café et de noisette font apparition, avant qu’une touche de fraîcheur ne vienne à la toute fin. Le profil est globalement assez aseptisé, neutre et sans grande profondeur. Le goût est assez monotone et terne, porté par des notes sucrées, caramélisées, un peu fruitées (raisin sec) et légèrement rôties (café). Quelques notes d’épices et de réglisse montrent le bout de leur nez mais sans réellement convaincre. Le profil a beau être sucré, l’alcool n’est pourtant pas si bien intégré malgré le faible voltage. Un rhum qui n’a rien de sensationnel. La finale n’est pas très longue et tout aussi mémorable (traduction, oubliable). Les notes sucrées, épicées, boisées et le raisin sec se renvoient la patate chaude sans vouloir assumer la responsabilité de ce jus. Il va falloir patienter avant de voir l’Indonésie jouer un rôle prépondérant dans le rhum premium.
Auto-translatedLeider kein sonderlich guter Batavia arrack Vertreter. Sehr süß und gleichzeitig ist der Alkohol nicht wirklich gut eingebunden... Da gibt's deutlich bessere und generell fehlt hier sämtliche Batavia arrack dna. Wirkt künstlich und gesüßt.
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