Karukera Cuvée Christophe Colomb 1493 Hors d‘Age
Highly praised agricole: complex spice, fruit, chocolate and oak in great balance, with a long finish and well-integrated alcohol. Seen as top quality, though priced as a luxury bottle.
Agricole fans wanting a balanced, dry, oak‑driven sipper with layered spice, cacao and subtle fruit at a contemplative 45%.
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Dry, complex, elegant agricole sipper
If you enjoy well-aged, dry agricoles like Neisson XO or Foursquare’s drier releases, this gives similar balance and depth with a softer 45% delivery.
Those seeking sweet, easy rums, strong funk, or budget bottles; the profile is dry, nuanced and relatively expensive.
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About the Karukera distillery
The Karukera distillery is located in Guadeloupe. Rums from Karukera have been reviewed 987 times with an average of 8.0/10.
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The quite long finish goes the same way as at the palate. This brand was founded 2002 when Guillaume Drouin teamed up with Francois Longueteau at the Esperance/Longueteau Distillery to create an Agricole made from blue cane. Karukera is by the way the Carib’s name on Guadeloupe.
Now we are in the ~200€ league of Karukera. Characteristically subtle nose, coy even. But I have already learnt that just as you do not judge a book by its cover, do not judge a Karukera by its nose. Palate holds warm spices for days, perfectly integrated alchohol, a "washing over you" sensation that makes the flavors more akin to a coherent wave than just shots here and there. The characteristic dry and bitter note does not need to play balancer but is just lazily hanging in the background and it all works quite well without it having to work hard to create interest. A confident, mature, and full-bodied rum. No gimmicks, just very high quality Agricole goodness.
C’est vraiment un rhum agricole très très bien equilibré, rond, il y de tout, du fruit des épices des notes un peu florales, un beau boisé. Il est très bien, mais finalement il n’est pas surprenant, il n’a pas de défaut mais pour la gamme de prix j aurais voulu une surprise. Je lui préfère le neisson XO qui est 2 fois moins cher et plus savoureux encore!
Just had a nice tasting of 6 rums and here's one of them. A bit dry but tastes really nice. Well balanced, complex and makes you feel like you're in heaven. The price to quality of this rum is very good. A really nice rum from France!