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Karukera Cuvée Christophe Colomb 1493 Hors d'Age
Best poured neat and given time — the nose plays it shy, but the palate opens up with warm spices, pepper, cocoa and vanilla over a beautiful oak backbone. This is a rounded, well-aged Guadeloupe agricole with a touch of dry bitterness lazing in the background. A few tasters wished a bottle at this level surprised them more; it's polished rather than thrilling.
The community says- Well balanced
- Warm spice depth
- But: Shy nose
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How does Karukera Cuvée Christophe Colomb 1493 Hors d'Age taste?
Aggregated from 36 community reviews.
Rounded, spicy aged agricole for neat sipping Loved for its balance and full-bodied, spice-and-cocoa palate. Most call it a mature, no-gimmicks agricole — though several feel other Karukera and Neisson bottles taste as good for less.
Fans of aged, balanced agricole rhum
Anyone wanting a bold, surprising pour
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RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 8.3 sits in the “Very good” band. 94% 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?
75% rate it 8 or higher. 5 selected write-ups from 36 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Godspeed
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.
Review by Sylvain44
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!
Review by frankie
Ne vaux pas son prix. Plus de plaisir avec une expression de chez eux et 2x moins cher.
Review by Stefan Persson
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.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
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!
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Avg. community purchase price 123 €
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Details about Karukera Cuvée Christophe Colomb 1493 Hors d'Age
A Column Still Rum from Guadeloupe, distilled by Karukera, at 45%.
Community purchases
138 bottles logged by 122 collectors.
A collector's bottle.
10% opened, 8 emptied and repurchased.
What does Karukera Cuvée Christophe Colomb 1493 Hors d'Age cost?
Community paid 96–173 €.
Current best price: 173.30 € – above the typical community range.
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About the Karukera distillery
The Karukera distillery is located in Guadeloupe. Rums from Karukera have been reviewed 1,047 times with an average of 8.0/10.
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