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William Grant & Sons Discarded Spirits Banana Peel Rum
Splash it into cola or a cocktail and it comes alive: massive overripe banana up front, brown sugar, cocoa and vanilla, with a candy-gummy sweetness one taster pegged as "künstliche Haribo-Banane." Sip it neat and a few enjoy the dessert-like ride, but the sweetness turns syrupy fast and the alcohol sits a little rough. Fun, banana-forward, and honestly closer to a flavored liqueur than a classic rum.
The community says- Huge banana flavor
- Fun for mixing
- But: Very sweet
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How does William Grant & Sons Discarded Spirits Banana Peel Rum taste?
Aggregated from 40 community reviews.
Very sweet banana-candy rum, best mixed People agree on the banana — huge, ripe, a bit artificial. Great mixed into cola or cocktails; neat it reads very sweet and syrupy, and many feel it barely tastes like rum.
People who love banana and sweet, easy mixers
Anyone wanting a serious, dry, rum-forward pour
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55% rate it between 6 and 8. 17 selected write-ups from 40 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Schnapsschuesse
The banana goes here brute forward. Of course, so overripe and with 'ner good portion of chocolaty cake there. Wonderfully wacky, very exciting nose.In the mouth then very sweet, but despite the just 37.5% with some alcoholic sharpness on the way. But that goes very directly into the roasted flavors and a huge influence of the bourbon barrels.I personally like it, but you have to be aware of what you're getting into. Then it can be fun, especially when mixing.
Review by Anonymous
Ein herrlich milder Rum den man gut nach dem Essen als Nachtisch genießen kann
Review by Thomas Williams
On the nose there is strong banana, but to taste it's much more subtle - still there nevertheless. Notes of vanilla come through but the taste quickly dissipates leaving the fruit flavours lingering on the nose. I love the story behind the rum and actually would like to cook with this rum and mix it into cocktails more than drink it neat or with a mixer.
Review by Decky Hicks Doughty
The nose smacks you with bananas coated in cocoa powder and brown sugar. Very sweet palate. Bananas, obviously, but more complex than the nose. Cappuccino, vanilla and cola. In the finish the cola notes take over the bananas. It a short finish though. Not terrible. It's syrupy and clogging but I'm sure it would work buried in fruit juice. Nothing on La Hechicera's Banana Rum.
Review by Timo Groeger
Unsurprisingly, it tastes strongly of banana :-) The nose has a rather fruity banana smell and the same on the palate. A great long drink when mixed with cola, better than expected on its own, but not much to do with rum.
Review by andy
I love bananas so I really enjoy this, very sweet and overwhelming banana
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Alcohol not particularly well integrated, overall somewhat artificial after rubber bananas and slightly sour. I was hoping for much more! But super tasty for cocktails and a cool idea with a zero waste background!
Review by zabo
So this time, when ordering rum and co, I decided against a bad tasting glass and opted for a SpiritDrink. There's not much to say about this sample: sweet, alcoholic, banana and artificial. For me, it doesn't work at all neat, in an espresso, well. Will end up in the rum drawer for baking.
Review by Andreas Egge
Schmeckt überraschend nach Banane. In der Nase hat man einen ziemlich fruchtigen Bananengeruch und im Gaumen dasselbe. Mit Cola gemischt bestimmt ein super Longdrink. Hat eben nicht viel mit Rum zu tun.
Review by Louis Britten
Nice but very sweet, good for a few but not a bottle
Review by Juris Sumskis
Very pleasant nose palate of banana, a little bit spicy on the taste but very soon hits with banana finish. As I like to drink rum neat this one goes in very smooth while sipping
Review by David J M
Made primarily from banana skins this tastes of banana and toffee - not too sweet excellent over ice or on its own
Review by Anonymous
You can very strongly taste the banana. Like banana gummies, so it tastes very sweet like candy.
Review by René Müller
The banana really first comes out in the finish
Review by Johannes
Künstliche Haribo-Banane
Review by Kohni
Starke Süße. Wenn auch anfangs beeindruckende Banane in Geruch und Geschmack besticht er später doch durch eher unangenehm hohe Süße und sonst eher leer. Ein netter Geschmack für zwischendurch oder zum Präsentieren etwas „Ausgefallenem“ jedoch eher zu lau für feine Genüsse.
Review by DruNierer
Delicious banana treat
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Expert review by Zucker und Zeste
Unfortunately, the alcohol is surprisingly poorly integrated and the taste is also too sweet. Lots of banana, somewhat artificial in places. Great cocktail ingredient.
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Details about William Grant & Sons Discarded Spirits Banana Peel Rum
A spirit drink on a rum base from United Kingdom, bottled by William Grant & Sons, at 37,5%.
Community purchases
37 bottles logged by 31 collectors.
A drinker & collector.
32% opened, 5 emptied and repurchased.
What does William Grant & Sons Discarded Spirits Banana Peel Rum cost?
Community paid 29–36 €.
Current best price: 28.50 € – below the typical community range.
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