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Samai Gold
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Honey, caramel and vanilla lead here, with ripe banana that several tasters say opens up after a while and a light woody edge. It's a young pot-still rum from Cambodia — a place most people haven't tried yet — and it drinks sweet and round. A few note the youth shows: two years in cask leaves it a touch harsh and thin, and it reads sweetened to more than one member.
The community says- Honey and banana
- Novel origin
- Keep in mind: Tastes sweetened
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How does Samai Gold taste?
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Sweet, honeyed young pot-still with banana People find it sweet, honeyed and easygoing with fun banana notes, and the Cambodian origin wins goodwill. The catch: it tastes young and sweetened, so enthusiasts want more maturity.
Aroma profileCurious drinkers who like sweet, fruity rum and trying a new origin
Anyone avoiding sugar or wanting dry, mature rum
Style & occasion: Sweet & dessertSipping neat
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Yes, if you're after characterful, sweet, dessert-like rums for sipping neat.
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What does the community say?
82 community reviews
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On RumX, 7 means “Good” and 8 means “Very good”.
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Review by Matteo Querini
Most helpful positive review
Prodotto da melassa di canna da zucchero cambogiana. Un tocco di miele biologico locale esalta l'intensità naturale e conferisce una dolcezza elegante. La distillazione tradizionale in alambicchi di rame del 1800 conferisce profondità e aromaticità. Il processo di invecchiamento da 2 a 4 anni in una selezione di botti di rovere francese e americano, completato da botti ex-Bourbon e Sherry, crea un equilibrio armonioso di legno, dolcezza e spezie. Imbottigliato a 41% Vol., si presenta corposo e versatile. Giallo dorato, richiami di vaniglia, vernice, mandorla e rovere al naso, così come il gusto armonioso di legno di quercia, miele caramellato e cioccolato fondente. Il finale lungo e morbido con note dolci di miele.
Review by DJ Wolfson
Most helpful critical review
Definitely has a funk, and heavy whiskey bite. I only had a small 50ml taster but I don’t think I’m a fan of jamaican style funky rums.
Review by Stefan Persson
Just a sample, but better than expected. I won’t hesitate if someone offers me a glass. The nose is sweet, spicy and woody with scents of vanilla and oak. At the palate it’s sweet, woody and round with flavors of honey, oak, dark chocolate and vanilla. The finish is rather short.
Review by Timo Groeger
Bir ne, der ist irgendwie nicht so meins dieser Rum. Ist halt leicht süßlich, viel Vanille und Karamell sind erkennbar, aber auch etwas Honig. Passt aber nicht zusammen mit der Fruchtigkeit die dieser Rum auch noch zu bieten hat.
Review by Mirco
The honey-infused blend is round and pleasing for rum beginners. Very balanced. For experts, however, the sweetness is too heavy, which is reflected in the rating. Nevertheless, a solid quality from Samai.
Review by Skyfly
First rum from Cambodia. Super fruity in the nose and mouth, the banana unfolds really nicely after a while; fewer woody notes, but only from new wood (sherry cask not recognizable to me). Slightly sharp, dry finish.
Review by Rumpalumpa
rum from cambodia, something new. intense fruity pot still notes and honey are in the foreground and a little sherry. tastes good but also a little harsh, as it has only matured for 2 years. tastes sweetened
Review by TheRhumhoe
A small, basic rum with an emphasis on sweetness. The nose reveals aromas of honey, caramel, spices and fruit (banana, walnut) with a touch of wood and alcohol. Clearly not the most original profile, nor the most transcendent. The flavors on the palate are not unpleasant: fruit, combined with caramel, chocolate, roasted and sweet notes with a hint of earthy notes form a pretty composition. However, the dilution is too noticeable and dulls the final product. The finish returns to the sweetness of spices, roasted and fruity notes with a caramelized, honeyed influence. Cambodian rums could have great potential if they weren't, alas, so over-diluted.
Review by Godspeed
This one intrigued me because it's a 100% pot still rum (which I love) that is aged for at least 2 years in first oak barrels and then sherry casks (also love) in Cambodia. I did not even know that rum was made in Cambodia. A very agreeable rum that has a rich and quite sweet taste but in a way that does come together nicely. Bit suspicious that there might be some sugar added here though, but even if so very well done and let's hope more stuff from Cambodia can come into this market.
Review by Niko
Good discovery... Cambodian! Pleasant nose and rather successful taste thanks to quality pot still distillation but deserves more maturity. 🙂🙂
Review by Bastien Champain
12/20 you can really smell the banana
Review by Ondra RumRunner
There is honey and vanilla in the aroma, but the smell doesn't really appeal to me.6/10Very strong honey in the taste, sweet. 7/10Sweet rum, very light.
Review by Necron
It smells of alcohol and fruit. Very strong alcoholic taste and harsh on the throat. Afterwards the taste lasts long but it is a pleasant fruity taste. Honestly impressive but would not consider it for more than €40.
Review by Mateusz
Very interesting nose and the rum is in fact very sweet. Transparency about the process is definitely a plus!
Review by Richard Krupa
Just a regular one, sweeter, caramel, honey.
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Samai Gold at live auctions
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28 bottles logged by 27 collectors.
A drinker's rum.
35% opened, 4 emptied.
What does Samai Gold cost?
Avg. community purchase price 35 €.
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Current best price: 43.76 €.
28 purchased · 95 tasted · 14 wishlist · as of
Details about Samai Gold
A Pot Still Rum from Cambodia, distilled by Samai, at 41%.
About the Samai distillery
The Samai distillery is located in Cambodia. Rums from Samai have been reviewed 305 times with an average of 7.1/10.
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