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42AF9389-DA39-4F5D-BDA9-CF1C1704FDABSwitzerland Etter
Etter Swiss RUM1823 70cl bottle
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Aged rum · 7 years · 40%

Etter Swiss RUM1823

Members here mostly agree, and it's not kind: this drinks like an orange liqueur, not a rum. Expect a big hit of orange and orange peel over a thin, sweet, neutral-alcohol base — one taster compared it to those chocolate-orange sticks from the supermarket, another to a cheap triple sec. The orange note is the one thing people credit; past that, there's little rum character to find.

The community says
  • Strong orange note
  • But: Tastes artificial
  • But: Very thin

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How does Etter Swiss RUM1823 taste?

Summarized by AI from 12 community reviews.

Sweet orange liqueur, barely rum-like The verdict is harsh and consistent: too sweet, too thin, and the orange aroma reads artificial. Several tasters struggle to call it rum at all.

Perfect for

people who like sweet orange-flavored spirits

Less suitable for

anyone wanting real rum character or dryness

Experience level · Newcomer (1/5)

Style & occasion: Sweet & dessert

Full aroma profile Aroma families · nose & palate · top aromas
Flavor profile
Sweet & dessert
Spice
Wood
Dried fruit
Roasted & dark
Funk & ester
Vegetal & floral

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What does the community say?

4.0/10 Drinkable

12 community reviews
6 selected write-ups on this page, all of them in the RumX app

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Distribution of all 12 ratings
9–10 0%
8–9 0%
7–8 0%
6–7 0%
5–6 8%
4–5 25%
0–4 67%

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Review by Christian Rudt

Christian Rudt
Mar 2025576 reviewsGermany
3.4/10

Who doesn't know the orange sticks with dark chocolate from the supermarket? This tastes exactly the same. It's hard to call it serious rum and apart from orange and a little vanilla, not much else is perceptible. Maybe you can make new orange sticks with it 😁

Review by Oliver

Oliver
Oct 20221,232 reviewsGermany
3.7/10

Unpleasant artificial orange aroma.

Review by Johannes

Johannes
Jul 20233,209 reviewsGermany
4.0/10

Very thin. Tastes like neutral alcohol with orange aroma.

Expert reviews

Reviews from RumX's blog partners, independent experts who have tasted, evaluated, and described this rum.

Expert review by The Dunder Hut

Seriously, wtf? Etter is a quality distiller but this is just horrible. It only gets some points for some orange aroma. But the rest is neutral alcohol. This feels like a very cheap triple sec. I have no clue in which universe this is acceptable...

Community shelf

9 bottles logged by 9 collectors.

A collector's bottle.

11% opened, 1 emptied.

8 sealed 0 open 1 emptied

What did the community pay for Etter Swiss RUM1823?

Avg. community purchase price 65 €.

What members paid for this bottle, self-reported. Not a market value — the purchases are over three years old at the median and unverified.

9 purchased · 13 tasted · as of

Details about Etter Swiss RUM1823

A rum from Switzerland, distilled by Etter, at 40%.

DistilleryEtter
ABV40%
Age7 years
Volume70cl

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Aged rum

Style

Aged rum 

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6.0–6.9 Pleasant Solid, super glad I drank it.
5.0–5.9 Average Totally acceptable.
4.0–4.9 Drinkable your rum Not vocally complaining.
3.0–3.9 Poor Wish I was drinking something else.
2.0–2.9 Very poor Nothing nice to say.
1.0–1.9 Unpleasant No, that's not for me.
0.1–0.9 Inedible Pour it out.