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West Indies Wagemut Special Edition Homebase 2021
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Red wine and grape lead here more than the rum itself — a Barbados molasses spirit finished in a red wine cask, with honey, vanilla and a bit of chocolate underneath. Several tasters call it an easy sipper with an interesting finish, but many also find it thin, a touch sweet, and the 51.5% not fully tucked in.
The community says- Fruity wine-cask nose
- Honey and vanilla
- But: Alcohol not integrated
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How does West Indies Wagemut Special Edition Homebase 2021 taste?
Aggregated from 47 community reviews.
Fruity red-wine-finished sipper, a bit thin Most see a pleasant, fruity easy sipper lifted by the red wine cask. The recurring gripes: alcohol not well integrated, a thin body, and it leans one-dimensional and slightly sweet.
People curious about wine-cask finishes stepping past 40%
Enthusiasts wanting deep, complex Barbados rum
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How is West Indies Wagemut Special Edition Homebase 2021 rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 7.3 sits in the “Good” band. 57% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 10% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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What does the community say?
62% rate it between 6 and 8. 21 selected write-ups from 47 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Business Liner Ralf
Most helpful positive review
Damn! Great deal! Light and smooth but a lot of flavoures to taste. Even the alkohol is over average the taste is not "pure alkohol". However great rum!
Review by Gunnar Böhme "Bauerngaumen" 🤓
Most helpful critical review
This rum is a good example of how frighteningly far I might have strayed from the general, perhaps already somewhat elaborate rum taste, which leaves me irritated. While the rum is still relatively pleasant on the nose (in the sense of: yes, I would like to try it), on the palate all I can feel is a pungent flatness that doesn't go away even if the rum is left in the glass for a long time. But how can that be, this rum in particular, and this rum in general, has so many fans! As I said, I'm at a bit of a loss: have I strayed from a realistic assessment or is the rum really a loser? 🤔
Review by Lutz Lungershausen
06.2024 Erster Eindruck: fruchtig, traubig, rotgoldene Farbe Nase: die Rotwein-Aromen sind präsenter als die vom Rum Gaumen: jetzt beißen die 51% zuerst zu, die Rotweinnoten pelzen gegen den Rum, leider schmecke ich wenig dazwischen Abgang: mittellang, Holz Gesamteindruck: den hatte ich aromatischer und fruchtiger in Erinnerung, führt heute Abend zu einer Abwertung von 7,0 auf 6,7 – schade 2022 Die Nase verspricht etwas anderes als der Geschmack hält, die 51,5% machen sich im Abgang bemerkbar
Review by SaibotZtar
quite ok but unfortunately does not come to the old SCC bottlings, I like the daring PX Cask better because it is for me more coherent
Review by Tim
This rum immediately reminds me of honey with fruit on the nose and especially because of the grapey notes of a wine finish (Sauternes or Sherry). Vanilla and chocolate also present. In the mouth sweet honey, spices and alcoholic spiciness. Unfortunately, that's about it, as the whole mouthfeel including the finish is rather thin. The wine is always present.
Review by F.L.O.
Viel Rotwein und viel Holz. Der Alkohol ist einigermaßen gut eingebunden. Er ist am Ende ein wenig eintönig, weil der Rotwein und das Holz zu arg dominieren. Aber als Daily Sipper passt er schon :-)
Review by Jarek
Ein guter Einstieg für Anfänger die etwas mehr als 40% probieren wollen.
Review by Jürgen Gigl
Gut gelungener Rum.
Review by Rene Pfeiffer
Der Rotwein kommt gut durch. Fruchtig, süß, würzig, gefällig. Bleibt aber recht alkoholisch. Im 2. Tasting musste ich ihn jetzt im Vergleich zu anderen verkosteten Rums um einige Punkte nach unten setzten.
Review by Alex Kunath
Für Einsteiger ein sehr guter Rum, für Erfahrene ganz solide!
Review by Kai Lo
Heftig stark
Review by RumTaTa
Nase: meine erste Assoziation war Zuckerwatte 🙂 der Rum kann nicht verbergen, dass er im Weinfass lag! Alkohol ist sehr präsent. Mund: ja, wieder Rotwein und dunkler Schokolade, verblasst aber recht schnell. Abgang: Fass und Kakao bleiben einen Moment hängen. Am spannendsten ist noch die Nase. Ein milder Rum mit interessantem Finish.
Review by Montana
Ein fruchtiges Aroma, etwas Vanille, leicht alkoholisch. Der Geschmack ist fruchtig, hat eine relativ hohe Süße, im Abgang etwas brennend und wärmend.
Review by Lukas Jäger
Ein guter Easy-Sipper. Nicht zu komplex, aber durch das Weinfass durchaus etwas Tiefe. Hintenraus dann plötzlich eine kurze Süße, die mich überrascht, wurde hier gesüßt? Das Finish dezenter und besser eingebunden, als es beim 2020er oder Zweigelt der Fall war.
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
da hatte ich mir etwas mehr von erhofft. das Rotwein Finish ist meiner Meinung nach etwas zu dominant, dazu ist er mir etwas zu süß und einfach überhaupt nicht komplex und etwas dünn insgesamt. dazu etwas alkoholisch scharf an der Nase... klar für den Preis kann man echt nicht meckern und lecker, sowie smooth zum trinken nebenher ist er. aber für eine Fassstärke ist er mir persönlich etwas zu schnell weg und zu langweilig... allerdings für Einsteiger ein sehr schöner single cask der einen nicht direkt überfordert. da bleib ich lieber beim alten SCC 2020.
Review by Thunderbird
Schöne Bitter- und Holznoten, leider ist der Alkohol nicht perfekt eingebunden!
Review by Martin Švojgr
strasne preslazene a vino vse zabilo
Review by Wernie
Ganz ehrlich, ich hatte mir mehr erhofft. Die Nase recht fruchig, Rotweinfinish halt. Selbst hier kitzelt der Alkohol schon ein wenig. Am Gaumen, dünn, alkoholisch, viel Holz- und Röstaromen und Rotwein. Für mich zu eindimensional und zu alkoholisch. Preislich ok. Aber solche Finish sind eh nicht so meins.
Review by Johannes
Ok, aber Alkohol nicht gut eingebunden, etwas Rotwein-Aroma, schmeckt etwas gesüßt
Review by Balian
Etwas zu süß aber sehr gefällig.
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Avg. community purchase price 40 €
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Details about West Indies Wagemut Special Edition Homebase 2021
A rum from Barbados, bottled by N. Kröger, at 51,5%.
Community purchases
121 bottles logged by 89 collectors.
A drinker's rum.
37% opened, 18 emptied and repurchased.
What did the community pay for West Indies Wagemut Special Edition Homebase 2021?
Community paid 38–45 €.
What members actually paid for their bottles. A typical range, not the current shop price. Full price & collection history in RX+ →
+5 purchases in the last 3 months.
Added to collections, last 12 months — dark bars are the last 3.
121 purchased · 50 tasted · 7 wishlist · as of
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