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Engenhos do Norte 970 Single Cask Edition Selected by RA 2015
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Anyone who likes their agricole with a Madeira twist should try this one. Sugarcane and fresh green notes meet raisin, dried dates and a distinct wine character from the island, with mint and warm ginger running through. At 51.3% it's a bit sharp neat — a few drops of water round out the Madeira side. Complex and unusual, and several tasters restocked it.
The community says- Cane-meets-Madeira
- Long finish
- Keep in mind: Sharp neat
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How does Engenhos do Norte 970 Single Cask Edition Selected by RA 2015 taste?
From community reviews · summarized with AI
Complex Madeira agricole, cane meets dried fruit Most drinkers land on complex and well-balanced for a 6-year-old, praising the cane-meets-Madeira mix; the caveat is heat — the 51.3% isn't perfectly integrated for everyone.
agricole fans curious about Madeira cane
anyone wanting a soft, easy sipper
Style & occasion: Fresh & grassySipping neat
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Review by Oliver
Most helpful positive review
Great rum from Engenhos do Norte. Round, balanced and simply delicious.
Review by Timo Groeger
Most helpful mixed review
Yeah, the fact that it was distilled from sugarcane juice is obvious. Not really my taste profile, but there are worse things than this vegetal / floral / winey thing. Cheers ;-)
Review by Gregor
Nice balanced Agricole. For a 6-year-old already very harmonious
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
I have tried a few of these and the bar is pretty high. In general very few bottles leave the island and I usually get access through a friend going on holiday 😊 A nice medium dry and fruity rum with very good ABV integration. Good balance between the individual elements and a very long finish. Draws really nice curtains and the empty glass has the most wonderful flavours after a while.
Review by Harald
Dark amber Smell: Immediately after opening caramel and glue, floor wax. Next day at the start mint and sugarcane. Light and fresh with aromas of sandalwood and beeswax. Taste: Tastes like solvents, plastic and floor wax. Also on the next day right at the start already strange and unpleasant. Medicinal-herbal, fermented with clear Agricole notes. Finish: Quite short, dry, woody, sour and bitter. 78 points
Review by Djehey
In the nose, we feel at once the sugar cane. By insisting a little, mixed with alcohol, one guesses floral aromas like the rose.in mouth, the aromas of sugar cane impose themselves then arrives a green pepper which lasts. The wood, young remains present throughout the tasting. The final, average, remains on the heat of the green pepper. The wood associated with the sugar cane gives impressions of liquorice. A good rum, rather simple and young, which makes think of Madeira.
Review by Michael Turner
A good drop, but nothing to get too involved with. A cigar or chocolate companion.
Review by Tim
Very vinous/sherry nose, grapes, dried fruit, toasty aromas. Nevertheless, the floral Agricole notes such as sugar cane, fresh and earthy do not come up short. In the mouth and finish actually very similar to the nose, but with less fruit and instead more Agricole influence. Sherry lingers here for a long time as well. Also spiciness in the form of ginger, but always accompanied by sweetness from Madeira wine barrels. Pretty round thing!
Review by Henry Davies
Better than the normal 970 but still lacking balance and smoothness. Could do with more strength to elevate the profile. Lot of Agricole characteristics, for the price and positioning was expecting more
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
very nice Madeira rum! for me so far the most complex and balanced I had.on the nose directly intense after Madeira wine, prune, acacia honey, as well as some mint and candied fruit and ginger.taste then directly the mint, then nutty Madeira and date notes and fruit bread. in the finish, the mint then intensifies and becomes menthol, plus candied spicy ginger, grapefruit peel and in addition beautifully fresh and pleasantly balanced. at the end remains a slight acidity reminiscent of currant and again some mint. very tasty and summer!🙏
Review by Fuwi
It comes across as quite sharp, the almost 50% is not perfectly integrated. A few drops of water would help to round out the distinctive Madeira character
Review by TheJona'Spirits
Discovered and tasted 2 years ago, I am only finishing my bottle and my last sample (I still have a bottle kept warm). A very good agricole with the typicalities of Madeira. For me, the best old rums from Madeira come from Engenhos do Norte. On the nose, the endemic cane stands out more on a nice brown sugar than on the freshness of Martinique or Guadeloupe cane, it changes. Cinnamon, caramel, seasoned wood and light menthol. On the palate, warm spices, sustained wood and especially a combination of licorice stick and overcooked caramel. A very well integrated alcohol. A finish that fades on a flammekueche, sugar crepe aspect. It is very indulgent and concentrated. Excellent value for money locally and on some Portuguese sites. Sold too expensive in France though. If this kind of profile between an agricole and a raw cask ron interests you, I advise you to then move on to the 15 years old from the distillery, vintage 2019 in mind.
Review by Lukas Jäger
Apparently rum becomes good when a certain bottler from the German north even looks in the barrel!Even if I do not necessarily like the rum from Madeira, this bottling, selected by Rum Artesanal, is great and exciting! Vegetal notes combined with various spices and dried fruits deliver Madeira flavor par excellence. Very complex and multilayered. The palate in particular convinces me, special mention here is probably my association "forest", which can probably be described in more detail by pine needles and the smell of damp moss. Class!
Review by Jürgen Gigl
I hesitated for a long time but now got a sample and tasted it immediately. With its 51% not a weakling but quite drinkable. The sherry is well recognizable but not dominant. A balanced enjoyment that will gladly be repeated. Conclusion: Will be bought again.
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Review by Schnapsschuesse
Oops, that's a bit of a corker. Or at least something similar. Lots of notes of wine in here, the fruitiness is particularly evident in raisins and prunes. There's also something fresh, herbal and a little mint. A very exciting and unusual blend. On the palate, the mint comes first, followed by citrus oil. Raisin, dates and a hint of licorice in the middle. Towards the end, the mint becomes very present again, heavy and oily. The finish is then again sugar cane. Certainly not everyone's cup of tea, but those who enjoy complex and above all unusual aromas will get their money's worth here.
Review by Christian Rudt
Very tasty Madeira Agricole. A complex interplay of fruity and vegetal aromas, which I like.
Review by Alexander Rasch
My RumRatings review from 3 years ago: The rum has a nice fresh nose, with lemongrass and dried fruit. A nice fruitiness with a pleasant wood influence with some nuts and roasted aromas. On the palate, the rum shows a lot of fruit, again dried fruit, some grass, wine and a bit of honey. The finish brings an intense spice, which ushers in the vegetal finish with dried fruits and a hint of ginger. The current 970 is an exciting bottling, which makes it fun to further explore this distillery. The mix of fresh lemongrass and fruit is great. Only one note in the spice bothered me, so for me personally the rum falls a bit short.
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44 bottles logged by 35 collectors.
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38% opened, 6 emptied.
What did the community pay for Engenhos do Norte 970 Single Cask Edition Selected by RA 2015?
Community paid 62–81 €.
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Details about Engenhos do Norte 970 Single Cask Edition Selected by RA 2015
A Column Still Rum from Madeira, bottled by J. Faria & Filhos, at 51,3%.
About the Engenhos do Norte distillery
The Engenhos do Norte distillery is located in Madeira. Rums from Engenhos do Norte have been reviewed 785 times with an average of 7.8/10.
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