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Engenhos do Norte Rum Agrícola 980 Madeira
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"Great nose, weak taste" is the line that keeps coming back on this Madeira agricole. The smell is rich and round — plum, dried fruit, almost like prune liqueur — and several tasters loved the leather and tobacco. Then the palate turns drier, thinner and quite short, with black currant showing up. Made from cane juice at Engenhos do Norte, aged in French ex-wine casks.
The community says- Rich prune-fruit nose
- Leather and tobacco notes
- But: Thin, watery palate
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How does Engenhos do Norte Rum Agrícola 980 Madeira taste?
Summarized by AI from 28 community reviews.
Lovely prune nose, thin and short palate Most agree: an inviting, fruity, prune-heavy nose that the palate can't match — dry, watery and a short finish. Pleasant but forgettable for the money.
People curious about Madeira agricole who value the nose over the palate
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Style & occasion: Mature & oakySipping neat
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Review by Anonymous
Most helpful positive review
Impressive, very good, agricole rum from the island of Madeira, I really like it as a digestif or occasionally in a glass
Review by Stefan Persson
Most helpful mixed review
Overall an Agricole with a great nose, but with a rather weak taste. This rum, Beneficiado 980, is produced by Engenhos do Norte in Madeira. It’s made from cane juice and Madeira is btw the only place besides the French Overseas Departments that’s is recognized as producer of Agricole by the EU. It’s a blend of rum distilled in column stills aged for 3 respectively 6 years in French ex-wine barrels as well as some aged for 21 years in French ex-Madeira wine barrels. The name, Beneficiado 980 comes from that the brand was introduced 1980 and Beneficiado means that there is some Cane Honey added to round it up.
Review by cigares
My first Madeira farmhouse. Good value for money. Tasted again and better than I remembered.
Review by Air-one
A rum with an astonishing nose that might make you think of a prune liqueur, very round and fruity. On the taste, the prune also stands out but drier than the nose suggested. A fruity finish too short.
Review by Martin Augustin
A good representative from Madeira. Does not stand out particularly, but is pleasing. Very fruity on the nose. The taste then reveals a lot of blackcurrant. Very watery though.
Review by Blaž Ulaga
Strong but good enaugh 🥃 Actually third best rum from Madeira 🤷♂️ Very dark brown ... Pretty alcoholic...
Review by Mateusz
Good nose, taste slightly lacking. Very short and thin finish. Lovey for leather/tobacco notes. Not great value for money. OK
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33 bottles logged by 33 collectors.
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42% opened, 5 emptied.
What does Engenhos do Norte Rum Agrícola 980 Madeira cost?
Avg. community purchase price 45 €.
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Current best price: 49.80 €.
33 purchased · 31 tasted · 2 wishlist · as of
Details about Engenhos do Norte Rum Agrícola 980 Madeira
A Column Still Rum from Madeira, distilled by Engenhos do Norte, at 40%.
About the Engenhos do Norte distillery
The Engenhos do Norte distillery is located in Madeira. Rums from Engenhos do Norte have been reviewed 778 times with an average of 7.8/10.
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