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Banks 5 Island Blend
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How does Banks 5 Island Blend taste?
Aggregated from 18 community reviews.
Style & occasion: Fresh & grassyTropical & funky
Full aroma profile Aroma families · nose & palate · top aromas
4 of 18 left detailed tasting impressions
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18 community reviews
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On RumX, 7 means “Good” and 8 means “Very good”.
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The distribution above includes all 18 ratings, including those without text.
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Most helpful positive review
one of the best white blended rums on the market and one of the best daiquiri rums ever. this one was by the way the inspiration for the CDI tricorne which is even a tad more awesome mMn 🤤😏
Review by MoMcGurk
Most helpful critical review
Too much of an afterburn straight. Better mixed, but not getting much flavor one way or another.
Review by Adam Rajchert
Aroma: Fruity, toffee, solvent, pineapple, cherry in amaretto, grapes, a touch of cardboard, plums, cinnamon, nuts, vanilla, berries, ginger, bananas Taste: Smooth, overripe fruit, plums, cinnamon, banana pulp, nutmeg, almonds, vanilla, nectarines, honey, wax, grapes, pineapple, tannins, oak, anise. Finish: vanilla, spices, almond, fruit
Review by Mareen Dose
Perfect for cocktails.
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Expert review by The Fat Rum Pirate
Read full review ›It might give certain cocktails a little extra depth etc but bartenders and mixologists aside I can't really see how a sipper or a rum and cola kind of person is going to get much out of paying £40 for a bottle of this as opposed to a cheaper white...
Banks 5 Island Blend at live auctions
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45 bottles logged by 41 collectors.
A drinker's rum.
40% opened, 5 emptied.
What did the community pay for Banks 5 Island Blend?
Community paid 23–46 €.
Purchase prices reported by members, not a shop price. Avg. 47 €. Full price & collection history in RX+ ›
45 purchased · 19 tasted · 13 wishlist · as of
Details about Banks 5 Island Blend
A Pot & Column Still Rum from Multiple countries, bottled by Banks, at 43%.
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