Review #346; Rum #28: XXX/6 9yr 2010 Mauritius

XXX/Six is an Agricole style rum distilled in Mauritius. XXX/Six was distilled on a column still using cane juice. This bottling was aged in oak casks in Mauritius from 2010 to 2018. In 2018, it was shipped to England where it finished aging in a first-fill Bourbon whiskey cask for 2 years. Bottled on January 6th, 2020 at 67.2% ABV this rum yielded 260 bottles. All XXX rums are bottled without filtering, coloring, additives or dilution of any kind. Selected via blind tasting with a panel of tasters from r/Rum and Aficionados.

ABV: 67.2%

Nose: Strong Grilled Pineapple, Burnt Wood, Black Pepper, Slight oil, strong herbalness. Wildflower. Honey, toasted marshmallow.

Palate: Thick oily mouthfeel, Herbalness, wildflower, vanilla hint, pepper, green tea leaf.

Finish: Medium length, Herbalness, Pineapple, Green Tea Leaf, Vanilla.

Rating: 8/10

This is a really weird, herbal, veggie driven, some bursts of spices and fruits rum and its awesome. I was nervous about ordering this based off the initial reviews of this from the selection panel, but I love this. It’s so weird and not everyone will like it, but I want more bottles.

1 | Disgusting | So bad I poured it out.

2 | Poor | I wouldn’t consume by choice.

3 | Bad | Multiple flaws.

4 | Sub-par | Not bad, but better exists.

5 | Good | Good, just fine.

6 | Very Good | A cut above.

7 | Great | Well above average

8 | Excellent | Really quite exceptional.

9 | Incredible | An all time favorite

10 | Perfect | Perfect


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