Bumbu XO

Nez boisé et caramélisé, quoique minces vu les vapeurs alcooliques.
En bouche, zeste d’orange, épices - finale où la chaleur de l'alcool est très présente.
Demeure un bon rhum et agréable. Pourrais être un peu mieux équilibré.

Woody and caramelized nose, although thin given the alcoholic vapors.
In the mouth, orange zest, spices - finish where the heat of the alcohol is very present.
Remains a good and pleasant rum. Could be more balanced.

The rum pure is a bit to hard but with cola i like it a lot

Love the bottle; makes you feel like a real pirate when holding it and popping the cork with your teeth!!! Great taste, flavor, and extremely smooth for drinking straight up.

This is an odd one for me. I don't know how to put my finger on it or describe it but it's not horrible or good.

Im Geruch gefällig mit Vanille Toffee Nuss Note.
Im Geschmack fein ausgewogen, ein wenig Süß, ein bisschen Holz, Banane, Nuss, Kokos, Vanille, gefällig, ohne im Abgang sehr zu brennen und Holznoten im Abgang.
Fazit: ein guter Rum, ganz anders als der Bumbu Original, nicht so süss.
Preis/Leistungsverhältnis ok.

Achtung: der muss Atmen und entfaltet erst nach mind. 15 -30 min. sein Aroma, direkt aus einer neuen Flasche nicht zu empfehlen ! Um so länger er „atmet“ umso mehr unterschiedliche Aromen entfaltet er.....

A smooth and more traditional take on rum. You can taste the spirit here, which I do prefer. People who don't drink much will find a burn and want to mix, but surprisingly many will enjoy its subtle aroma.

I love the bottle! It is a conversation piece no question. The rum is decent. A tad too much heat for my liking. But still tasty and worth a try. Dried fruit and Caramel notes.

As many others have already noted, this is very different from regular Bumbu: it’s quite dry and has none of the cloying qualities that seem to polarize many away from the original. Instead this is quite light and very smooth. The problem for me is that I don’t detect heaps of complexity, either. The nose reveals light spice, integrated, old wood, and something like nougat and roasted nuts. But the nose is not generous and I found those notes needed to be coaxed from the Glencairn. The palate has something that reminds me of spiced orange, Bosc pear, and molasses before moving off into a medium length finish. It’s a good sipper but personally, I’m missing a “wow!” factor, too. A quality rum, for sure, but just not reaching the higher scores, imo...

Nez boisé et vanillé
En bouche, épices et zeste d'orange
Manque un peu de finesse
Mieux fait que la version originale

It is a blend of rums up to 18 years old originating in Panama. Ageing took place first in bourbon barrels and then after sherry.

Bottle: Black opaque with a large cork. The shape and size is the same as his little brother Bumbu Original.

Color: Dark amber

Aroma: The aroma is vanilla, sherry, ripe to overripe fruit (especially orange) and a lot of ripe grapes. At the end, there are tones of burnt or stale wood. There is no banana or pear smell at all like the Original version. The smell is very similar to Emperor Sherry Finish rum.

Taste: Slightly sweet at first, but then turns bitter. Even though he has "only" 40% ABV, it is quite burning on the tongue. The taste is vanilla, caramel, coffee and the peel of overripe to slightly rotting orange. At the end, you can smell either stale or burnt wood again. The aftertaste is medium to long.

The taste of this rum is quite interesting. It is not a sweet rum and it has nothing in common with Bumbu Original. Overall, I was surprised that rum of this age is so little fine.

Overall rating: 7.5 out of 10