Aroma visualization from community tastings
Cave Guildive Indonesia Rum 2013
Expect a rum that swings from juicy and floral to downright meaty. It opens on pear, honey, lychee and eucalyptus, then turns sulphury, fermented and "extremely meaty" with glue, burnt rubber and BBQ notes. Alpine herbs, sandalwood and roasted almost-burnt wood round it out. One taster warned it's not for delicate palates or everyday drinking — a genuinely unusual Indonesian cask-strength arrack-style pot still.
The community says- Unusual funky profile
- Fruit and rubber
- Short finish
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How does Cave Guildive Indonesia Rum 2013 taste?
Aggregated from 20 community reviews.
Meaty, herbal Indonesian pot still oddity Members find it a spicy, herbal, funky oddity — fruit and rubber over roasted wood. Loved for its strange character, though a few note a short, rough, quiet-nosed finish.
Adventurous drinkers chasing funky, sulphury, herbal pot-still oddities
Anyone wanting a smooth, sweet or easy everyday sipper
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How is Cave Guildive Indonesia Rum 2013 rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 7.9 sits in the “Good” band. 95% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 5% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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What does the community say?
90% rate it between 6 and 8. 11 selected write-ups from 20 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Most helpful positive review
Witzigster Fehler in der Rechtschreibung: Inodonesia 😀 anfangs sehr fruchtig nach saftiger Birne, lychee, Honig, Aprikose und Eukalyptus an der Nase, nach einer Zeit wird er dann aber extrem fleischig und vergoren, Schwefelig... geschmacklich dann etwas Birne & Honig, dann aber auch wieder diese Klebstoff und BBQ Note, sowie etwas dosen-lychees und Alpenkräuter wie Salbei, Thymian und Minze sowie Sandelholz. Klebstoff und dosen-lychees dominieren aber deutlich bis zum Schluss. spannend aber nichts für zarte Gemüter und schon gar nichts für jeden Tag!
Review by Tschusikowsky
Most helpful mixed review
Very cool profile with potential. Guyana sends its regards.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
It's not very often that you stumble upon a rum from Indonesia and speaking from experience, the rums you get in Indonesia are not always that good. This release however is really good thinking about its origin. Very fruity with rubber and nutty elements. I like the roasted almost burnt note on the palate and finish. Price to quality is very good.
Review by Timo Groeger
Und der nächste tolle Arrack hinterher. Ist dem anderen nicht ganz unähnlich, im Grundgeschmack sind die sehr gleich. Ist jedenfalls sehr würzig, kräuterig und auch röstig. Etwas Menthol aber auch Minze lassen sich erkennen.
Review by Mirco
Arrac(k)-Tasting 2.0 von Artur. Eine spannende Tasting-Reise mit einer beeindruckenden Bandbreite an Stilen und Profilen. Von rauchig über fruchtig bis würzig war alles vertreten – teils etwas unausgewogen, teils überraschend rund. Besonders einige Abfüllungen zeigten viel Charakter und Tiefe und blieben im Gedächtnis. Ein Format, das richtig Spaß macht. Danke Artur für die Gelegenheit! 😊
Review by zabo
Wieder einmal ein überragendes Tasting das Artur super organisiert hat. Vielen Dank in die Einführung in die Welt des Arra(c)ks. Die Verschnitte sind schon eine wahre Herausforderung an die Geschmacksnerven. Wirklich überrascht hat mich aber diese BASF Abfüllung. Meinen tiefsten Respekt für die Zeit und Mühe die dort immer wieder reingesteckt wird. Eine wirkliche Ehre immer wieder bei solchen Tastings dabei sein zu dürfen.
Review by cigares
Arra(c)k 2.0 tasting by Artur. Un nez intéressant et disparate avec du bois de cèdre, de la banane, du thé noir et de l’amertume. La bouche est plus équilibrée mais les arômes sont un peu faibles avec en plus des tannins. La finale est moyennement longue, les fruits frais et le boisé restent longtemps.
Review by Alex1981
Retasting während Arrach Attack 2.0 Tasting: Klasse Vertreter! Wenn er nicht so kuez wär hintenraus durchaus über 8 Punkte möglich. Spannend! Sehr ungewöhnliches Profil, Ananas & Pfeffer, leichte Anis Noten. Leider Nase sehr unauffällig und hinten raus recht rau. Macht einen geilen Daiquiri
Review by Johannes
Arrack 2.0 @Artur: Sehr ausgewogen, schöner Arrack!
Review by Lukas Jäger
Probiert auf dem 12. GRF in Berlin
Review by Leo Krüper
Highlight des Arrack Tastings. Endlich mal etwas rund in der Muffigkeit und Zitronennote. Jod und Milchsäure. Im Abgang metallisch. Etwas C<>H für Indonesien.
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Expert reviews
Reviews from RumX's blog partners, independent experts who have tasted, evaluated, and described this rum..
Expert review by The Dunder Hut
Really nic emix of herbs and fruit and rubber. Mixing well with burned notes and vegetables. I. A drink this gets some paprika warmth and banana chips. This is again a solid cave guildive. Really recommend you this arrak
Details about Cave Guildive Indonesia Rum 2013
A Pot Still Rum from Indonesia, bottled by Cave Guildive, at 58%.
Community purchases
3 bottles logged by 3 collectors.
A drinker's rum.
66% opened, 0 emptied and repurchased.
3 purchased · 20 tasted · 2 wishlist · as of
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