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Hamilton Beachbum Berry’s Zombie Blend 2005
Built for tiki, not the tasting glass — that's the honest surprise here. At 59% it comes across spicy and roasty, with espresso, dark chocolate and a bit of pineapple-citrus over caramel. Neat it's warm but a touch rough, and one taster even caught a cough-syrup edge. Where it shines is in a glass with fruit and lime.
The community says- Great in tiki drinks
- Spicy and roasty
- Hot neat
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How does Hamilton Beachbum Berry’s Zombie Blend 2005 taste?
Aggregated from 18 community reviews.
Spicy, roasty tiki-cocktail workhorse Most agree it does its job as a Zombie and Mai Tai base — spicy, strong, roasty. Sipped neat it's fine but a bit hot and unrefined; it's a cocktail rum first.
Tiki fans building Zombies and Mai Tais
People wanting a refined neat sipper
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How is Hamilton Beachbum Berry’s Zombie Blend 2005 rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 7.6 sits in the “Good” band. 77% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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What does the community say?
100% rate it between 6 and 8. 8 selected write-ups from 18 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Christoph
Alcohol is well integrated, spicy and quite strong. But clearly falls into the category of cocktail rum and for tiki drinks this one should be a good choice.
Review by zabo
The funny calendar day 16 Franconian Tasting Gang For me, this is the most positive surprise from the calendar. Compared to the other St. Lucias, it falls a little short. But in my opinion it's more of an easy sipper.
Review by Ian Gilman
Not just Zombies, but also my favorite in Mai Tais.
Review by Buddudharma
Franconian Tasting Gang 16.12.23: Verglichen mit den anderen St.Lucias eher unterdurchschnittlich…
Review by w00tAN
Nase rostig, holzig, Espresso und dunkle Schokolade. Leichte Fruchtnoten. Im Mund dann schön würzig warm, Karamell und Kafeenoten. Schön würziger Abgang mit etwas Nachhall. Bestimmt auch als Mixer gut geeignet.
Review by Serge
Certainly a good blender (which is what it is intended for) but not necessarily a real treat on its own...
Review by Jarek
Very spicy, very roasty, drinkable. Has something of cough syrup. Alcohol could be better integrated.
Review by SaibotZtar
The comic advent calendar day 16 Certainly very tasty when mixed ... Pure rather something for in between 🤗
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Details about Hamilton Beachbum Berry’s Zombie Blend 2005
A Pot Still Rum from Saint Lucia, distilled by Saint Lucia Distillers, at 59%.
Community purchases
76 bottles logged by 70 collectors.
A drinker & collector.
22% opened, 5 emptied and repurchased.
What did the community pay for Hamilton Beachbum Berry’s Zombie Blend 2005?
Community paid 20–36 €.
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76 purchased · 19 tasted · 16 wishlist · as of
About the Saint Lucia Distillers distillery
The Saint Lucia Distillers distillery is located in Saint Lucia. Rums from Saint Lucia Distillers have been reviewed 4,768 times with an average of 8.2/10.
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