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Sansibar Finest Jamaica & Trinidad Rum Special Selection
Most people came in with low expectations and walked away pleasantly surprised. It's a Jamaica-Trinidad blend where pineapple, banana and a hit of glue-like ester sit in caramel sweetness, with roasted oak and dried fruit behind. Several note the Trinidad side softens the funk. A couple felt it turned a touch sweet over time, and the 53.6% is so well tucked in that one taster guessed 43%.
The community says- Pineapple and banana
- Well balanced
- But: Slightly sweet
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How does Sansibar Finest Jamaica & Trinidad Rum Special Selection taste?
Aggregated from 29 community reviews.
Fruity, easy Jamaica-Trinidad blend, well balanced A well-liked easy blend most call good value. Fruity esters, glue and caramel over roasted wood; a few find it a little sweet or lacking real depth, but hardly anyone dislikes it.
Fans of fruity Jamaican esters who want an easy-drinking blend
Anyone chasing deep, heavy high-ester funk
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RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 7.9 sits in the “Good” band. 96% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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55% rate it between 6 and 8. 12 selected write-ups from 29 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by cigares
Most helpful positive review
A rum tasted at the restaurant of independent bottler Sansibar. A nose of tart candy, pineapple and maracuja with a hint of glue. Pineapple and dried fruit on the palate, with a slightly disturbing fizziness. The spice and yellow fruit finish is of medium length. The Trinidad rum tempers the Jamaican, but doesn't bring the super notes of the Trinidad rums of 2000-2003.
Review by Timo Groeger
Most helpful mixed review
Wow hätte ich echt nicht so erwartet, geiles Sansibar Teil. Fruchtige Nase, viel Klebstoff und Ester haben wir hier. Am Gaumen dann auch vor allem gelbe Früchte, ansonsten noch etwas Karamell sowie gut röstig. Echt ok:-)
Review by Skyfly
Ein interessanter Blend, der vor allem durch sein PLV heraus sticht. In der Nase dominieren noch die jamaikanischen Anteile mit viel Frucht, Ester und Klebstoff, zudem leichten Gewürzen. Im Gaumen ist er denn sehr holzig/ röstig und karamellig. Die Trockenfrüchte sind präsenter als die trotzdem vorhandenen tropischen Früchte. Ester sind nur dezent zu erkennen. Im Abgang wieder eine Kombination aus Gewürzen, Holz, Karamell, sowie leichten Estern.
Review by Boletus
Eine absolute Überraschung! Fruchtige Ester sind in eine karamellige Melassesüße eingebettet und ergeben ein sehr stimmiges Gesamtbild. Hier wurde beim Blenden ein wirklich gutes Händchen bewiesen. Ein toller Rum mit sehr angenehmer Bepreisung, der mir ausgesprochen gut gefällt! Edit: Zwei Jahre später ist die zweite Flasche leer und der Rum hat mich erneut wegen seines großartigen Preis-Genuss-Verhältnisses begeistert. Auch als Mixer hat er überzeugt!
Review by Nivius
Annanas, lots of annanas, vanilla, banana, nice esters very round, then there is not this herbal note - really great PLV !To crack the 80 points mark, he would need me a little more depth, but you can not expect that at the age.
Review by LukaŽiga
8,4:On the nose, glue and esters, fermented tropical fruits like banana and pineapple, green apple, citrus fruits, roasted, smoky wood with nuts, chocolate, spicy, grassy molasses, slightly dark with licorice, bump into our nosetrils. On aeration, yellow fruits, orange and maracuja arise, minty, herbaceous molasses, the wood is spicy with vanilla, allspice, sweet with caramel, a bit furry, as rubber hints also join...a surprisingly balanced combo. 8:On the palate, the attack is medicinal with esters, glue, dry, sweet with toasted wood notes like caramel, pastry, peppery, salty, fruity with tropical fruits like banana and pineapple, green fruits like pear, apple, dried, yellow fruits, as the molasses is minty, grassy. 7,9:The finish is medium long, dry, as toasted oak, spicy, smoky and its notes pair fermented tropical, citrus, green fruits and slightly dark, candied molasses with licorice. Edit:13.6.26
Review by Pavel Spacek
Nice drinkable rum, but without any profile. Just nice rum
Review by Gunnar Böhme "Bauerngaumen" 🤓
Surprising. Pleasant. In the sense of: I had low expectations. A bit of a wood-boat touch, caramel-sweet, but not at all overbearing. Great balance. On ABV I would have guessed 43%, but it's a surprising 10% more, so actually perfectly integrated alcohol. At a price of about 50 EUR also recommended to beginners or as a gift.
Review by Claes Nilsson
Nice combo with a little Jamaica funk and Trinidad flavour. Tasted in 2023. Retasted in oct 2024, now I think it is a little sweet
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
06.08.2022 Thinking about the price tag you get a lot for your money. A fresh and fruity rum with light esters and some glue. Pretty well balanced profile and a medium to long finish. The empty glass had light chocolate notes.
Review by Johannes
Sehr guter Blend mit guten Preis-Leistungsverhältnis!
Review by Andi
Surprisingly good, tasted without much expectation. Great fruity Jamaica flavors ubd a slight sweetness.
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Auction results 28 € – 37 €
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Details about Sansibar Finest Jamaica & Trinidad Rum Special Selection
A rum from Jamaica, bottled by Sansibar, at 53,6%.
Community purchases
16 bottles logged by 15 collectors.
A drinker's rum.
56% opened, 7 emptied and repurchased.
What does Sansibar Finest Jamaica & Trinidad Rum Special Selection cost?
Current best price: 57.90 €.
16 purchased · 30 tasted · 9 wishlist · as of
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