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Beenleigh Flensburg Rum Company The Bottle Shop 2014
People largely enjoy this Beenleigh, but the sherry finish is what everyone argues about. It brings heavy dark-fruit sweetness — plum, fig, date syrup — plus smoke and old cigar, and most call it a rich "all day sipping" pour. The catch: several say the sherry buries the Australian base spirit and turns it plump and syrupy. Cask-strength heat is a touch loud for a few.
The community says- Rich dark fruit
- Smoke and tobacco
- But: Sherry buries base
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How does Beenleigh Flensburg Rum Company The Bottle Shop 2014 taste?
Aggregated from 28 community reviews.
Sweet, smoky sherry-bomb daily sipper Most like it — a rounded, sweet, smoky sherry sipper. But several feel the finish flattens the base rum, and the alcohol could sit better.
People who love heavy, sherry-driven sweet sippers with smoke
Anyone who wants the base spirit clean and un-sherried
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How is Beenleigh Flensburg Rum Company The Bottle Shop 2014 rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 7.9 sits in the “Good” band. 89% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
Community voices
What does the community say?
61% rate it between 6 and 8. 11 selected write-ups from 28 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Frank
Australien ok, aber Sherry schreckt mich erst mal ab. Das brauche ich einfach nicht mehr beim Rum. Egalisiert einfach den Grundstoff. Aber mal sehen… Nase: intensiv und kräftig. Zu Beginn ordentlich süßlich-rauchig mit viel alter, kalter Zigarre. Dahinter eine Fruchtmischung aus Kirsche, Brombeere und ganz leicht Papaya. Der Sherry-Ausbau übernimmt hier mächtig das Ruder. Geschwefelte Rosine komplettiert diesen Eindruck. Hinten kräftige malzig-karamellige Süße und Hefeteig. Trotz meiner Abneigung von Sherry, objektiv eine schöne Nase. 80 Gaumen: was ist das? Hat der Dosage? Oder war da noch ein ordentlicher Schluck Sherry drin im Fass? Total süß! Dattelsirup pur. Dazu rauchig und Sherry. Vielleicht noch Feige. Der Australia ist da kaum noch zu schmecken. Das ist mir zu plump. Habe ich aber auch irgendwie erwartet. 50 Gut trinkbar als Süßrum ist er allerdings schon…
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
24.09.2022 Going through samples at home. Notes Dark in colour. Nose Wood, floral, fruits, light plum, spice, faint smoke, light caramel. Palate Round, oily, wood, dried fruit, faint roasted, light citrus, light caramel, medium dry, light marzipan, light floral. Finish Medium long, wood, faint smoke, floral, light plum, dried fruit.
Review by DomM
Nose is dominated by the sherry finish, showing dominat notes of red fruits anlongside floral notes. While interesting, this feels not 100% balanced to me and overall a touch to peppery. On the palate the finish again is very dominat. All in all this is very easy going and rather approchable. Still a little too much alcohol present here, but by no means overwhelming.
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Sehr schöner "all day sipping" Rum 🥂 super floral, fruchtig und klar der Sherry ist sehr dominant aber eben auch sehr harmonisch und macht das ganze eben auch gefährlich süffig!🤤 nur der Alkohol könnte minimal besser integriert sein...
Review by mto75
Butterblume, Feige, Traube und Kekse an der Nase…das PX Sherry-Finish gefällt mir hier irgendwie nicht so gut, es unterdrückt die frischeren (Zitrus-)Fruchtnoten, wie sie beispielsweise beim Velier Beenleigh 2015 oder dem RumClub Ed 20 schön durchkommen. Am Gaumen Karamell und röstige Noten. Kein Komplexitätsmonster.
Review by Jacques etdom
Nez très sympa, mais pour moi, totalement gâché par la bouche. A mon avis, trop de temps passé dans le fut de sherry. Une sucrosité qui colle à la bouche, tellement elle est présente. Dommage, pour moi la finition a tué le rhum d origine.
Review by Jakob
Extrem süffig, rund, süss, dazu etwas Rauch - das Sherry-Finish bringt nochmal richtig viel Spannung rein. Toller Australier!
Review by SaibotZtar
Süß und schwer kommt er rüber... das Finish deutlich zu spüren.... dunkle Früchte viel Plaume und etwas Bitterkeit. Mein Persönlicher Gedanke >> ohne Finish warscheinlich besser
Review by Oliver
Sehr speziell, aber geil!
Review by Buddudharma
Finish passt aus meiner Sicht nicht wirklich zum Profil des Rums…
Review by Adrian Wahl
Pflaume überwiegt in meinen Augen
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Details about Beenleigh Flensburg Rum Company The Bottle Shop 2014
A rum from Australia, bottled by Oldman Spirits GmbH, at 58,67%.
Community purchases
6 bottles logged by 5 collectors.
A drinker & collector.
16% opened, 1 emptied and repurchased.
6 purchased · 28 tasted · 7 wishlist · as of
About the Beenleigh distillery
The Beenleigh distillery is located in Australia. Rums from Beenleigh have been reviewed 2,546 times with an average of 8.0/10.
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