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The Antigua Distillery Antigua 2015
"Toffifee and rich milk chocolate" is how one member sums it up, and that creamy, coconut-caramel side runs through most tastes here. It's an English Harbour column-still profile with vanilla, cocoa and a little herbal wood in the back. The recurring gripe: at nearly 65% the alcohol isn't always well tucked in, and a few find it simple for the strength.
The community says- Coconut and chocolate
- Creamy sweetness
- Sharp, hot alcohol
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How does The Antigua Distillery Antigua 2015 taste?
Aggregated from 57 community reviews.
Creamy coconut-chocolate Antigua at hot cask strength Well-liked for its creamy coconut-chocolate character, but opinions split on the heat — several say the alcohol is poorly integrated and the profile a touch thin for cask strength.
People who like sweet, creamy, chocolate-and-coconut rums and don't mind cask strength
Anyone wanting bold complexity or gentle, well-integrated alcohol
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How is The Antigua Distillery Antigua 2015 rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 8.0 sits in the “Very good” band. 89% 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?
54% rate it between 6 and 8. 18 selected write-ups from 57 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
Most helpful positive review
01.02.2025 retasting at the Nordlichter tasting. --------------------------- Another release where the price tag is really good compared to what you get. Fruity with natural sweetness and caramel. The palate is nice and warm as I like it and the chocolate and coffee balances the overall profile. I had to rest it for a good while before the flavours really came through.
Review by Tschusikowsky
Most helpful mixed review
Delicious typical chocolate flavor profile. However, intensity and complexity are too low for me for the higher ABV. High Congener I liked better.
Review by Stefan Persson
Overall a great rum that’s fresh, complex and unmistakable an English Harbour that tastes quite much as the 5yo, but of course with stronger tastes thanks to the higher ABV that I bought a sample of from RhumAttitude. It’s a single barrel selection from Antigua Distillery Ltd distilled in 2015 based on molasses in their column still. It’s aged in an ex-bourbon cask, bottled at cask strength at ABV 64,9% in just 257 bottles.
Review by Jarek
Not very complex, but very drinkable. Nice coconut notes and pleasant sweetness. Burns a little too much. Addendum: I have just shared a bottle of this in the forum and tasted the rum again when bottling. The overall impression is confirmed. The alcohol could be a little better integrated, but overall I think the bottling is slightly underrated.
Review by zabo
Wow, not bad, this rum is more on the sweet side, which I really like, especially at 30° degrees. The nose is dominated by cream toffee and on the palate it's not very reminiscent of Milka's cow's milk chocolate. The only thing that bothers me is that the alcohol is quite sharp-edged and not too well integrated. Otherwise there would certainly have been more in it.
Review by Chrischi78
Werde es vermutlich nie verstehen, warum Antigua in der Rum-Welt so underrated ist. Auch hier ein toller Rum mit einem komplexen Geschmacksprofil und darüberhinaus einem klaren Signature-Gaumen der Distillerie!
Review by Tim
Eine ähnliche Nase zu den anderen English Harbour Rums, nur hier mit einem krassem Kräuterzusatz und deutlicher Holznote. Während der Verkostung wandelten sich die Aromen auch stark ab, sehr interessiert. Im Mund hauptsächlich würzig scharf, leichte Süße, Holz, wobei im Abgang wieder die Kräuter plus Kaffee/Schokolade kommen. Wäre die Schärfe im Mund etwas milder, wäre das sicherlich ein überdurchschnittlich sehr guter Rum.
Review by Thunderbird
A fruity floral nose as in the Caribbean...wonderfully beguiling...so opens the game on the palate, a heavy sweetness with lots of tropical fruit. The longer it lingers in the mouth, nut, chocolate and vanilla flavors are added. It becomes slightly pimento towards the end, and some ester joins in as well. In the finish it remains on the coarse herbaceous side! A very multi-faceted rum, but a little too unbalanced for me.
Review by w00tAN
Northern Lights Meeting 2025: In the nose first of all a bit of glue, vanilla and some fruit. In the mouth then strong, slightly sweet, spicy with a good pepper note. Perhaps a little thin. Very chocolatey, medium-long finish.
Review by Righrum
Pretty typical Antigua high congeners style, a bit weaker than peers being less fruity. On the nose, caramel vanilla and coconut, but also hints of chocolate. All of this will appear again when drinking along with some wood and spices.
Review by Jussi Piirainen
Let this rum sit in the glass as it seems require some time to open up. On the nose: Vanilla, coconut, caramel come up first. There are cocoa and woody notes under that. In overall, typical Antigua rum notes. Taste: Quite hot at first and the alcohol could be integrated better. Vanilla, coconut, spices like pepper, woody notes. Then you get chocolate notes and caramel notes. Finish: Coffee notes like mocha pop up. Woody notes. Chocolate notes. Toffee and caramel notes bring sweetness. Long finish. I also have point out that the integration of the alcohol didnt really work well in this, otherwise a good rum, that has good notes and nice finish.
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Absoluter top Antigua cask strength!
Review by Boletus
Auch wenn der Alkoholgehalt im Mund durchaus spürbar ist, was bei knapp 65% auch nicht verwunderlich sein sollte, entwickelt dieser Rum eine ansprechende Cremigkeit mit Noten von Schokolade, Vanille und Kokosnuss. Ein paar fruchtige Facetten sind ebenfalls vorhanden, was insgesamt einen schönen Rum ergibt, der vom Profil her an einen Foursquare oder einen Travellers erinnert.
Review by DosenZorn
Tasted as a 5cl sample and my first rum from Antigua. The nose reminds me very strongly of pre-Christmas. Coconut, vanilla, nutmeg and caramel remind me of baking cookies with mulled wine. Is felt very similar to Barbados but by these associations yet somehow different.Taste a rather simple profile, but very round and coherent. All in all, very tasty, but no complexity miracle.A nice chocolaty finish.
Review by Johannes
Spanish profile with chocolate/coconut notes. Alcohol could be better integrated and lacks some complexity.
Review by DomM
Sweet nose with vanilla, coconut, some tropical fruits and a hint of herbs and brioche (?) in the back. Similar on the palate with a touch of woody bitterness embedded in the mix which adds a bit more complexity. Very enjoyable overall.
Review by Vincent D
Sweet and greedy nose on coconut, caramel and vanilla touches. One could think of a rum from Barbados.In the mouth, it is hot at first. Then again coconut and caramel are present with a touch of woody and vegetal bitterness in the background.Alcohol too present for me to appreciate well.
Review by Mentalo
Alcohol is poorly integrated. Still very clearly present even after a long time. Otherwise just coconut with a little caramel.
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Expert reviews
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Expert review by The Dunder Hut
This is a nice reminder of what the house of English harbour could be, if they were not to make the cask selection themselves. Those rums shine with their sweet complexities. but still my excitement is not pant wetting
Details about The Antigua Distillery Antigua 2015
A rum from Antigua, bottled by 1423 World Class Spirits, at 64,9%.
Community purchases
22 bottles logged by 21 collectors.
A drinker's rum.
54% opened, 5 emptied and repurchased.
What did the community pay for The Antigua Distillery Antigua 2015?
Community paid 92–130 €.
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22 purchased · 59 tasted · 7 wishlist · as of
About the The Antigua Distillery distillery
The The Antigua Distillery distillery is located in Antigua. Rums from The Antigua Distillery have been reviewed 1,272 times with an average of 7.9/10.
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