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The Wild Parrot 1996
Dried fruit, chocolate and soft oak sit quietly in the glass — this is a whisper of a rum, not a shout. Twenty-six years have rounded off every edge, and reviews keep landing on the same word: restrained. Fans call it elegant with subtle depth and a dry finish; the less convinced find it thin, the flavors fading before they arrive despite the 51.2%. A classic light West Indies profile that asks you to lean in.
The community says- Elegant dry oak
- Soft dried fruit
- Thin body
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How does The Wild Parrot 1996 taste?
Aggregated from 12 community reviews.
Elegant but restrained aged Barbados sipper Members split hard: some love the elegant, dry restraint of 26 years, others feel the flavors never develop and call it watery for the proof. A quiet rum you either meet halfway or don't.
patient sippers who like quiet, aged Barbados
anyone wanting bold, punchy cask strength
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4 of 12 left detailed tasting impressions
How is The Wild Parrot 1996 rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 7.9 sits in the “Good” band. 91% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 8% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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What does the community say?
58% rate it between 6 and 8. 4 selected write-ups from 12 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Oliver
Classic WIRD profile.
Review by TheRhumhoe
A Barbados rum bottled by The Wild Parrot that's surprisingly light. There's not the slightest hint of aggressiveness either on the nose or on the palate. The nose is reserved, but one recognizes sweet spices, chocolate, some fruit (dried fruit in particular) and sweet, pastry-like flavors. The attack on the palate is very timid, with flavors struggling to break free. The same flavors quickly fade, and despite the 51.2 degrees, there's a sensation of dilution that spoils the gustatory pleasure. The finish is also relatively short and unmemorable. Unfortunately, this rum is too timid, too far behind other vintages from Barbados or Wild Parrot, and cannot compete with today's standards, except in terms of price, which here is totally excessive.
Review by Alex1981
Relatively thin and uneventful, flavors never really develop any kind of profile. Feels like 40% abv or even less
Review by Olimpia1936
Insapore, poco più saporito di una bottiglia di acqua minerale, 485 euro buttati
Details about The Wild Parrot 1996
A rum from Barbados, bottled by The Wild Parrot, at 51,2%.
Community purchases
3 bottles logged by 3 collectors.
A collector's bottle.
0% opened, 0 emptied and repurchased.
3 purchased · 13 tasted · 1 wishlist · as of
About the West Indies distillery
The West Indies distillery is located in Barbados. Rums from West Indies have been reviewed 7,507 times with an average of 7.6/10.
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