Habitation Velier Renegade Renegade 2020
Loved by Benoit Mahe, Александр Иванов & 18 moreFor curious explorers ready for wild profiles, this 3‑year, 55% pure single rum is herbal, vegetal and packed with rubber, plastic, medicinal and floral notes. Polarizing but fascinating, especially for Clairin and high-ester fans.
- Unique flavor profile
- High-ester intensity
- Unsweetened, natural
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How does Habitation Velier Renegade Renegade 2020 taste?
Aggregated from 80 community reviews.
Wild, funky and seriously divisive For curious explorers ready for wild profiles, this 3‑year, 55% pure single rum is herbal, vegetal and packed with rubber, plastic, medicinal and floral notes. Polarizing but fascinating, especially for Clairin and high-ester fans.
Fans of funky Clairin-style rums who enjoy rubber, plastic, medicinal and vegetal notes and want to explore Renegade’s wilder side at a punchy 55%.
Beginners, classic molasses-sipper fans, or anyone who dislikes chemical, medicinal or plastic aromas and is sensitive to sharp young rum at higher ABV.
How is Habitation Velier Renegade Renegade 2020 rated?
RumX's 0–10 scale is strict , 7.7 lands squarely in the "Good" band. 76% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 3% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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Based on 80 ratings
Review by Benoit Mahe
Lots of rubber and plastic. Strange but not bad at all
Review by Thunderbird
The Renegade makes a totally unfinished impression on me with lots of artificial and chemical aromas. I've never tasted it like this before. There's also an unpleasant sour fruit note. That's not my taste profile and we're definitely not going to be friends
Review by Александр Иванов
Nose: wow !!! Lot of aromas. Powerful rosehip, mango, bananas, medicine, esters, cherry, humidor & lot of others. Amazing. Taste: complex. Little bit sweetness, but more dry. Some medicinal, iodine, esters, plastic, rubber, dry apricots, mango, pepper, tar, banana, sugarcane, Sulphur. Aftertaste: loooong, complex. Still dry & full. Lot of medicine & iodine notes, some dry apricots, mango, tar, wax, some spices & esters of course. Very pleasant. I love this one ! Absolutely fantastic rum.
Review by zabo
I had my first Renegade (unaged) at the Village at a tasting with Jürgen Wiese. And I didn't like it at all. Even though it is well aged, it still reminds me of baby vomit and children's stinky feet. I just don't warm to this profile. Nice to know that there is such a thing, but definitely not my world. Maybe in a daiquiri or TiPunch whatever, but definitely not for me on its own.
Review by Galli33
This is my first ever rum from grenada! And this one is really special… I found some strange notes like medicinal, plastic, rubber, phenol, petrol reminds me on a Savanna HERR/Lontan, but it‘s also a bit on the dirty side (i wouldn‘t say caroni like). Those notes are overwhelmig all the other notes like wood, oak, herbal, floral, sugarcane, a bit fruity (citrus?!). All in all it‘s a special one, for sure, but a good one. The alcohol is integrated well and fits in perfect. I‘m still undecided, if I should order a bottle or not… 🤔😬
Review by F.L.O.
What the fuck ! I'm completely overwhelmed with plastic, something else and medical notes on my nose. But not negative, rather interesting. A little bit of Mr. Light. The first sip was really shit. The second was better and the third after 15 minutes was unexpectedly pleasant/good. A 7 for the time being! Correction after the 4th + 5th sip.... No, nothing clever.
Review by TheJackDrop
Notes taken at Rhum Fest 2024, Quick notes and a bit of a heavy palate, sorry :) What we have here is a UFO! signed Renegade, I'd like to say AS USUAL. Their rum really does have a secret sauce that can be disturbing, but I love it, it really stands out from the crowd. Rum: heavy, plastic, alcohol or petrol, herbaceous Finish: medicinal with a hint of hay and/or Anise? Totally crazy, maybe strange, but I liked it.
Review by Chrischi78
Auf jeden Fall eine der amüsantesten Verkostungen: Während meine Frau sich bereits beim Riechen des Rums angewiedert mit dem Verweis auf Kotze oder vergorenem Erdbeer-Cheeskake wegdreht, finde ich eher blumig, parfümierte Noten. Am Gaumen dann ein ähnliches Ergebnis, die Frau bricht ab, ich finde es extrem unspektakulär ohne wirkliche Tiefe.
Review by Steffmaus🇩🇰
I am always intrigued by Renegades releases. This agricole is an interesting mix of 2 sugarcanes, and it is certainly expressed in the nose; floral fullness and some fruity and sweet hints, and in the notes it is spicy, mentol-like and sweet with hints of chocolate
Review by Fuwi
Poaaah, was soll man dazu sagen. Stellt euch vor, jemand trinkt vergorenen Orangensaft mit Ananas zusammen mit Buttermilch und vomitiert dies in ein Glas - tadaaa, dies ist die Nase des Destillates. Ich hab ja wirklich lange gewartet ob das besser wird - nein. Also rein den Schluck, über die Zunge kreisen lasse und es ist pappige Süße, die genauso schmeckt wie sie riecht. Es mag Connoisseure geben, die solch ungewöhnliche Abfüllungen toll finden. Aber die finden auch nen Fiat Multipla toll.
Review by FischeJ
My first Renegade. I really like it. Almost no alcohol to be felt. Sweet, floral, rubber and plastic. The barrel also comes through well for the 3 years of storage. Nevertheless, it remains quite fresh. Not particularly complex, but still nice to drink.
Review by Maxime Clr 🇫🇷
Une sacré impression de croquer dans un bout de plastique, trempé dans du caramel et saupoudré d’épices et d’herbe fraîche. Un sensation de piment qui montre que l’alcool n’est vraiment pas bien intégré. Bouteille vraiment pas terrible
Review by TheRhumhoe
A most surprising rum that must have aroused a great deal of curiosity at Whisky Live 2023. The profile is atypical, powerful and launched on a combo of rubber and plastic, with a background of burning petrol and medicinal touches that veer towards medical equipment or balsam. A light woody note, combined with herbal spices, intrude on the olfactory profile and add a little depth to this very zany profile. On the palate, it's a rum with a strong character that takes over the mouth. Heavy notes of fermentation, rubber and plastic return with medicinal, floral and herbaceous flavors. The sugarcane plays off the woodiness, spices (salt and pepper in particular) and a few fruity notes. It's an intense, original profile, where the integration of alcohol is quite good (the 55% reduction must have been judicious in this case). The finish, of decent length, returns to this phenolic and medicinal, woody, slightly fruity (citrus, dried fruit), grassy and floral panel. A surprising and intriguing profile, which has succeeded in surprising with its age and aromatic richness.
Review by Johannes
Very unpleasant to drink. Extreme plastic taste with light olive and yeast.
Review by Florent Apl
Given the number of very mixed reviews of this rum, I was very curious to try it, and the least I can say is that it doesn't leave me completely indifferent. On the nose, I have dried tomatoes in olive oil, brine, and some undetermined spices. On the palate, I find my dried tomato notes again, but the flavor is very light; I don't find much here. The finish is short, ending with notes of old jars whose contents are no longer clear: dried tomatoes, aperitif olives, canned vegetables or mushrooms perhaps. In conclusion, an interesting rum to try, but I don't know if I'd want to have it at home.
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About the Renegade distillery
The Renegade distillery is located in Grenada. Rums from Renegade have been reviewed 568 times with an average of 7.5/10.
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