The Antigua Distillery English Harbour Reserve 10 Years
Loved by Stefan Persson, Steve the Barman & 5 more
A solid stepping stone for those building their palate: light, dry and oak‑driven at 40%. RumX members mention vanilla, caramel, tobacco, dried fruits and spice. Unsweetened, easy to sip or pair with a cigar.
- Dry, unsweetened profile
- Accessible flavor mix
- Good price-value
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Dry, woody vanilla sipper A solid stepping stone for those building their palate: light, dry and oak‑driven at 40%. RumX members mention vanilla, caramel, tobacco, dried fruits and spice. Unsweetened, easy to sip or pair with a cigar.
Those who like dry, woody, bourbon-leaning rums with vanilla and caramel, and want an affordable unsweetened sipper for relaxed evenings or pairing with cigars or chocolate.
Drinkers seeking rich sweetness, big fruity funk, or high-ABV intensity; anyone who dislikes strong oak bitterness or finds 40% column-still rums too thin.
How is The Antigua Distillery English Harbour Reserve 10 Years rated?
RumX's 0–10 scale is strict , 7.3 lands squarely in the "Good" band. 64% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 5% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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Based on 76 ratings
Review by Stefan Persson
The molasses is bought from Dom.Rep. and Guyana. After distillation it’s aged in former bourbon barrels of American oak, which are charred, for between 10 and 25 years. To enhance the oak taste is a handful of oak chips added to each barrel. In my opinion is it a great rum that overall is very dry and oaky.
Review by Godspeed
Taking into account the price this is a cut above most other rums in this part of the market. There is a sour note that annoys me a bit, reminds me of a cognac cask more than the bourbon casks that have been used.
Review by Steve the Barman
All my Tastings and Scores are purely based on “Rums under £50”. I rarely look at Rums over £50 for my YouTube.
Review by Cédric Meyers
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Review by Montana
An aroma of vanilla, oranges and cinnamon. A balanced taste of sweetness and bitterness, somewhat fruity. The finish is long and mild, becoming sweeter later on.
Review by TheJackDrop
Fruité, caramel, vanille, pas très complexe mais agréable. Un rhum plutot pour les débutants.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
This is one of those rum you either like or not. The nose is sweet and fruity with vanilla. In the back i can find caramel and tobacco. The palate is light, complex and well balanced with fruits and spices topped with oak. The finish is medium to long with a nice wood/vanilla feeling in my throat.
Review by Renato Molo
Rum semplice senza troppe pretese ma che resta un rum, nella sua semplicità, di spessore e con carattere. Note tipiche di vaniglia e caramello, ottimo rum da accompagnare con un buon sigaro o della cioccolata
Review by LukaŽiga
Bought thanks to reviews of Mr.Persson.🙏 8:On the nose, this is an expressive rum with relatively atypical aromas.Honey, tobacco and vanilla dominate, but more discreet notes of rubber and tar add interesting complexity. On aeration tropical fruits burst out, dried fruits, vanilla becomes toasted, butterscotch is noticed, also coconut and roasted nuts. Well, hello Bajan relative! Half a notch higher grade achieved through the wisps of air. 7,9::On the palate, the attack is fairly smooth and the alcohol discreet, although this rum is a bit dry. The notes that were secondary on the nose that make their mark first on the palate: rubber and tar... Well then the torch is taken by Bajan notes:caramel, dried fruits, coconut, butterscotch and some tropical with a pinch of cinammon/nutmeg.Caramel, orange peel give us a slight bitter middle, after a while also coffee wants to be noticed. 8:The finish is relatively long, with smoky, burnt, spicy(peppery) aromas. A slight note of very ripe banana is noticeable, in the end licorice appears.A little bitterness stays... I like Bajans= I like this rum🙂.. Edit:16.4.25
Review by Johannes
A little thin, flat, but a good starter rum with notes of vanilla and wood.
Review by Rumclub Latvia
Looks like no chillfiltered, which is absolutely great
Review by Lukas Jäger
Very woody and spicy nose for its age, with vanilla and a hint of fruit. Unfortunately very thin on the palate, a few percent more would have been good. Otherwise very easy to drink, probably more for drinking on the side.
Review by Murphy
Quite pleasant drink. Nice wood notes and well integrated alcohol. Despite the "only" 40% not watery. Good PLV
Review by Richard Krupa
Neni spat, but Port Cask better
Review by RumRhush
Du bois de la vanille: an introduction for beginners
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143 bottles logged by 52,000+ RumX members. The ratio of closed / opened / emptied, indicates whether this rum is meant to be drunk or is a collector's item.
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About the The Antigua Distillery distillery
The The Antigua Distillery distillery is located in Antigua. Rums from The Antigua Distillery have been reviewed 1,229 times with an average of 7.9/10.
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