Aroma visualization from community tastings
Bundaberg Black
Barrel and toasted oak lead here, with dried plum, caramel and a bit of dark chocolate on the nose. That nose is the best part — several members loved it. The palate then thins out: wood, caramel and a touch of bitterness, and at 40% the alcohol can poke through. A wood-driven Aussie 12-year that promises more on the nose than it delivers in the mouth.
The community says- Dried-fruit nose
- Thin palate
- Turns bitter
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How does Bundaberg Black taste?
Aggregated from 14 community reviews.
Great oaky nose, thin wood-driven palate The pattern is clear across reviews: a lovely fassy, dried-fruit nose that flattens on the palate into thin wood and caramel. Pleasant but simple, and a bit bitter.
fans of dry, wood-forward aged rum
anyone wanting a rich, full palate
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How is Bundaberg Black rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 6.6 sits in the “Pleasant” band. 21% 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?
64% rate it between 6 and 8. 5 selected write-ups from 14 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by cigares
Australia Advent Calendar 2025 (2). Un nez herbal et fermenté avec du bois de cèdre en soutient. Des fruits jaunes trop mûrs, un nez expressif mais trop doux. Une entrée de bouche douce, mielleuse avec des fruits jaunes trop mûrs. Moins expressif qu’au nez. Trop simple mais tout à fait agréable à siroter. Une finale plutôt courte avec le bois de cèdre et la douceur qui restent plus longtemps.
Review by mto75
puh, ziemlich krasses Teil der Bundaberg! Mir kam alter Madeira in den Sinn…oder die alten Spätburgunder Auslesen von J.B. Becker
Review by Johannes
@Artur Adventskalender: Muffig, Lakritz, Melasse.
Review by Skyfly
Arturs Adventskalender Australien #2: Nase herrlich. Hier riecht man die Fasslagerung mit getrockneten Früchten, insbesondere Dörrpflaume, Karamell, Holz, Nuss und Cappuccino. Im Gaumen dann etwas dünn. Die Komplexität ist verschwunden und nur noch Holz, Karamell und Trockenfrüchte präsent. Abgang ähnlich und kurz
Review by Righrum
Australia Advent Calendar day 2 A wood driven rum. The nose is limited to barrel and toasted notes that i'll find also when it comes to the palate, where I can find only a few more notes, liquorice and caramel, and the roasted notes that are here.
Details about Bundaberg Black
A rum from Australia, distilled by Bundaberg, at 40%.
Community purchases
7 bottles logged by 7 collectors.
A drinker & collector.
28% opened, 1 emptied and repurchased.
7 purchased · 14 tasted · 2 wishlist · as of
About the Bundaberg distillery
The Bundaberg distillery is located in Australia. Rums from Bundaberg have been reviewed 98 times with an average of 6.6/10.
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