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Cadenhead's Classic Rum Special Edition
Guyana runs the show here — dark, heavy, almost cartoonishly intense — and that's the whole story with this 17-year Caribbean blend. Dates, dark chocolate, coffee and tobacco sit up front, with a little Jamaican ester poking through the edges. At 50% the alcohol is well integrated, though a couple members note it's soft enough to drink almost like a fruit schnapps. Dry, spicy, long.
The community says- Dark chocolate depth
- Great value
- But: Guyana dominates
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How does Cadenhead's Classic Rum Special Edition taste?
Aggregated from 12 community reviews.
Dark, Guyana-heavy 17y blend, dry and spicy Well-liked as an approachable British-style blend at a fair price, but several tasters wish the dominant Guyana would step back and let the other islands speak.
fans of dark Guyana rum and British-style blends
anyone wanting balanced multi-island complexity
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RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 7.6 sits in the “Good” band. 91% 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?
75% rate it between 6 and 8. 7 selected write-ups from 12 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by 86kringo
Most helpful positive review
I tried it at a trade fair and it will definitely become my standard. 40€, 50% and a great blend from which you could taste many regions!
Review by TheRhumhoe
Most helpful mixed review
Cadenhead's does well with this blend from their permanent range. The nose moves from an ester-like Jamaican edge, to a little Panama roundness, then to a fair amount of dark Guyana influence: dates, dark chocolate, coffee and spices (licorice) don't get in the way. There's a hint of peanut butter too, which is rather strange but not unpleasant. Once in the mouth, it's like drinking a liquid candy. Tobacco, toffee, molasses and hot caramel combine with the dark notes described above to create a mix of flavors that is smooth and creamy on the palate. The alcohol is well integrated, but a few extra degrees would have spiced up the juice a little, which could be mistaken for a fruit brandy. The finish is of decent length, warm and spicy. The roasted, caffeinated and chocolate (dark) side comes out more with the alcohol. It's a pity that the Guyana remains ultra-dominant and doesn't let the blend express itself a little more, as it could have gained in aromatic palette and complexity. Nonetheless, this is a good, approachable rum in the British style.
Review by lars
Price / performance absolutely brilliant. For under 40€ my clear favorite at the moment
Review by SaibotZtar
Strange stuff ... but worth the experience.
Review by Александр Иванов
Not so simple. Marriage of Barbados, Jamaica, Guyana & Panama. Dry, intense, but balanced. Nose: some fruits, orange peels, mango, rubber, sandal wood, cola nut, bright pencil shaving, and little bit esters. Taste: Sharp, dry. Woody, spicy, rubber, iodine, orange peels, tobacco & herbals. Nice salty part. I love it ) Aftertaste: medium, dry. Herbals, iodine, esters & some herbs.
Review by Rhum Mirror 🇧🇪
Cadenhead’s Classic Rum 17Y – 50% Cette version est un vieillissement 17 ans du célèbre Cadenhead’s Classic Rum, sorti pour la première fois en 2001. Distillé en 2001 et embouteillé en 2018, il a vieilli intégralement au Royaume-Uni, même si les rhums qui composent l’assemblage ont bénéficié d’un vieillissement tropical/continental avant leur arrivée chez Cadenhead’s. Le blend réunit plusieurs provenances caribéennes, avec selon la marque une base qui peut varier d’un lot à l’autre (souvent marquée Guyana/Jamaïque). Single cask de 174 bouteilles, titrant 50%. La Guyana domine ici très fortement, trop même : malgré une belle complexité, certaines notes ne me parlent pas du tout. Une petite déception.
Review by Oli Dekrell
Delicious blend at cask strength
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Avg. community purchase price 65 €
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Details about Cadenhead's Classic Rum Special Edition
A rum from Multiple countries, bottled by Cadenhead's, at 50%.
Community purchases
16 bottles logged by 15 collectors.
A drinker's rum.
43% opened, 2 emptied and repurchased.
What does Cadenhead's Classic Rum Special Edition cost?
Current best price: 42.50 €.
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