Aroma visualization from community tastings
Thai Beverage Marketing Sangsom Special Rum
Opinions land low and stay there. Most tasters find it thin and light, with vanilla, sugar and a lemony citrus edge over some unintegrated alcohol. A few call it surprisingly drinkable for a cheap bottle; others go harsh on it. Nearly everyone agrees on one thing: this is a mixer, not a sipper. Think Thai holiday bucket drink cut with cola or Sprite.
The community says- Cheap and cheerful
- Tastes sweetened
- Thin and watery
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How does Thai Beverage Marketing Sangsom Special Rum taste?
Aggregated from 51 community reviews.
Thin, sweet mixer, not for sipping Most see it as a light, sweet, boozy mixing rum — fine cut with cola or in cocktails, but thin and a bit medicinal when tasted neat.
People who want a cheap, sweet base for cocktails and cola
Anyone hoping to sip a proper rum neat
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How is Thai Beverage Marketing Sangsom Special Rum rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 5.0 sits in the “Average” band. 1% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 54% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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What does the community say?
18% rate it between 6 and 8. 13 selected write-ups from 51 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Stefan Persson
Thai rum produced from rice. I think it’s slightly better than its brother, Mehkong. Not to be drunk neat, but it works well as a party drink mixed with 1/4 Coke or Sprite. There have been some bottles ordered in Bangla Road, Phuket. Have a bottle in my Rum Bar just to remind me of those heydays.
Review by LukaŽiga
5,8:On the nose is very thin, sweet, with hints of sugar cane, herbs, rosemary, basil, caramel and coffee. Some cinnamon, rose water, vanilla, white chocolate and some cream arise. 5,5:On the palate, it is weak, thin with ripe fruits:mango, some nuts, coconut, cinnamon, nutmeg. At least it is rather creamy. 5:The finish is light and faint, almost as it has never came through with some fruit, caramel and soy..
Review by Oliver
Erinnert an Stroh Rum. Abgang ziemlich sprittig. Zum Mixen aber OK.
Review by Adam Rajchert
Smakuje jakby miał dodatek cukru. Ale nie aż tyle, żeby być lepkim i likierowatym. edit: dzień później w kieliszku znalazłem bardzo cienką warstwę cukru. Zapach: drewno, wanilia, orzechy laskowe, czekolada, suszone kwiaty, suszone owoce, bakalie, miód Smak: słodycz, pieprz, suszone kwiaty, brązowy cukier, orzechy laskowe, drewno, alkohol
Review by Decky Hicks Doughty
Not much on the nose. Subtle hints of vanilla and popcorn, a touch of lemony citrus. The palate is just as light as the nose. Sweet and sour with a little medicinal note in the mix. The finish doesn't hang around for long. The medicinal note clings the the mouth the longest. Super subtle. Not sure what to say about it. Not much to be offended by or admire.
Review by Morgan Garet
Thai rum, great for cocktails.
Review by Максим Веслополов
After much hesitation, I bought this rum on a whim. It's surprisingly smooth, with a slight sweetness. It's actually quite good and drinkable, especially for a cheap rum.
Review by Michal S
A very mediocre rum tuned exactly in the style that customers expect. That is, topped with sugar, a little vanilla flavour and something spicier. There is a hint of alcohol in the aroma and taste, overall it can be used in drinks at most.
Review by Oli Dekrell
Auch pur trinkbar
Review by StormAK
Ром годится чтобы его пить. Чуть водянистый. В аромате травянистость, банан, фрукты. В послевкусии догоняет бочка.
Review by Sylvain44
Caution: only to be used in cocktails!
Review by Henry Davies
Not as bad as the memory of buckets would suggest. Real sweetness and caramel on the mouth, fairly full and bullish finish with petrol and ethanol. Vanilla and sugar on the mouth with some unintegrated alcohol. Not great but if need must an option as a mixed drink
Review by Kieron Wood
Tasted 23-01-2016 This was one of my first tasting events and it was disgusting then that taste like a herbal dishwater. Revisit in 2020 and still had the same opinion that if you take your dirty dishwasher water and add caramel colouring this is what you get . Vile
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Expert review by The Fat Rum Pirate
Read full review →It's not a typical rum, if I had been told it was something other than rum I would have believed it. It doesn't taste instantly like a typical rum. I found Sang Som rum to be a very easy drinking mixing rum. It's well worth the £16. In fact its...
Details about Thai Beverage Marketing Sangsom Special Rum
A rum from Thailand, bottled by Thai Beverage Marketing, at 40%.
Community purchases
104 bottles logged by 87 collectors.
A drinker & collector.
31% opened, 11 emptied and repurchased.
What does Thai Beverage Marketing Sangsom Special Rum cost?
Community paid 4–33 €.
Current best price: 20.90 € – within the typical community range.
What members actually paid for their bottles. A typical range, not the current shop price. Full price & collection history in RX+ →
104 purchased · 53 tasted · 6 wishlist · as of
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