Distilia Ten Cane The Last Cask - Phoenix, Artist (Yu Chuan) 2008

Review by Johannes

Most helpful positive review

Johannes

Nov 20242,838 reviewsGermany

8.2/10

Good ten cane. Alcohol well integrated. I would have liked a little more complexity.

Review by crazyforgoodbooze

Most helpful mixed review

crazyforgoodbooze

Sep 20252,468 reviewsGermany

7.8/10

Ten Cane wie er im Buche steht (zumindest an der Nase - am Gaumen leider nicht so). Leder-Politur, rote Früchte, Melasse und Lakritz, sowie viel Holz-Einfluss erkennbar an der Nase. Am Gaumen dann ungewöhnlich fruchtig, weniger holzig als erwartet. Zwetschgen, Pflaumen und Sauerkirschen die an einen guten badischen Zwetschgengeist erinnern (Obstler). Dazu Mokka, Schwarztee und intensive Tannine... Leider im Abgang auch eine leichte Benzin Note, sowie unangenehme Säure welche mir weniger gefällt, sowie der relativ dominante Alkohol der besser eingebunden sein könnte, daher leichter Punktabzug. Definitiv nix für jeden Tag aber grundsätzlich gut gemacht!

Review by LukaŽiga

LukaŽiga

Jun 2025770 reviewsSlovenia

8.8/10

8,8:On the nose, the first impression we get is surprisingly dark with roasted wood like nuts, leather, caramel, as with dark molasses notes like licorice, black tea, tobacco.The fruits are dried with dates, prunes, raisins, red and green with an apple, pear. On aeration, the molasses is candied, herbaceous, as there is also some hay, red bellpeppers.Sherry finish is even more obvious now.Some new fruit notes arise like dried figs, yellow and tropical.Coffee and menthol round up notes nicely. 8,8:On the palate, the attack is dark, syrupy with black tea, vegetal molasses and charred wood notes like caramel, nuts, leather, it is a bit dirty and with menthol, as the fruits are dried, thick with sherry seasoning like apricots, raisins, prunes, cherry. After resting the rum, the molasses is floral and earthy with tobacco, stronger industrial notes are out with rubber and tar, then chocolate, mocha and Maggi from charred notes.The fruits are also yellow and balance thick and dark molasses. 8,7:The finish is long, dry with spicy, roasted wood notes, delicious cherry, dried, red and yellow fruits, as the molasses is dark, vegetal, earthy with tobacco, black tea.Industrial notes like rubber, petrol, tar bring in a little bit of bitterness... Edit:1.6.25, 😋

Review by Thunderbird

Thunderbird

Nov 20241,251 reviewsGermany

8.6/10

A very good Ten Cane, which is on the dark spicy side, but with a strong contrast to the classic cherry and dried fruit flavors. This results in a very successful interplay which I find very exciting

Review by Serge

Serge

Oct 2024839 reviewsGermany

8.2/10

Not very meaningful in my assessment, as this is only the second Ten Cane I've tried. The first was as part of a RumX advent calendar - and it was awful. After that, I never tried another one until this one from the set here. And this one is much better. Dark, roasty and full-bodied. I really like it. The alcohol is well integrated and I like the style - not much going on, but I like what's there.

Review by DomM

DomM

Jan 2025910 reviewsGermany

8.4/10

3x Ten Cane 2008 by RumClub, Romdeluxe and Distilia. While Distilia and RD are quite similar, the RC is noticably more vibrant. The first two provide wood, some roasted notes, apples (fresh and backed), Christmas spices and some leathery notes. The RC in contrast adds fresh mint and yellow fruits to the mix, which remind me rather of TDLs rather than what I had as Ten Cane so far. Crown goes to the RC in the line-up. On the palate, again, RdL and Distilia are rather close. Distilia delivers even stronger on the woody and leathery notes with some cacao/dar chocolate as a kicker. RDL comes with similar notes, but more fruits and openness. Both nice. While I prefer the darker profile of the Distilia. For the RC, I get more TDL vibes on the palate as well. Are we absolutely sure this is a TC and not TDL? 😅 I get mint and a different set of fruits (more peach than cherries) and miss the „sugar cane feel“ which the other two deliver. Interestingly different indeed. On the palate I also prefer the RC in the line-up.

Review by cigares

cigares

Apr 2025921 reviewsSwitzerland

8.1/10

Tasting Distilia Artist (Yu Chuan). Un nez de parfum artificiel, de fruits rouges avec de la fraîcheur (menthol) et du bois plutôt jeune. Des fruits rouges en bouche, des fruits jaunes aussi et un côté un peu sale, le bois est plutôt marqué fût alors qu’il semblait plus jeune au nez. La finale est moyennement longue, sur les fruits et le vieux bois. Un rhum agréable malgré une bouche un peu âpre et rêche, une plutôt belle finale.

Review by zabo

zabo

Nov 20241,503 reviewsGermany

8.5/10

Oh yes, I think this is probably the best TenCane I've had in a glass. Some bottlings weren't even that good, but this one really surprised me in a positive way. The full EmEukal cough syrup and cherry bomb. I actually quite like it at the moment.