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TRC Barbancourt Haiti (HD DOK Cask Finish) 2004
Here's the surprise: this is a 20-year Barbancourt from Haiti, but a Hampden DOK cask finish sits on top of it, and most tasters feel it flattens the original rum rather than lifting it. Expect vanilla, yellow tropical fruit and a light ester note, with a real alcohol bite at 63.8%. A few find it buttery and characterful; more call it muted and one-dimensional.
The community says- Buttery texture
- Tropical fruit
- But: Hot, alcoholic bite
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How does TRC Barbancourt Haiti (HD DOK Cask Finish) 2004 taste?
Aggregated from 21 community reviews.
Hot Haiti rum muted by faint DOK finish Opinions run middling. The DOK finish is faint and, for several tasters, "bügelt alle Aromen nieder" — smothers the Haiti character. Hot, a bit metallic, decent but not memorable.
Cask-strength fans curious about Barbancourt-meets-Hampden experiments
Anyone wanting a clean, expressive DOK bomb or a mellow sipper
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How is TRC Barbancourt Haiti (HD DOK Cask Finish) 2004 rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 7.5 sits in the “Good” band. 66% 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?
67% rate it between 6 and 8. 12 selected write-ups from 21 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by zabo
A quick sip while I sampled it. The first impression is not bad, but not outstanding either. The DOK finish is undeniable in my opinion. The palate is better than the nose. As expected, an extremely solid bottling once again at a fair price. Edit: now tasted again at my leisure. My conclusion is good, but I wouldn't necessarily need another bottle.
Review by LukaŽiga
8,3:On the nose, esters, glue are the first thing we notice, quickly diminshed, some tropical, yellow fruits.A wood is roasted with nuts, spicy with vanilla. On aeration a true face of this rum comes out with red berries, especially raspberry, then delicious apple crumbles with almonds.We notice some perfume and lemon peel, when oxidized well. 8,6:On the palate, esters, glue attack us at first, with fermented tropical and red fruits, especially raspberry, cherry, the wood is roasted with caramel, spicy and when well rested, a bit resinous. Oxidation does a great job to grapefruit, dried currants and black berry, added to a chocolate fudge, we get a delicious dessert. Some metallic and vegetal notes are also present. 8,3:The finish is long with dry, spicy and roasted wood, a bit bitter, earthy and tasty red, dried fruits, black berry...
Review by Fuwi
Joa. Danke an Zabo für das Sample - da wurde ich vor einem Fehlkauf bewahrt. Die Nase ist schon sehr nichtssagend, da kommt irgendwie kaum was an. Geschmacklich auch sehr eindimensional, der Alkohol ist sehr stechend und nicht gut eingebunden. Dahinter verbergen sich warme Früchte, leichte Süße und eine leichte metallische Schärfe. Für 20 Jahre eine Enttäuschung.
Review by Mirco
Trotz 63,8 % Volumen wirkt der Rum überraschend cremig im Mund. In der Nase dominieren Ester, tropische Früchte und eine spürbare Fassnote. Am Gaumen zeigt er buttrige Textur, tropische Aromen und merklicher Alkoholbiss mit leicht bitterem DOK-Finish. Insgesamt halbwegs ok und charaktervoll, aber für meinen Geschmack etwas unausgewogen.
Review by Serge
The nose is not a revelation at first and rather unpleasant to meaningless with an alcoholic note ... but gets better after a little standing time. Then actually better on the palate. Buttery with caramel over the fruit and a few influences from the DOK cask. Still not a winner.
Review by Master P
Auftakt mit gelben früchten und Vanille. Am Gaumen kommt noch eine leichte Esternote dazu die aber schnell verfliegt. Dok nrhme ich nur wenig wahr, wahrscheinlich nur weil man weiß das es das finish ist😅 Sample ok, aber flasche brauch ich nicht davon, schade
Review by Dr.Django
Hampden finishes make me immediately curious. In this case, that doesn't work for me. The DOK finish is weakly present, hovering over the aromas like an impenetrable veil on the palate. somehow uninspired and alcoholic.
Review by Thunderbird
I can't do anything with this bottling.... On the nose, I only perceive vanilla and a few sweetish yellow fruits. The palate somehow gives even less. You can just perceive some DOK influence, then bitterness, metallic aroma and weak sweetness. Somehow that's nothing. Too bad
Review by Johannes
Nicht schlecht, aber wirklich keine Bereicherung. Das DOK Finish kommt etwas raus, ist gut eingebunden, macht den Rum sicher besser. Sonst kommt der Grundstoff schon noch durch, aber nicht gerade im positiven Sinne.
Review by Christoph
Ich habe vor allem viele nussige und leicht fruchtige Noten. Problem ist das schon die Nase sticht und durch die Bank der Alkohol relativ präsent bleibt. Das HD Cask Finish merkt man aus meiner Sicht nicht.
Review by Buddudharma
Ziemlich uninspirierte Abfüllung. Das Finish überdeckt den Rum weitgehend, ist aber trotzdem irgendwie etwas unprofiliert.
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
As I feared: dead-finished. The Hampden DOK finish completely irons out any aromas that the Haiti might have had. Quite alcoholic and sharp-edged. A pity, as I am actually a fan of the 2004 barbancourts. But there is virtually nothing of the Haiti DNA to be found here aromatically.
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Details about TRC Barbancourt Haiti (HD DOK Cask Finish) 2004
A Column Still Rum from Haiti, bottled by The Rum Cask, at 63,8%.
Community purchases
6 bottles logged by 4 collectors.
A drinker & collector.
33% opened, 2 emptied and repurchased.
6 purchased · 21 tasted · 1 wishlist · as of
About the Barbancourt distillery
The Barbancourt distillery is located in Haiti. Rums from Barbancourt have been reviewed 1,059 times with an average of 7.5/10.
To Barbancourt →Read on in the RumX Guide
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