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Bayou XO Mardi Gras
Opinions land in the middle here. Most call it "a nice everyday and easy to drink rum" — brown sugar, orange zest, vanilla and a woody, gingerbread edge. A Louisiana molasses rum, not an Antillean-style one, and a few tasters found the aromas a bit thin and the finish short. Gourmand and soft rather than deep.
The community says- Easy to drink
- Brown sugar, vanilla
- Short finish
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How does Bayou XO Mardi Gras taste?
Aggregated from 34 community reviews.
Soft, gourmand everyday sipper Well-liked as an easy, gourmand daily pour of brown sugar and oak. Several note the flavors fade fast and the finish stays short — pleasant, not profound.
People who like soft, sweet, easy daily sippers
Anyone wanting bold, deep, long-finish rum
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How is Bayou XO Mardi Gras rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 7.5 sits in the “Good” band. 82% 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?
85% rate it between 6 and 8. 9 selected write-ups from 34 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Stefan Persson
Overall an OK rum, but quite overpriced. Tasted it at the Stockholm Beer & Spirits Fair 2023. This Louisiana rum from Bayou is a molasses rum. The sugarcane has grown in the soils around the Mississippi River Delta. After fermentation it’s distilled in a copper pot still whereafter it’s aged in ex-bourbon barrels and finished in ex-sherry barrels for a total aging of up to 6 years using the Solera method.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
A very nice and fruity rum. A nice everyday and easy to drink rum.
Review by gabrielRhum
Not worth the price (too expensive)Very nice bottle (nice finish)Very greedy
Review by Fred Tillac
👃 I smell candied fruit, wood, burnt grass and a little vanilla. 👄 Caramel, a little honey and the roundness brought by sherry are added as I drink it, with a short finish. The result is an average 6-year-old rum, far from West Indian standards but probably suited to its domestic market.
Review by TheJackDrop
Nice for the US I would have thought sweeter, but no, it's cool. To sum up, my tasting notes: Nose: Caramelized, Vanilla, Woody On the palate: Orange zest, Brown sugar, Woody Finish: Gingerbread, Brown sugar, Peppery
Review by Hans-Peter Jank
A very interesting rum from Louisiana. Really recommended.
Review by Jully Arnaud
Supple and delicate. With precision. With nuances of red fruit/wood and caramel.
Review by Rhumain
A very nice rum, easy to drink. Very tasty!
Review by Richard Krupa
Sweeter densely
Details about Bayou XO Mardi Gras
A Column Still Rum from USA, distilled by Bayou, at 40%.
Community purchases
48 bottles logged by 45 collectors.
A drinker & collector.
18% opened, 2 emptied and repurchased.
What does Bayou XO Mardi Gras cost?
Community paid 41–73 €.
Current best price: 36.62 € – below 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+ →
48 purchased · 37 tasted · 31 wishlist · as of
About the Bayou distillery
The Bayou distillery is located in USA. Rums from Bayou have been reviewed 152 times with an average of 7.0/10.
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