Vagabond Spirits Madilao LAOS White Rum Pearls 2024

Review by LukaŽiga

Most helpful positive review

LukaŽiga

May 2026770 reviewsGermany

8.0/10

8,1:On the nose, sugarcane, mineral, pungent with cheese, vegetal with mushrooms, fresh, grassy, flowery with geranium, sweet with honey, nutty, fruity with citrus fruits. On aeration, the cane is earthy, perfumed, lavender is out, dairy and yeast hints arise, some pineapple and spicy touch. 8:On the palate, the attack is oily with dairy, fresh with grassy sugarcane, flowery, herbaceous, vegetal with mushrooms, spicy with pepper, meaty, smoky with bacon, sweet with honey, the fruits are citrus with lemon, lemon peel, tropical with pineapple and dried. 7,8:The finish is medium long, as sugarcane is grassy, green, herbaceous, flowery with lavender, mineral, spicy with black pepper, smoky, buttery, fruity with citrus fruits. Edit:8.5.26

Review by crazyforgoodbooze

Most helpful mixed review

crazyforgoodbooze

Oct 20252,468 reviewsGermany

7.7/10

My first Laos rum. More reminiscent of grappa or fruit brandy, alcohol is relatively well integrated. I urgently need to try this super exciting aroma in a daiquiri. Beautiful fruity and herbal notes. In the daiquiri it's a little too grassy and not fruity enough for me personally. All in all, however, an exciting newcomer from Laos.

Review by Thunderbird

Thunderbird

Nov 20251,251 reviewsGermany

8.0/10

The nose is very intense. Sweetish, fresh buttery cream, floral and herbal aromas flow incessantly from the glass. On the palate, a heavy sweetness of sugar cane at first, followed by fresh planty aromas. It spreads oilily. The finish is accompanied by a slightly bitter, artificial note

Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰

Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰

Sep 20255,556 reviewsDenmark

7.6/10

#5620 31.08.2025 Retasting at the German Rum Fest 2025. This one is also very fresh and fruity. Nice citrus and sugarcane in the profile and light spicy to the palate. There is a nice light vegetal note in the profile. Price to quality is pretty good in my mind.

Review by Skyfly

Skyfly

Sep 2025516 reviewsGermany

8.1/10

Mein erster Rum aus Laos. Für einen ungelagerten Rum eine positive Überraschung mit viel erdigen und pflanzlichen Noten. Zitrone und leichte tropische Früchte sind in Nase und Gaumen vertreten. Alkohol super eingebunden

Review by Fred Tillac

Fred Tillac

Aug 202556 reviewsFrance

8.1/10

👃🏼 = un bouquet franchement végétal et citronné, de l'ananas et une note terreuse. 👄 = le jus est un peu huileux, un peu de fumée et la teneur en alcool ne passe pas inaperçue jusqu'au la finale plutôt minérale et poivrée. Avec Vagabond Spirits, qui porte bien son nom, décollage immédiat pour l'Asie du sud-est pour un rhum blanc qu'il vaut mieux ne pas boire nature 😋

Review by Paul Christiaens

Paul Christiaens

Sep 202534 reviewsNetherlands

8.0/10

Verdict: I like spirits with their own profile and here we have a good example. Sympathetic, cane juice forward, green, a bit earthy, citric, but with a distinct buttery note. Probably nice when you age this rum, but for this spirit, maybe just a bit over the edge for me. 80 points. Nose: sugar and sugarcane, grass, edamame, butter, slightly rancid. Then mashed papaya, and ink. Palate: oily, but also still buttery. Sugar cane forward, then grass, banana leaf, herbs, a bit of lemon zest. Finish: moderate, well integrated alcohol, just a bit of pepper, and still lingering on cane juice, sugarcane, vegetal notes, lemon zest, oil, and butter.

Review by zabo

zabo

Jan 20261,503 reviewsGermany

7.8/10

Danke an Rodolphe für den Split. Bin jetzt endlich dazu gekommen diesen zu probieren. Laos ist ja eher diese Land, dass nicht unbedingt bekannt ist für seinen Rum. Aber finde ich jetzt gar nicht so schlecht. Wobei ich diesen eher als Mixer nehmen würde als pur zu genießen.