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3 badge mixology Kirk and Sweeney 23 Years
Sipped neat or over ice, this Dominican column-still rum leans sweet and soft: vanilla, caramel, toffee and dried fruit, with a woody, spicy tail that a few tasters found puzzling. Several call it round and easy-drinking for its age, while others feel it's thin and a touch bitter for a 23-year-old. One member's wife even bakes it into pineapple cake.
The community says- Round and mild
- Caramel-vanilla-toffee
- Thin body
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How does 3 badge mixology Kirk and Sweeney 23 Years taste?
Aggregated from 69 community reviews.
Soft, sweet Dominican sipper with a spicy tail Most find it soft, sweet and caramel-forward with an odd spicy-oaky finish. Fans like it round and mild; skeptics call it thin and unremarkable for 23 years.
People who like sweet, soft, easy-sipping aged rum
Drinkers wanting a bold, dry, complex 23-year-old
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How is 3 badge mixology Kirk and Sweeney 23 Years rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 7.3 sits in the “Good” band. 62% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 5% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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What does the community say?
75% rate it between 6 and 8. 14 selected write-ups from 69 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Portman
I like it much better than its 12- and 18-year-old siblings, despite its pre-mature sweetness. The longer maturation time brings more softness and at the same time more depth. As the 23-year-old has been discontinued in favor of the Gran Reyerva Superior, I will keep a full bottle in my collection. I like it very much.
Review by Business Liner Ralf
had expected something more, but very pleasing, round, not too much sweetness, Ultimately, price performance is right.
Review by Daniel
Herrliche harmonische Ausprägungen von Karamell, Vanille und gerösteten Nüssen sowie Schokolade. Warmer Auftakt setzt die Aromen der Nase fort. Auch hier Vanille, Karamell zusätzlich auch Zimt. Abgang: kurz und unauffällig. Würziger und milder Rum, dem man sein Alter an der Harmonie und guten Abstimmung anmerkt.
Review by Madame 888
Holzig, würzig, wenig komplex, rund, wenig aussagekräftig
Review by Akis Kanelo
A very nice rum little sweet with strange after taste, i think something like coffee Value for money
Review by Ane Steph
I'm not really a fan of rons because I find them too sweet. This one has a nice toffee smell and taste though and finishes on an almost sour (and oaky) note. I might get a bottle for sipping because of that.
Review by X-Savior
On The Rocks: On the nose moderate oak with brown sugar and mild alcohol and spices. Taste is smooth and sweet with a delayed strong spice and mild alcohol evolving into a moderate bitterness. The finish is long as it evolves again from a bitterness into a delayed marshmellow sweetness deep into the finish. This is demonstrating very complex and distinct flavour stages and is very enjoyable. This is a fanatic sipper on the rocks. Mixed Pepsi Zero: On the nose smells like Pepsi Zero. Taste is sweet but very shallow flavour profile with almost no finish. There is no point drinking this mixed.
Review by Oldbaer Ger
Ein Rum für mal zwischendurch Genießen
Review by Andreas Cebin
Naja für 23 Jahre sehr unrund
Review by BTHHo 🥃
The taste is pleasant and complex with notes of dried fruit, toast, toffee, almonds and vanilla.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
A very sweet rum with fruits and some caramel /toffee notes. My wife uses it in her pineapple cake.
Review by Pavel Spacek
That spicy tail...does anyone know what is it?
Review by Gunnar Böhme "Bauerngaumen" 🤓
Today times exactly the other way around than a few weeks ago in the hotel, when I had a very good rum in an inappropriate glass 😉. Nah, this rum is so not mine. It seems biting and bitter to me. But is also too thin for me at the same time. At least it doesn't seem to have a single gram of sugar. But yes, I also taste something spicy and woody. Could I imagine well with a cigar. Thus determined relatively far ahead for a relaxed evening with friends to whom you want to bring honest rum closer.
Review by Michal Lutter
Sussi, konec fajn
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Details about 3 badge mixology Kirk and Sweeney 23 Years
A Column Still Rum from Dominican Republic, bottled by 3 badge mixology, at 40%.
Community purchases
150 bottles logged by 141 collectors.
A drinker's rum.
42% opened, 16 emptied and repurchased.
What did the community pay for 3 badge mixology Kirk and Sweeney 23 Years?
Community paid 45–74 €.
What members actually paid for their bottles. A typical range, not the current shop price. Full price & collection history in RX+ →
150 purchased · 75 tasted · 50 wishlist · as of
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The Bermudez distillery is located in Dominican Republic. Rums from Bermudez have been reviewed 425 times with an average of 7.1/10.
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