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William Hinton 3 Years
One taster called it "surprisingly good for a three year," expecting a mixer and finding toffee, oak and vanilla instead. This young Madeira agricole, made from cane juice, leans woody with lemon, dried fruit and a grassy cane edge. Simple and direct — most find the barrel a bit dominant and short on depth, but it's an honest, easy entry into the agricole style.
The community says- Grassy cane notes
- But: Barrel dominates
- But: Lacks depth
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How does William Hinton 3 Years taste?
Aggregated from 73 community reviews.
Young, woody Madeira agricole, simple and direct Opinions run from pleasant everyday sipper to flat and barrel-heavy. Most agree it's young and simple, with lemon, cane and oak — a fine intro to Madeira agricole, not one to analyze.
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Anyone wanting depth and complexity
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What does the community say?
59% rate it below 6. 16 selected write-ups from 73 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Tom Buteneers
Teleurstellend, heel direct zonder diepgang of smaakevolutie. Branderig in de neus. Smaak doet denken aan goedkope whisky. Overwegend vat en alcohol in de smaak. Vond het zelfs niet de moeite om echt de tijd voor te nemen.
Review by TheRhumhoe
Un jeune rhum de Madère tout en simplicité, ouvrant le nez sur des notes boisées, vanillées et légèrement épicées, puis surtout des fruits, notamment le citron, le raisin et quelque chose de plus exotique. Il y a une petite touche florale qui vient se poser dans les narines. C’est globalement doux et calme, assez pour permettre aux novices d’approcher ce type de rhum. La bouche renferme un peu plus de caractère, notamment avec un boisé plus prononcé avec le fût. Les épices sont plus relevées avec le piment, tandis que le côté agricole et herbacé fait son apparition avec la canne à sucre. Malgré les fruits tropicaux et le raisin sec, le profil développe un légère amertume et une touche alcoolique (sûrement issue du terroir). L’alcool reste assez bien intégré. La finale, assez courte, part sur des notes plus rôties et le tabac. On retrouve le côté boisé et agricole, les fruits secs, un peu d’épices et un soupçon de caramel. Un rhum simple et direct mais plutôt bien fait pour un rhum d’entrée de gamme.
Review by Mike H.
42 points. I received this as a freebie with some samples. Nothing much stands out, some wood, caramel and vanilla in the nose. Tropical fruit and alcoholic on the palate. Not my cup of tea or should I say glass of rum 😂
Review by Stefan Persson
The distillery uses their own sugar cane for the production and use sugar cane juice, so it’s an Agricole. In the near future (May 2021) it’s just Madeira, besides the French Overseas Departments, that could call their rum for Agricole if sold inside the EU. It’s distilled in a column still and then aged for three years in French oak barrels. The finish is rather long and tastes the same as on the palate.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
Another sampler at the mall and again not a sipper for me. My guess is a mixer or punch for this one.
Review by Tyler Griffith
Artificial, chemical taste and aftertaste. Nose is slightly better than the taste. Slight spice.
Review by Henry Davies
Surprisingly good for a three year which was expecting to be a mixing rhum. Toffee oak and vanilla are the overwhelming notes on the tongue, enjoyable nose, when mixed the Agricole notes really come to life with more vegetal aspects and a clean finish
Review by Luks
Décevant, manque de complexité et de rondeur (un peu jeune) Raisin secs.
Review by Matiss
Solid, nice,pleasent to drink not much complexity becouse the barrel influence is noticeable and dominates other flavors, nonetheless a reasonably priced sipper.
Review by Niko
De l'agricole sans grandes saveurs...
Review by Morgan Garet
C'est frais, le nez sur la canne et le citron, en bouche les fruits secs et le citron dominent pour finir sur un léger boisé.
Review by JB
Calendrier de l'avent 2020 j9
Review by Ma_Lau
nez en adéquation avec bouche. nez gourmand rond. bouche plus sec belle finale végétale canne
Review by Rowald Sweet Empire
Tasted at the Whisky & Rum aan Zee festival IJmuiden 2023. Very simple Agricole style rum.
Review by Richard Krupa
Fiky fiky fiky. Miluju fiky
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Solide für 14€!
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Details about William Hinton 3 Years
A Column Still Rum from Madeira, distilled by William Hinton, at 40%.
Community purchases
36 bottles logged by 36 collectors.
A drinker & collector.
30% opened, 4 emptied and repurchased.
What did the community pay for William Hinton 3 Years?
Community paid 18–35 €.
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About the William Hinton distillery
The William Hinton distillery is located in Madeira. Rums from William Hinton have been reviewed 428 times with an average of 6.5/10.
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