Distillerie d’Indochine Sampan Blanc
Loved by R-Wan, Mc Pirate & 7 moreFor experienced palates exploring high-proof cane juice rum. This Vietnamese blanc hits hard at 65% with fresh sugarcane, lime, floral and vegetal notes, plus salty, peppery heat. Widely praised neat or in cocktails by 27 RumX members.
- Explosive cane aroma
- Long warm finish
- Great for cocktails
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How does Distillerie d’Indochine Sampan Blanc taste?
Aggregated from 28 community reviews.
Explosive high-proof cane juice hit For experienced palates exploring high-proof cane juice rum. This Vietnamese blanc hits hard at 65% with fresh sugarcane, lime, floral and vegetal notes, plus salty, peppery heat. Widely praised neat or in cocktails by 27 RumX members.
Curious explorers into high-proof blancs who enjoy fresh sugarcane, lime, vegetal notes and want a powerful mixer or sipper with real bite and saline, peppery complexity.
Those sensitive to high ABV or new to agricole-style profiles; drinkers preferring sweet, soft 40% rums will likely find it too hot and bitter-salty.
How is Distillerie d’Indochine Sampan Blanc rated?
RumX's 0–10 scale is strict , 8.0 lands squarely in the "Very good" band. 78% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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Review by R-Wan
Très très bon rhum blanc 65 % donne une bonne longueur et laisse une note piquante sur la langue Distillerie à suivre !! Vivement les vieux
Review by Mc Pirate
Nez canne à sucre très marquée. Bouche avec une attaque brûlante mais qui débouche sur une tres belle note d’alcool blanc typée eau de vie de fruits. Finale sur la canne.
Review by Gd Flo
Bombe aromatique de pur jus de canne ! Ça claque sévère dans les narines et ça fait du bien. A boire pur, on sent pas les degrés ( bon, au 4ème verre t’as mal au crâne mais ça passe 😁)
Review by Insta: spiritofbernard 🇫🇷
Le meilleur Samoan! Une vraie réussite
Review by Arnaud Faverjon
Un superbe blanc, fruité et poivré, vraiment une très belle expression à déguster!
Review by TheRhumhoe
Compared to the 54% version, this Sampan is no slouch. While the nose seems fairly versatile, with spices, fruit (notably citrus and lime), floral and vegetal notes, the palate is much more biting and warm. Despite a slight roundness, the extra degrees are felt on the palate, leaving a strong impression of spiciness on the finish. A powerful rum, slightly less balanced than its 54% predecessor.
Review by Rhum Mirror 🇧🇪
Nez végétal : canne fraiche/agrumes/saké Attaque en bouche chaude : poivrée/fruitée/végétale Longue finale : iodée/pimentée J’en profite pour le comparer à un sample de la version Overproof (54%) que l’ami David m’avait transmis dernièrement. Les marqueurs sont bien évidemment très proches que le 65%. Je dirai juste que l’attaque en bouche de cette version Overproof est moins agressive. Elle est même étonnamment douce. On a un sentiment aqueux/dilué pour l’attaque en bouche. Mais les arômes apparaissent dans la foulée et avec une belle longueur persistante. Je trouve ce blanc plutôt bien foutu et avec une préférence pour la version à 54% dont l’attaque en bouche est plus agréable.
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Reminiscent of sake, the nose is promising at first. But the taste is extremely perfumed, salty, bitter, iodine/metallic and also a bit meaty and licoricey. Very tiring to drink straight, the 54% is much better... In the daiquiri it is then somewhat more harmonious with notes of white pepper, star fruit, green bell pepper and again salty licorice and mace and iodine. But even in the daiquiri it's not really fun ... What a shame! It's great to have tried, but I would definitely prefer the 54% sampan!
Review by ElReyTristan
Blanc agricole très puissant, très vif sur une canne aux saveurs de citron vert. Manque un peu de complexité seul. Mais en cocktail peut faire de belles choses avec une petite salinité en fin de bouche.
Community purchases
32 bottles logged by 52,000+ RumX members. The ratio of closed / opened / emptied, indicates whether this rum is meant to be drunk or is a collector's item.
Also on the wishlist of 11 members.
About the Distillerie d’Indochine distillery
The Distillerie d’Indochine distillery is located in Vietnam. Rums from Distillerie d’Indochine have been reviewed 259 times with an average of 7.8/10.
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