Aroma visualization from community tastings
Nine Leaves Clear 2017
The thing that catches everyone off guard is the sake note — this unaged, pot-still white from Japan really does taste of koji, marzipan and white tea alongside citrus and something floral and grassy. It runs surprisingly soft and gently sweet for 50%, with herbal edges. One taster half-joked "is this even rum?" A few find it too dry and short; most find it genuinely unusual.
The community says- Distinctive sake note
- Soft for 50%
- Short finish
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How does Nine Leaves Clear 2017 taste?
Aggregated from 25 community reviews.
Floral, sake-tinged Japanese white rum Polarizing but memorable: a floral, citrus-and-sake white that most find soft, dry and unlike anything else. A couple wanted more body and a longer finish.
People chasing an unusual, floral white rum with a Japanese sake twist
Anyone wanting a rich, full-bodied or classically sweet rum
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How is Nine Leaves Clear 2017 rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 7.5 sits in the “Good” band. 76% 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?
76% rate it between 6 and 8. 6 selected write-ups from 25 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Christoph
I can understand why this rum has won awards. While you can still smell the alcohol in the nose next to fruity-floral notes, is just transferred, you are surprised in the taste of an incredible mildness and pleasant sweetness. In addition, there are then herbal notes of herbs. The Nine Leaves typical sake note I notice here only in the finish. The best unaged rum to drink neat that I know so far!
Review by Han
❤️ Nine Leaves
Review by BnBrt
Mon préféré de Nine leaves sur ce que j'ai goûté jusqu'ici. Nez plus alcoolique que les autres rhums japonnais que j'ai dégustés mais avec le même côté floral. Pour moi un super rhum blanc, bien équilibré, un côté ti punch en bouteille. Une belle attaque, un peu d'agrume, du fruit et le suave du sucre brun. Longueur intéressante avec encore les notes fruitées/ fruit d'automne déjà senties dans d'autres rhum japonnais.
Review by TheJackDrop
Euuuuh C’est vraiment du rhum ? Amusant En resume, mes notes de degutation : Au nez : Saké, Alcoolique, Massepain En bouche : Saké, Herbacé, Fermenté La finale plutot orientee vers : Herbacé, Saké
Review by Romain de L
Interesting ! Nose is quite fresh, floral, engaging. Body is balanced, not too strong for a white, enjoyable. Quite long in finale. Honestly pleasant
Review by cigares
Un nez assez neutre avec un côté clairement saké et massepain. On ne sent pas les watts. La bouche est étonnement douce avec peu d’arômes et une persistance aromatique autour du saké et un côté pâtissier, légèrement fumé et herbacé. La finale est bien courte. Un rhum à 50%, trop sec et pas assez généreux pour être un rhum qui pourrait me plaire.
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Details about Nine Leaves Clear 2017
A Pot Still Rum from Japan, distilled by Nine Leaves, at 50%.
Community purchases
11 bottles logged by 10 collectors.
A drinker & collector.
27% opened, 1 emptied and repurchased.
11 purchased · 27 tasted · 10 wishlist · as of
About the Nine Leaves distillery
The Nine Leaves distillery is located in Japan. Rums from Nine Leaves have been reviewed 828 times with an average of 8.0/10.
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