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Banks 5 Island Blend 70cl bottle
Multiple countries · 43%

Banks 5 Island Blend

7.0/10 17 community reviews ↓
Loved by crazyforgoodbooze
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Details about Banks 5 Island Blend

BottlerBanks
CategoryPot & Column Still Rum
ABV43%
Volume70cl

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How does Banks 5 Island Blend taste?

Aggregated from 17 community reviews.

How is Banks 5 Island Blend rated?

RumX's 0–10 scale is strict , 7.0 lands squarely in the "Good" band. 29% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 11% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →

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Rum reviews

A selection of the most popular reviews from our community. You can view the complete list in our app.

Review by Adam Rajchert

Adam Rajchert
Nov 202458 reviewsPoland
7.0/10

Aroma: Fruity, toffee, solvent, pineapple, cherry in amaretto, grapes, a touch of cardboard, plums, cinnamon, nuts, vanilla, berries, ginger, bananas Taste: Smooth, overripe fruit, plums, cinnamon, banana pulp, nutmeg, almonds, vanilla, nectarines, honey, wax, grapes, pineapple, tannins, oak, anise. Finish: vanilla, spices, almond, fruit

Review by crazyforgoodbooze

Aug 20212,443 reviewsGermany
8.0/10

one of the best white blended rums on the market and one of the best daiquiri rums ever. this one was by the way the inspiration for the CDI tricorne which is even a tad more awesome mMn 🤤😏

Review by Mareen Dose

Mareen Dose
Apr 20211 reviews
7.3/10

Perfekt für Cocktails.

Review by MoMcGurk

MoMcGurk
Oct 2024155 reviewsUSA
4.5/10

Too much of an afterburn straight. Better mixed, but not getting much flavor one way or another.

Expert reviews

Reviews from RumX's blog partners, independent experts who have tasted, evaluated, and described this rum..

Expert review by The Fat Rum Pirate

"It might give certain cocktails a little extra depth etc but bartenders and mixologists aside I can't really see how a sipper or a rum and cola kind of person is going to get much out of paying £40 for a bottle of this as opposed to a cheaper white..."
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Community purchases

45 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.

24 Closed In collections, sealed
13 Opened Being poured right now
5 Emptied Finished, came back for more
42% Open rate Share that isn't sealed

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Rating guide

RumX's 0–10 scale is strict. Here's what each band means.

9.0–10.0 Excellent Stash as many as you can afford. Tell no one.
8.0–8.9 Very good Bank a backup. Tell everyone you meet.
7.0–7.9 Good Buy one and recommend it to your friends.
6.0–6.9 Pleasant Solid, super glad I drank it.
5.0–5.9 Average Totally acceptable.
4.0–4.9 Drinkable Not vocally complaining.
3.0–3.9 Poor Wish I was drinking something else.
2.0–2.9 Very poor Nothing nice to say.
1.0–1.9 Unpleasant No, that's not for me.
0.1–0.9 Inedible Pour it out.