Rum Nation Engenho Novo Small Batch Rare Rums 2009
Loved by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰, X-Savior & 1 more
For curious explorers who enjoy agricole and wine finishes, this 10-year Madeira cane-juice rum at 52% is dry, citrusy and woody with red-wine notes. RumX members find it distinctive, thought‑provoking and great neat or on ice.
- Unique wine influence
- Dry, complex profile
- Great on the rocks
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How does Rum Nation Engenho Novo Small Batch Rare Rums 2009 taste?
Aggregated from 14 community reviews.
Dry, winey agricole for adventurous palates For curious explorers who enjoy agricole and wine finishes, this 10-year Madeira cane-juice rum at 52% is dry, citrusy and woody with red-wine notes. RumX members find it distinctive, thought‑provoking and great neat or on ice.
Agricole fans and adventurous drinkers who enjoy dry, citrusy, wine-influenced rums and want a thought‑provoking sipper or characterful mixer.
Those new to rum, anyone preferring sweet, easygoing profiles, or drinkers who dislike sour, winey or balsamic notes and noticeable woodiness.
How is Rum Nation Engenho Novo Small Batch Rare Rums 2009 rated?
RumX's 0–10 scale is strict , 7.7 lands squarely in the "Good" band. 71% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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Review by Joachim Guger
Very strange nose, red wine and plastic, difficult to describe. It gets nicer with time. Then good in the mouth, great finish. But the artificial smell ruins this rum.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
Another great rum. Nice and fruity from the nose to the finish.
Review by Stijn Zino
Rhumtour 2025 This reminds me of Marsala or another Italian aperitif. Citrus, sour in nose. Lots of wood in taste. I get some will like it. Even though it qualified as rum, it should not be labeled as rum. Not my cup of wine.
Review by Philip M. 🇧🇪
First time tasting rum from Madeira and what an interesting nose! Never had so much lemon/citrus notes on the nose before. The smell of wine is also there. The cane juice charachter is very noticeable on the palate. Interesting, complex rum but not something I need on my shelf.
Review by X-Savior
On The Rocks: On the nose it hints of spice, floral and oak notes. Taste is a moderate fruit (leaning into red wine) and strong oak and spice with earthy notes. Finish is medium fruity red wine, very unique and special. This is another rum that will make you pause and think. It is a very special rum that is quite enjoyable. Mixed Pepsi Zero: On the nose it has mild woody aroma with trace Molasses. Taste is a pleasant honey sweetness with mild leathery and molasses flavour. Finish is short and sweet but overall it loses complexity. Fantastic mixer (7* mixed) but it is a shame to drink this one mixed in the big picture.
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
very special rum! really crass dry and sour, you really have to be into it. the nose is incredibly fruity and sour berry-like towards balsamic vinegar, in the finish the whole thing repeats itself in between simply remains this crass acidity and furry. very getting used to but also not bad at all! but just nothing for everyone. my favorite remains the first batch in the Madeira barrel...
Review by DangerSnert
On the rocks Pepsi max Smell: Woody mild, molasses trace, caramel smell. Taste: nice, good mixer, pleasant leathery taste.
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Expert review by The Fat Rum Pirate
"In fact as I write and reminisce I have just thought of the nearest comparison to this rhum. The Rhum Rhum Liberations from Marie Galante. I'm not saying this is quite as good but its definitely not a million miles away. Complex, interesting and most of all quite unusual."Read full review →
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19 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 4 members.
About the Engenho Novo distillery
The Engenho Novo distillery is located in Madeira. Rums from Engenho Novo have been reviewed 136 times with an average of 7.9/10.
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