Aroma visualization from community tastings
Fassbind AG Secret Treasures Old Barbados 1986
Vanilla, citrus and a whisper of honey on a light, woody frame — that's the nose, and most people quite like it. The trouble comes in the mouth: at 40% this Rockley-style Bajan reads watery and faint, with several tasters saying the reduction washes away what little was there. One member nailed it: "Round, mild. But too weak taste." Interesting to nose, thin to drink.
The community says- Pleasant vanilla-citrus nose
- Very easy to drink
- Watery, thin palate
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How does Fassbind AG Secret Treasures Old Barbados 1986 taste?
Aggregated from 28 community reviews.
Lovely nose, watered-down thin palate Nice, atypical nose of vanilla, honey and citrus that almost everyone enjoyed — but the palate is consistently called watery, flat and short. The dilution is the dealbreaker.
People curious about older light Bajan/Rockley rum who value the nose
Anyone wanting a full, punchy palate with a long finish
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How is Fassbind AG Secret Treasures Old Barbados 1986 rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 7.1 sits in the “Good” band. 57% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 3% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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What does the community say?
79% rate it between 6 and 8. 19 selected write-ups from 28 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Manuel
RumX Adventskalender Nr.14: Vanille und Zitrusfrüchte in der Nase und im Abgang. Die 14 Jahre Fasslagerung kam nicht wirklich hervor.
Review by FabiDram
RumX Adventskalender 2023 Tag 14
Review by Gregor
Nase: Ananas, Mango, Banane, Baumnuss, Leim Gaumen: Banane, Vanille, grasig, blumig, Cashew Nuss, etwas Leim. Eigentlich gut aber einfach zu lasch.
Review by Vincent D
Goûté à l'aveugle et je n'ai pas été capable ne serait que de situer ce rhum. Une liqueur d'amandes pour moi. Très léger. Très facile à boire. Très surprenant aussi car très déroutant. Chouette découverte !
Review by Tschusikowsky
Wenig prickelnd weil insgesamt einfach zu dünn. Wirkt extrem verwässert, vom Profil ist nicht mehr viel da. Wirkt wie der Caroni vom selben Abfüller. Nichts schlecht aber im Endeffekt relativ nichtssagend.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
14.01.2006 My first visit to Hong Kong and this was a very nice hotel, which also had a great Restaurant. Notes. Light in colour and profile. Woody with dried fruit and light coconut. Light/thin palate with a smoky touch. Short finish with vanilla and caramel.
Review by Lot-NAS
Tastes like the water you drink when rinsing your tasting glass because you ran out of glasses over a long night. Yes now even the water kind of tastes like Rum.
Review by SaibotZtar
Nose Fruity,honey some wood all rather restrained.... Palate very watery and weak .... some honey, mango oak .... unfortunately much too diluted.
Review by Gunnar Böhme "Bauerngaumen" 🤓
RumX-Adventskalender 14.12.2023 Nah, Rockley just wasn't and isn't my cup of tea. Drinkable, but really not a burner. Thin and meaningless.
Review by Christian Rudt
Irgendwie einfach nicht gut. Verwässert. Zitrusfrucht. Dahinter eher auf der grünen Seite. An der Nase eher medizinisch. Denke das Kalender sample war hier völlig ausreichend ;)
Review by Mentalo
Für nur 40% ist das schon ok. Honig, Rauch, Holz. Leider geht die Frucht da unter und ich fand das Geschmacksprofil so schon etwas penetrant und unausgewogen. Dazu noch ein wässriges Mundgefühl.
Review by zabo
RumX Adventskalender Tag 14 Leider im Nachhinein erst verkostet. Da im Komischen Kalender Tag 14 der "Konkurrent" aus der Vergangenheit drin war, habe ich beide gegeneinander antreten lassen. Viel waren sie nicht auseinander, aber als Fazit haben sie mich beide nicht überzeugt.
Review by mto75
die typische Rockley DNA von Honig und Rauch kann ich hier nur schwer erkennen, es geht eher Richtung medizinische Noten. Am Gaumen kommt dann noch die starke Verdünnung, die alle Geschmacksnoten wegspült. Naja, einen Versuch war es wert…
Review by DomM
Nose is not bad with honey, vanilla and sweetness alongside some fruits. It is not overwhelmingly intense but the expected notes are noticeable if a bit subdue overall. On the palate and particularly the finish, the reduction is more noticeable and very adverse to the experience unfortunately. Dispute some Rockley notes showing up, the bottling feels to thin with a very short and unpleasant finish.
Review by Alex1981
RumX Kalender Tag 14 Nicht schlecht, aber zu flach um zu begeistern. WIRD und ich werden wohl keine Freunde mehr…
Review by Righrum
RumX Advent calendar. Would have never guessed it was a wird. Very smooth dram, but not that much to say, nor such a particular profile, just wood and vanilla
Review by Michal S
Vůně ještě relativně OK, byť trochu utlumená. Ale chuť vyloženě jako od rumu ze supermarketu - naředěná, vanilka/med, alkoholový ocas.
Review by Rare Akuma
#24DaysOfRum2023 - Day 14 Extremely mild -not light(!)- on the nose. Very atypical blend of aromas that I would have never placed in Barbados. My blind guess would have been a smooth agricole of some sorts. Opens with honeydew melon, green tea and hints of wood polish before making way into wider fruity and barrel-oriented territory. Then it presents apples, lots of citrus and perhaps a tad of mango. All in combination with lighter sugars, marzipan and crème fraîche, and a hefty amount of wood spice. Very interesting. In the mouth my instinct tells me again that it’s not very Bajan at all, but unfortunately the drop is diluted into oblivion. I had to drink nearly the entire sample to pick up one or two aromas. In the end it’s simple syrup that has been laid on barrel. Additionally it’s overshadowed by a rather metallic taste. Very enjoyable nose, very disappointing taste. I should have poured the sample back into the vial and kept it to nose once in a while. Ah well…
Review by Pavel Spacek
Round, mild. But too weak taste.
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Details about Fassbind AG Secret Treasures Old Barbados 1986
A rum from Barbados, bottled by Fassbind AG, at 40%.
Community purchases
8 bottles logged by 7 collectors.
A drinker & collector.
25% opened, 0 emptied and repurchased.
8 purchased · 28 tasted · 1 wishlist · as of
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