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Brewdog Distilling Co. Five Hundred Cuts Botanical Rum
Opinion runs hard against this one. Most tasters find it drowning in cinnamon, allspice and clove — one calls it "flüssiger Lebkuchen" (liquid gingerbread), several find it too sweet and the spice artificial. A couple grant it a round, smooth body with a mulled-wine warmth. Really it drinks like a Christmas-market spiced spirit more than a rum you'd sip on its own.
The community says- Mulled-wine warmth
- Round, smooth body
- Too sweet
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How does Brewdog Distilling Co. Five Hundred Cuts Botanical Rum taste?
Aggregated from 21 community reviews.
Very sweet, Christmas-spice dessert spirit Deeply divisive and mostly disliked: too sweet, cinnamon-and-clove heavy, and tasting artificial to many. A few enjoy the mulled-wine dessert angle, but most wouldn't buy it again.
People who like sweet, heavily-spiced Christmas flavors
Anyone wanting a dry, traditional rum or avoiding sweetness
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How is Brewdog Distilling Co. Five Hundred Cuts Botanical Rum rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 7.0 sits in the “Good” band. 47% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 28% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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What does the community say?
43% rate it between 6 and 8. 4 selected write-ups from 21 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Chrischi78
Was für ein schönes Etikett, Punkt. Damit ist dann auch das positivste gesagt. Im Grunde ist er für den Weihnachtsmarkt erfunden worden, um kaltgespülte Glühweingläser von den Mundkeimen des Vorgängers zu befreien und das Glas mit vermeintlichen weihnachtsassoziierten Geschmacksnoten zu pafürmieren. Ein Untergang in Zimt und Gewürz.
Review by Boletus
Well, I don't really know what to say about this. I really like cinnamon and allspice, but this is really too much of a good thing for me. It's also just far too sweet for my palate.
Review by Kieron Wood
Tasted 09-11-2020 This is hands down one of the worse rums I have ever drank . My review read that if you like your rum tasting like winter gin then drink this hideous concept. Heavy on aniseed , lovely for Christmas pudding not for flavoured sugared rum like this .
Review by Dominik-84
A sweet dessert drink. Nose: lots of cinnamon and cloves on a sugar cloud. Round and smooth, not the slightest sharp or alcoholic note. Palate: similar sweetness and cinnamon-forward impression, with cloves like in a mulled wine. A little astringency as in heavy red wine. Finish is short and viscous.
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Expert review by The Fat Rum Pirate
Read full review →It has also not tried to charge a Premium price. Spiced Rum is now creeping up in price into the £40 price bracket on a more regular basis. This is different for sure. It's grown on me but I doubt I would buy another bottle. That said I don't buy...
Details about Brewdog Distilling Co. Five Hundred Cuts Botanical Rum
A spirit drink on a rum base from United Kingdom, distilled by Brewdog Distilling Co., at 40%.
Community purchases
34 bottles logged by 30 collectors.
A drinker & collector.
23% opened, 1 emptied and repurchased.
34 purchased · 25 tasted · 13 wishlist · as of
About the Brewdog Distilling Co. distillery
The Brewdog Distilling Co. distillery is located in United Kingdom. Rums from Brewdog Distilling Co. have been reviewed 67 times with an average of 7.1/10.
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