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A.H. Riise Non Plus Ultra Ambre d'Or Excellence
Peach is the whole show here — ripe, jammy, almost like fruit tea — with orange peel, vanilla and honey behind it. Most drinkers enjoy it for exactly that; the catch is the sweetness, which sits right at the liqueur line and reads artificial to some. The 42% alcohol isn't always cleanly tucked in either. A soft, fruity after-dinner pour rather than a serious 25-year sipper.
The community says- Ripe peach fruit
- Soft and round
- But: Added sugar
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How does A.H. Riise Non Plus Ultra Ambre d'Or Excellence taste?
Aggregated from 131 community reviews.
Sweet, peachy dessert rum that flirts with liqueur Well-liked as a sweet, peachy dessert pour, but be warned: the sugar dominates and several drinkers find the fruit tastes synthetic and the alcohol poorly integrated.
fans of very sweet, fruity rums
anyone avoiding sugar or artificial notes
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53% rate it 8 or higher. 27 selected write-ups from 131 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Kay Meertens
Almond, peach, passion fruit and a little coconut in the nose. A typical taste of candied orange peel. Sweet of course, but not as over-the-top as the regular Ambre d'Or.
Review by ordogh
Most helpful positive review
Complex rum with tons of dried fruits and spices. Well balanced, deep, but friendly.
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Most helpful critical review
Cheap peach crumb iced tea to drink, alcoholic artificial and cheap and not worth nearly 90€... Almost worse than the normal non plus ultra. But the only non plus ultra here is the poor price-performance ratio and the alcohol integration, which is not non plus ultra!🤦🏼♂️
Review by Dirk E.
Wow ein toller Eum
Review by handyrambo
Ich mag süße und fruchtige Rum, wo man in der Regel sich fragen muss, ob es noch echter Rum ist oder schon Likör, oder was in der Mitte, wie zb Spiced Rum. Riise und Don Papa sind meine Lieblingssorten, das sagt vermutlich schon einiges. Bisher haben mir alle Riise gut geschmeckt, die Frage ist in der Regel ob die teureren Flaschen den höheren Preis wert sind. In diesem Fall würde ich sagen ja. Der Rum schmeckt nach Pfirsich, mild und vanillig, genau mein Geschmack, dabei aber nicht künstlich. Dazu gefallen mir die Flasche und Farbe, das Auge trinkt ja schließlich mit ;-)
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
11.12.2025 Day 11 of my Christmas Calendar and it's still a pretty sweet rum. --------- This rum was matured in previous sauternes dessert wine and it shines through. Very sweet and oily but better than the XO versions. A taste of warm spices and ripe fruit.
Review by August Lauridsen
Lovely rum with lots of fruit, gave me a strong peachy flavour in the middle.
Review by BTHHo 🥃
The taste has notes of pickled plum with vanilla and a sherry-like sweetness - long aftertaste - but but it is sweet and probably has its audience, but not quite my taste.
Review by Vincent Gourvest
Très rond, arrière goût de caramel, que du bonheur !
Review by MarcT
Be careful if something needs to be called non plus ultra. This is an artificial tasting liqueur, similar to Don Papa, and obviously targeting the same group. My brother likes it, though.
Review by Arne D.
Pfirsich, Pfirsich, Pfirsich, lecker
Review by LukaŽiga
7,2:On the nose there are pickled yellow plums with orange peel, heather honey and a slightly aromatic roasted note from the oak barrels, shortbread cookies and a slightly floral, fragrant undertone. 8:On the palate the taste of the ripe and aromatic pickled plums dominates, but all the notes from the nose are present.Not bad, much better balanced than nose. 7,5:The finish has rum's rich, sweet flavor toned down very, very gradually. Rather complex spirit drink, made out of rums, inspite of sweetness.... For some special occasions.
Review by Michal Flamik
Extrémne dobre pitie
Review by Rumbaer
Ohje! Kennst du einen Riise, kennst du alle... so auch den hier. Pfirsich in der Nase und im Mund mit überwältigendem Zuckerzusatz knapp unterhalb der Likörgrenze, würde ich tippen. Dazu die typische künstliche Orangennote. Es ist halt einfach nicht mein Fall. Dann lieber nen schönen Rum. Für Einsteiger aber durchaus okay.
Review by heckto🥃
As soon as you open the bottle, you are greeted by the aroma of exotic fruits. The palate is dominated by peach, apricot and spices. Of course, the typical A.H. Riise sweetness is not missing. A good rum but not the best of the brand.
Review by Ericsan28
Way too sweet and artificial
Review by Old Sport
Nose: peaches, fruit tea, fruit jellies Taste: peaches, ginger, apricots, chokeberry Finish: honey, pepper, chokeberry, bitter chocolate
Review by Jan Sajbrt
Prijemny na piti, sladky trochu vic nez je zdravo, mitrne trpky ke konci, zadna horkost, vune alkoholu temer chybi, extremne pitelny, chybi hloubka.
Review by rum_sk
Better than the regular ambre d'or but still there is some weird synthetic flavor that I despise.
Review by Jürgen Sch.
Pago Marille & Rum. Eher Likör, aber super rund. Perfekt für die Mädels.
Review by Serge
Disgustingness you have a name. Came along as a free sample of rum and co and I can not imagine a more inappropriate addition product to a rum. I remain in the rating above 1 because at least there was no intoxication or nausea, but not much is missing. Inedible in the sense of "not approved as food" it is not, but a taste normal polled person can not enjoy it either. Most artificial peach flavors (so no peach but the industrial, disgusting taste) with a lot of sugar (also almost impossible to get down) and cheapest multi column alcohol. Unbelievably bad ... now first brush your teeth, throw the sample in the trash and bring down the garbage.
Review by Al Bunda
Voňavý , skoro jako likér , větší pocit alkoholu v nose nez skutečně má. Na jazyku zpočátku hodne alkoholový, posléze ten stav odeznívá, nicméně je cítit sud od bourbonu. Chuť tropů, rozinek , citrusy, vanilka. Celkově se nedá říct, ze by bylo nepříjemné a umělé jak někteří hodnotí.
Review by zabo
Zusammen mit Serge "verkostet". Der Geruch allein war schon mehr als zu süß und zu künstlich. Habe mich dann nicht mal getraut diesen als Süßer für den Espresso zu nehmen. Wie man sowas als Sample bei einer Bestellung von einem Raconteur mitschicken kann ist schon sehr fraglich von Rum&Co.
Review by Korkennase🥃
Ein Rum mit ordentlich Zucker. Die Nase ist komplex, wird aber von der Suesse dominiert. Der Geschmack ist fruchtig mit viel Suesse. Der Abgang ist kurz und suess. Das die Rums von A H Riise suess sind, kann ich bestätigen. Wer wirklich auf sehr süße Rums steht, ist hier gut aufgehoben. Mir ist dieser Rum viel zu süß... sorry. Dieser Rum braucht Zeit im Glas.
Review by Tafia Guildive
Nase: Pfirsich, Lakritze, Anis, Erdbeer-Most, Banane, Desinfektionsmittel, im Hintergrund Tabak und Haselnuss. Gaumen: Initial süß und klebrig, keinesfalls „ölig“ wie wohl manche meinen. Dann sofort chemisch-künstlich, etwas Haselnuss und trotz der extremen Süße und Klebrigkeit auch alkoholisch. Sehr schlecht integrierter Alkohol, das muss man bei dem (angeblichen) Alter und der extremen Süße erst einmal hinbekommen, traurig. Im Abgang gesellt sich zur Chemie- und Alkoholnote auch noch Bitterkeit, die die Süße tatsächlich auch noch durchdringt. Schlimm, kommt mir nicht wieder ins Glas. Dieses Produkt ist genau so, wie Rum nicht sein sollte. Hat mit Rum nichts zu tun und ist wirklich ungenießbar.
Review by Kasper
Awful. Not rum. Retaste: okay, 2/10 is very harsh but I'm going to stick with it because it's far far far away from my taste. As I learned it had agreed on sauterne casks, I was interested in treating it again, but there's no our too little hint of sauterne, so I don't understand why, other than it's in interesting experiment that alas failed. So not worth the price. Great that I tasted it twice so I know what to avoid in the future.
Review by Filip Heimerle
Brutalny vonavy sladas....pro zeny
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Details about A.H. Riise Non Plus Ultra Ambre d'Or Excellence
A rum from Virgin Islands, bottled by A.H. Riise, at 42%.
Community purchases
165 bottles logged by 147 collectors.
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26% opened, 12 emptied and repurchased.
What does A.H. Riise Non Plus Ultra Ambre d'Or Excellence cost?
Community paid 68–107 €.
Current best price: 87.90 € – within the typical community range.
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