3 badge mixology Kirk and Sweeney RESERVA 40%

RX9820 Pleasant Column Still Rum <50€

“Smooth and sweet, yet lacks complexity.”

Kirk and Sweeney RESERVA, distilled in the Dominican Republic at Bermudez distillery, offers a rich aroma of alcohol, vanilla, and caramelized sugar. Crafted from molasses using a column still, it exudes roasted, caramel, and sweet notes with a light finish. Users describe it as having a smooth, sweet palate, featuring coffee and mocha elements. While it garners praise for its initial fragrance and approachable sweetness, some find its creamy texture overly synthetic and its flavor profile lacking depth. Ideal for light sipping but offers limited complexity, making it more suitable for those new to rum. This rum, bottled by 3 badge mixology, holds an ABV of 40%, providing an accessible introduction to Dominican rums without overwhelming the palate.

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Highlights

Smooth and sweet palate
Rich initial aroma
Easy sipping rum

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How does this rum taste?

Kirk and Sweeney RESERVA features smooth, sweet, roasted notes with a light finish, but some find it too synthetic and not complex enough for a sipper.

Most frequently mentioned flavors

Aroma

Alcoholic Vanilla Caramelized Sugar Bourbon Woody

Taste

Roasted Caramel Sweet Sugar Light Spice

Finish

Light Sweet Roasted Spice Woody Dried fruit

Community reviews

6.9/1064 ratings

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RumTaTa

23 December 2021

5.8/10

“A simple, solid rum, but unremarkable in every way.”

Aroma

Vanilla Bourbon Alcoholic Caramelized Apple

Taste

Roasted Light Thin Caramel

crazyforgoodbooze

10 November 2023

4.4/10

“Very thin and watery and somehow resembles shoe polish... Not my cup of tea!”

Aroma

Alcoholic Cream Bourbon Coffee Chocolate

Taste

Bitter Cream Roasted Thin Light

Photo of the rum Kirk and Sweeney RESERVA taken from user crazyforgoodbooze

MarcT

9 May 2024

6.9/10

“Next one of the mainstream sample set. Not bad. Not good. Just OK. The nose has some fruit, the tongue is has not much left of it, it is very mild and creamy. A bit on the sweeter side. What to do with it? No idea, a bit weak for mixing and it does not exist as a sipper.”

Aroma

Alcoholic Apricot Yellow fruits Popcorn

Taste

Sweet Vanilla Cream Toffee

TheRhumhoe

21 July 2023

6.4/10

“A light, gourmet, simplistic Hispanic rum like many others. The initial nose is of chocolatey wood, caramelized to excess, with sweet spices mingling with sweet, caffeinated notes. There's not much to add to this, other than a semblance of dried fruit. On the palate, the thick, syrupy texture confirms the sweetness. Very smooth, the profile returns to spicy wood, caramel, sugar, roasted coffee notes and dried fruit. There's not the slightest hint of aggressiveness. The finish is short and unimaginative, with the same soft, light texture described above. A simple, linear rum, discreet, conventional and flat. Perfect for beginners to the world of spirits.”

Aroma

Woody Chocolate Caramel Sweet Sugar

Taste

Sweet Caramel Syrupy Sugar Spice

Photo of the rum Kirk and Sweeney RESERVA taken from user TheRhumhoe

Thunderbird

22 December 2021

6.0/10

“In the nose caramelized sugar couleur, thin on the palate, initially sweet later toasty and becoming bitter!”

Aroma

Sugar Caramelized

Taste

Sugar Roasted Caramel Thin Allspice

Decky Hicks Doughty

24 December 2022

5.6/10

“The nose has all the typical "rum" notes; vanilla, caramel and ginger. There's also a pronounced cream note that I get often from column still rums. Some chocolate and apple after further nosing. The palate has strong coffee notes that mix with some chocolate and the usual column still creaminess to give a mocha quality to this rum. Lots of allspice as well. It's a tad synthetic tasting. Not much to the finish. Short and keeps the mocha from the palate. Some vanilla from the nose shows up right at the end. Not a rum I'll be buying again. Too much column still creaminess, the coffee notes are pleasant but I suspect this was taken off the still at an eye watering strength.”

Aroma

Caramel Vanilla Ginger Cream Milk chocolate

Taste

Caramel Mocha Allspice

hugo148

27 August 2024

5.9/10

“Nez trop alcoolisé gout caramel et sucre de canne! C’est pas ce que j’aime le plus maivais rapport qualité prix”

Antoine Loiselier Couillabin

28 May 2024

5.9/10

“Une très beau flacon avec un très beau bouchon et une couleur prometteuse mais à part cela c’est à peu près tout! C’est alcooleux mais sans grande saveur, ça manque cruellement de finesse. Au final j’ai préférer le finir dans le baba au rhum”

Aroma

Vanilla Caramelized Alcoholic Bourbon Woody

Taste

Caramel Roasted Vanilla Allspice Woody

Photo of the rum Kirk and Sweeney RESERVA taken from user Antoine Loiselier Couillabin

Mc Pirate

23 June 2024

6.7/10

“Belle couleur m. Nez extrêmement plaisant sur la gourmandise, pâtisserie. Bouche moins expressive. Reste doux et alcoolique pour un 40 %. Finale sur le bois.”

Aroma

Sugar Alcoholic Bourbon Chocolate

Taste

Bitter Alcoholic

Ondra RumRunner

5 December 2022

5.3/10

“Very nice bottle.Rum weaker. Apart from the tanginess at the end, I find it bland.”

Aroma

Vanilla Caramelized Alcoholic

Taste

Roasted

Photo of the rum Kirk and Sweeney RESERVA taken from user Ondra RumRunner

X-Savior

26 November 2023

6.9/10

“On The Rocks: On the nose there is moderate marshmallow with mild dark chocolate and mild young woody notes. Taste is smooth with a momentary spice influence that starts sweet and fades into a slight bitterness. The finish is smooth medium length with a brief return of some spice and sweetness. It is starting to show some initial signs of complexity building. Mixed Pepsi Zero: On the nose very mild sweetness and very mild oak. Taste is smooth with mild sweetness but feels off balance. Not overly enjoyable mixed and would be better as a sipper on the rocks. Finish is short with sweetness fading into bitterness.”

Aroma

Alcoholic Marshmallow Dark chocolate Woody

Taste

Spice Sweet Buttery

Mattéo dégustation 🥃

30 December 2022

4.5/10

“Spare bottle pay 60€ But I don't really appreciate the smell nor the taste”

Aroma

Alcoholic

samuel cutullic

3 January 2024

6.0/10

“Doux et intéressant. Peut être un peu trop sucré.”

Aroma

Vanilla Caramelized Sweet Sugar

Taste

Sugar Sweet Spice Vanilla

Photo of the rum Kirk and Sweeney RESERVA taken from user samuel cutullic

Kicker

7 December 2023

8.0/10

“Reasonably sweet, smoked aftertaste.”

Aroma

Coffee Smoky

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What are the key facts about this rum?

Country
Dominican Republic

Distillery
Bermudez

Bottler
3 badge mixology

Brand
Kirk and Sweeney

RumX ID
RX9820

ABV
40%

Category
Column Still Rum

Made from
Molasses

Distillation
Column Still

Bottle volume
70cl

Price range
<50€

Type of spirit
Rum

What is the price trend for this rum?

32 €

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