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Bayou
Mardi Gras XO Single Batch Rum

Category: Rum (Aged more than 3 Years)

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 40%
93 Points
Gold Medal
Exceptional
$79

Bayou
Mardi Gras XO Single Batch Rum

Category: Rum (Aged more than 3 Years)

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 40%
Medium copper color. Aromas and flavors of brown butter cake, chocolate and cinnamon, chocolate orange peel, and maduro cigar with a satiny, dryish medium-to-full body and a long finish with nuances of vanilla, brown sugar and baking spices, chocolate covered brandied cherries, and cascara. Rich and flavorful, this Rum is so complex but so approachable; the perfect companion for a full bodied cigar on a warm summer evening.

Tasting Info

Spirits Glass Style: Spicy & Complex
Aroma Aroma: brown butter cake, chocolate and cinnamon, chocolate orange peel, and maduro cigar
Taste Flavor: vanilla, brown sugar and baking spices, chocolate covered brandied cherries, and cascara
Smoothness Smoothness:
Finish Finish: Long
Enjoy Enjoy: Enjoy on its own
Bottom Line Bottom Line: Rich and flavorful, this Rum is so complex but so approachable; the perfect companion for a full bodied cigar on a warm summer evening.
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The Importer

Stoli Group USA, LLC

The Importer
135 E. 57th St, 9th Floor
New York, NY 10022
USA
1 212-858-9090
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Their Portfolio

93 • Bayou White Rum 40% (USA) $20.00.
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93 • Bayou Select Barrel Reserve Rum 40% (USA) $30.00.
93 • Bayou Mardi Gras XO Single Batch Rum 40% (USA) $79.00.
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Bayou Mardi Gras XO Single Batch Rum rating was calculated by to be 93 points out of 100 on 3/21/2023. Please note that MSRP may have changed since the date of our review.