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Bayou
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Bayou
Select Barrel Reserve

Category: Rum (Aged 3 years or less)

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 40%
90 Points
Gold Medal
Exceptional
$29.99
2020 Best Rum Aged 3 years or less

Bayou
Select Barrel Reserve

Category: Rum (Aged 3 years or less)

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 40%
Bright golden amber color. Aromas and flavors of buttered popcorn, candied banana, roasted peanuts, copper pot, barley tea, and spice cake with a slightly chewy, vibrant, dry-yet-fruity medium body and a smooth, appealing, medium-long finish that shows nuances of sticky toffee pudding, roasted mango, tobacco, and gingersnap finish. Lots of fruity, chewy flavors develop on the palate; this is a delicious, complex sipping rum for all types of aged spirits lovers.

Tasting Info

Spirits Glass Style: Rich
Aroma Aroma: buttered popcorn, candied banana, roasted peanuts, copper pot, barley tea, and spice cake
Taste Flavor: Same as aromas with nuances of sticky toffee pudding, roasted mango, tobacco, and gingersnap
Smoothness Smoothness: Smooth
Enjoy Enjoy: in cocktails, neat, on the rocks and with cigars
Cocktail Cocktails: Cuba Libre, Daiquiri Natural, Dark & Stormy
Bottom Line Bottom Line: Lots of fruity, chewy flavors develop on the palate; this is a delicious, complex sipping rum for all types of aged spirits lovers.
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The Producer

SPI Group

The Producer
Valley Park F 44 rue de la Vallée
1 352-24 695 131
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Their Portfolio

90 • Bayou Select Barrel Reserve 40% (USA) $29.99.
88 • Bayou Single Barrel Rum 40% (USA) $49.99.
89 • Bayou Spiced Rum 40% (USA) $19.99.
88 • Bayou White Rum 40% (USA) $19.99.
93 • Cenote™ Blanco Tequila 40% (Mexico) $49.00.
BR • Cenote™ Reposado Tequila 40% (Mexico) $54.00. - Bronze Medal
90 • Cenote™ Anejo Tequila 40% (Mexico) $64.00.
93 • Cenote™ Cristalino Tequila Añejo 40% (Mexico) $74.00.
97 • elit Vodka 40% (Latvia) $40.00.
BR • Gator Bite Satsuma & Rum Liqueur 30% (USA) $16.99. - Bronze Medal
BR • Gator Bite Coffee Liqueur 26% (USA) $16.99. - Bronze Medal
92 • Se Busca Joven Mezcal Artesanal 40% (Mexico) $39.99.
91 • Se Busca Reposado Mezcal Artesanal 40% (Mexico) $44.99.
BR • Se Busca Añejo Mezcal Artesanal 40% (Mexico) $49.99. - Bronze Medal
93 • Stolichnaya Lime Flavored Vodka 37.5% (Latvia) $19.00.
92 • Stolichnaya Strasberi Vodka 37.5% (Latvia) $22.00.
92 • Stolichnaya "100 Proof" Vodka 50% (Latvia) $22.00.
93 • Stolichnaya Hot Jalapeno Vodka 37.5% (Latvia) $22.00.
88 • Stolichnaya Peachik Vodka 37.5% (Latvia) $19.00.
92 • Stolichnaya Vodka 40% (Latvia) $20.00.
89 • Stolichnaya Stoli Chamoy Vodka 35% (Latvia) $20.00.
88 • Stolichnaya Razberi Vodka 37.5% (Latvia) $20.00.
90 • Stolichnaya Ohranj Vodka 37.5% (Latvia) $20.00.
92 • Stolichnaya Blueberi Vodka 37.5% (Latvia) $20.00.
90 • Stolichnaya Citros Vodka 37.5% (Latvia) $20.00.
95 • Stolichnaya Cucumber Vodka 37.5% (Latvia) $20.00.
94 • Stolichnaya Vanil Vodka 37.5% (Latvia) $20.00.
94 • Stolichnaya Salted Karamel Vodka 37.5% (Latvia) $20.00.
92 • Stolichnaya Gluten Free Vodka 40% (Latvia) $20.00.
96 • Stolichnaya Gold Vodka 40% (Latvia) $34.00.
88 • Villa One Silver Tequila 40% (Mexico) $44.00.
88 • Villa One Reposado Tequila 40% (Mexico) $49.00.
92 • Villa One Añejo Tequila 40% (Mexico) $59.00.
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Rum Aged 3 years or less

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About
Rum (Aged 3 years or less)
Añejo and Age-Dated Rums are aged Rums from different vintages or batches that are mixed together to insure a continuity of flavor in brands of Rum from year to year. Some aged Rums will give age statements stating the youngest Rum in the blend (e.g., 10-year-old Rum contains a blend of Rums that are at least 10 years old). A small number of French island Rums are Vintage Dated.

Bayou Select Barrel Reserve rating was calculated by to be 90 points out of 100 on 11/6/2019. Please note that MSRP may have changed since the date of our review.