HSE Black Sheriff is a blend of 3-4 year old rums aged mainly in American bourbon barrels from the states of Kentucky & Missouri.
This is a rum that can be enjoyed in cocktails or neat, ideally in a tulip-shaped glass, like a true tasting rum.
Nico's tasting notes
Most HSE rums have a fairly pronounced white woodiness on the nose. Here, the usually mellow raw woodiness is much more pronounced, almost tasting of roasted walnuts. But don't forget that this is an agricultural rum, as the cane is also present. The nose opens with ripe exotic fruits and spices. The toasted wood is always at the center, spreading its warm waves of vanilla, honey and beeswax.
This nose comes into its own when it's a little aerated, when it's quite lively, fresh and a little minty. It's also fruitier, or at least more integrated. The rum is less tannic, and the cane now seems candied. With rest, the spicy licorice and dried fruit add depth. And let's not forget the gray pepper, which energizes the whole with a dry, powdery edge.
On the palate, the rum is very supple at first, with well-rounded sugarcane. The woodiness lives up to its promise, smoky and toasty, dominating the tasting. It is supported by a very stimulating and tasty pepper. The rum, which has never lost its suppleness, now melts into caramel notes.
Vanilla and dried fruit linger on the palate, and of course the woodiness is in the spectrum right to the end.
Chantal BEZ
Very good rum, excellent value for money!
customer
Use for the recipe of planter by the site totally in adequacy.
Stéphane Ti'verre
On the nose 👃🏻: I find it a little varnished and honeyed on the first nose, with a nice note of vanilla pastry also coming through. The woodiness is moderately pronounced, while the pure cane juice hints at a lemony, orangey aspect in the middle. There's a nice sweetness to follow, and the overall impression is one of greediness.
On the palate 👅: a fairly pronounced, sweet woodiness kicks in from the outset, with a pleasant little vanilla roundness. It becomes increasingly intense, notably on well-spiced notes of black pepper in the mid-palate. Subsequent sips bring out the toasty character of the Bourbon oak cask, with some roasted coffee beans.
The finish is rather short to medium. We're on to something dry with cherry pit. The toastiness of the cask brings nothing more than pepper and nutmeg, underneath a slightly dusty side 👌
Verdict ⚡️: here's a rum that doesn't claim to be anything exceptional, but definitely gives you your money's worth. Provided you like its aromatic profile, which I do, you clearly won't be disappointed 🤠 Cheers!
Gabriel Marguerie
Nice for the price but not super balanced... a bottle that often appeals to whisky lovers... less to rum lovers... the vsop is, in my opinion, a much better choice.
Roger
I love this very expressive rum, round and flowing like a nectar!
Nathalie
Very good. To be recommended
Loic Sutre
Excellent rum
Frédéric René Roger MAURIN
Excellent value for money
Louchard
a good rum at a very affordable price