Bumbu XO
A solid, accessible rum with vanilla, caramel and light wood. Seen as a better, less-sweet step up from Bumbu Original, though many find it simple and best suited to mixing or casual sipping.
This is nothing like the original. No banana in sight. Toffee and vanilla are the stars here. Very good neat. Great mixed.Read more
Fans of sweet, easy rums who enjoy Bumbu Original but want something a bit drier and more rum-like for casual sipping or mixing in simple cocktails.
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How does Bumbu XO taste?
Simple, easy Bumbu step‑up
If you like sweeter, branded rums and want a first step toward drier, more rum-forward bottles, this keeps the vanilla-caramel comfort while dialing down the sugar.
Enthusiasts seeking complex, dry or high-ester rums, and anyone sensitive to light alcohol sharpness or put off by vanilla–caramel focused profiles.
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This is nothing like the original. No banana in sight. Toffee and vanilla are the stars here. Very good neat. Great mixed.
Auto-translated6,5:The nose opens on a roasted register, with strongly toasted oak, coffee, charcoal and roasted nuts. A little vanilla sweetness gradually coats all this, along with a slightly fruity cane syrup. With aeration, the nuts become increasingly concentrated and roasted, the coffee even tighter. It's easy to imagine a truly charred barrel. 6:The palate is round and very caramelized. The sweet rum has licked the toasted wood and taken all its vanilla with it. The coffee and roasted nuts are generously coated, so that their burnt side is totally melted. 6:The finish unfolds on the same roasted notes. It s more rigid on the nose, it opens on palate. Quite nice, but no more than that. Edit:13.3.26
I also like the Bumbu Original, but this one is already very good for me. Not sweet, very balanced, I think coffee to recognize, a long soft finish. A super rum, for the quality at a very reasonable price to get.
Auto-translatedUnlike the other Bumbu, this really tastes like Rum in the first place. But generally like you'd imagine how an average rum tastes, so there is nothig outstanding. But still not bad, overpriced though in my opinion.