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Batavia Arrack van Oosten
Batavia Arrack

Batavia Arrack van Oosten

Rum Other Sugarcane Multiple Countries No age statement 50% ABV
$$ $30 to $50 Everyday Above average rum
17 reviews raw average 4.15
82 critic score out of 100

About this bottle

Batavia Arrack dates back to the early 17th century when Dutch colonialists and traders found it and used it to ease and augment the spice trade that brought them East. With their enthusiasm, it became vital in Amsterdam, London, and New York. Batavia Arrack is pot-distilled from molasses (98%) that has been fermented with Red Javanese Rice (2%) on the Island of Java, Indonesia. The fermentation with rice which explains some of the surprising flavors found therein.

How it tastes

Measured across 14 flavor axes. Tap a note to find other bottles that lead with it.

Herbal 50
Floral 30
Hogo 24
Fruity 23
Smoky 20
Woody 18
Earthy 17
Oily 15

Reviews

Showing the most detailed of 4 parsed reviews.

coffee8cups 3.8

Nose is very rum-like: overripe bananas, sugarcane, along with some notes I associate with amazake and some twice-cooked crusty rice. Taste hits me out from left field. Starts off slightly smokey, a bit briny, very BBQ-like but more akin to an Asian BBQ sauce instead of one we're used to in the western palate. Reminded me most of this BBQ "sauce" made with fried dried shrimp. Also detected some dried loquat in there, along with vegetal, Asian salted and preserved greens in there. Finally, finishes bizarrely like a funky rum. It's overall very rummy, except everything in the middle which is a huge adventure. Very interesting!

DrinksDanMakes 4.5

2.8.22 Served: Neat, rocks glass. Bottle Open: Unknown (bar) Aroma: Raw chicken, burnt sugar, sugarcane juice. Flavor: Pretty similar to the flavor. Savory and sweet with a light body. Very spicy, partially due to the proof, but spicy like horseradish.

nikbuys 3.5

Nose: floral and herbal. A bit of vegetal, and vanilla. Brown sugar. Mild earthiness. Palate: anise, grassiness, a slight chocolate. Citrus and rainforest. Finish: slightly woody, drying

khutch 2.8

Could not really find a use for this....A flavor profile I just could not get down with....

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