🥃 Barbancourt 5 Star Réserve Spéciale
The middle-aged version of Haitian Barbancourt rum: sugarcane juice, eight years in Limousin oak, 43% ABV.
Barbancourt 5 Star Réserve Spéciale is the middle-aged version of Haitian Barbancourt rum, marked with five stars on the label. According to reviews, the rum is aged for eight years in French oak from the Limousin region, and its strength is 43% ABV. It is made from fresh sugarcane juice.
The raw material is sugarcane juice, not molasses. According to the seller's description, the rum is distilled twice in copper pot stills by the cognac method; another review writes of distillation to about 90% ABV followed by dilution with water. So the sources differ on the details of distillation. The ageing lasts eight years in Limousin barrels, which the producer compares with the oak used for the finest cognacs.
Why this matters to you. Compare it with the 3 Star (four years) and the Réserve du Domaine (fifteen years). Reviews give the same strength for all of them, 43% ABV; the main difference is age and depth of flavour. The cask and the age change the character of the drink but do not make it safer: the WHO reminds us that there is no safe amount of alcohol.
Facts
| Alcohol (% vol.) | 43% ABV (86 proof) |
|---|---|
| Raw material | fresh sugarcane juice |
| Minimum maturation | 8 years (age statement) |
| Cask type | French oak from the Limousin region |
| Distillation method | double distillation in copper pot stills per Wooden Cork; other sources differ |
How it connects to Spirits
🥃 Barbancourt 5 Star Réserve Spéciale → packed in → 🍷 Oak barrel ← packed in ← 🥃 Spirits
Links
- Packed in
- 🍷 Oak barrel
- Made from
- 🥃 Sugar cane and molasses
- What it contains
- 🧪 Water, 🍷 Ethanol
- What it affects
- 🍷 Alcohol and health, 🍷 Drunk driving
- Part of
- 🥃 Barbancourt, 🥃 Rum
- Similar and different
- 🥃 Rhum agricole, 🥃 Barbancourt 3 Star, 🥃 Barbancourt 3 Star, 🥃 Barbancourt Réserve du Domaine, 🥃 Barbancourt Réserve du Domaine
Frequently asked questions
Is it true that the 5 Star is aged for five years?
No. Five stars is the name of the version; its age is eight years.
What barrels are the 5 Star aged in?
French oak from the Limousin region, according to Paste Magazine and Wooden Cork.
How many times is this rum distilled?
Wooden Cork writes of double distillation in copper pot stills; another review mentions distillation to about 90% ABV. The sources disagree.
What to read next
- 🍷 Alcohol and health — Alcohol in any drink is harmful in large amounts, and the risks grow with the quantity.
- 🍷 Ethanol — The alcohol formed during fermentation that makes you drunk.
- 🍷 Oak barrel — A wooden barrel of oak staves in which wine matures and breathes.
- 🥃 Rhum agricole — Rum made only from fermented cane juice; the term “agricultural” is reserved for GIs of overseas France and Madeira; Martinique AOC since 1996.
- 🥃 Barbancourt 3 Star — The youngest aged version of Haitian Barbancourt rum: sugarcane juice, four years in oak casks, 43% ABV.
Similar
🥃 Barbancourt 3 Star · 🥃 Barbancourt Réserve du Domaine · 🥃 Bundaberg Original UP · 🥃 Bundaberg Select Vat · 🥃 Flor de Caña 4 Extra Seco · 🥃 Mount Gay Silver
⚠️ Spirit drinks contain alcohol and are for adults only. Alcohol harms health. Do not drink during pregnancy or before driving; check the label for ingredients and possible allergens.
Sources
- Paste Magazine: Rhum Barbancourt review (5 Star Réserve Spéciale: 8 years, 43 %, cane juice, Limousin oak)
- Wooden Cork: Barbancourt 5 Star 8 Year (cane juice, double distillation in copper pot stills, Limousin oak, 43 %)
- WHO/Europe: No level of alcohol consumption is safe for our health (04.01.2023)