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Rums: avg 3.5/5 · median 4/5 · range 0.5–5 · 949 rated
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Banks 5 Island Blend
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Below par
You can do better for the money. Bottom-third reviews at a mid-range price. RumX drinkers give it 7/10 across 18 ratings, vs. 7.1/10 for the typical rum (730 rated). The Fat Rum Pirate gives it 1.5/5, vs. 4/5 for the typical rum (921 rated).
Banks 5 Island Blend is a white rum blending 21 different pot- and column-distilled rums from six distilleries across five rum-producing origins: Trinidad, Jamaica, Guyana, Barbados, and the Indonesian island of Java (Batavia Arrack). Charcoal-filtered to remove color and bottled in Amsterdam, it is bottled at 43% ABV (86 proof) with no age statement, and is aimed at tropical rum cocktails and punches.
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