Saint Nicholas Abbey White

Review by: The Auditor

Review #1120; Rum #441

Saint Nicholas Abbey is a rum distillery located on Barbados. This rum is pot and column distilled from cane syrup and bottled with no filtration.  The rum then rests in stainless steel for 3 months before being bottled  Saint Nicholas Abbey is a very small producer in scale when compared to the other distilleries on the island, so let us see how it stacks up.  

Distillery: Saint Nicholas Abbey

Bottler: Saint Nicholas Abbey

Region: Barbados

Still: Column & Pot

ABV: 40%

Nose: Vegetal, Vanilla, faint banana

Palate: Thin mouthfeel, Vanilla, slight banana, vegetal

Finish: Short finish, vanilla, slight banana, green bell pepper

Conclusion: This is fine. There is a good base distillate here to me, and it has a bit of character. But, the 40% bottling proof really hides that flavor. I know there is a higher proof bottling where these flavors pop I would think. But, a fine rum, if a bit pricey, but that is how rum from SNA tends to be given they use their own cane and are such a small scale producer.

Final Score: 82

Scoring Legend:

  • 95-100: As good as it gets. Jaw-dropping, eye-widening, unforgettable whisky.
  • 90-94: Sublime, a personal favorite in its category.
  • 85-89: Excellent, a standout dram.
  • 80-84: Quite good. Quality stuff.
  • 75-79: Decent whisky worth tasting.
  • 70-74: Meh. It’s definitely drinkable, but it can do better.
  • 60-69: Not so good. I might not turn down a glass if I needed a drink.
  • 50-59: Save it for mixing.
  • 0-49: Blech.

Published by The Auditor

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I have drank my fair amount of single malt but got started writing reviews about Single Malt and Bourbon in 2018. Over 1000 total reviews later and I focus mainly on Sugar Cane Spirits now. However, single malt is a still a spirits category I enjoy greatly as is Agave and Brandy. I wouldn’t go as far as to call myself an expert but I am the resident Rum obsessed writer for Malt Runners.

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