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A marvellous 12 year old rum from the Dominican Republic, aged in American oak casks. A gorgeous bottle, and a rum to match its gorgeousness.
Thick caramel and honey, with old oak and cigar box coming through clearly. Develops touches of candied orange peel and redcurrants later on.
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Be careful.....very careful.The 12yo has been replaced with the 12 Reserva. I quite liked the rather one dimensional approach that the 12yo took, and it was an easy rum to drink.The 12 Reserva is utterly disgusting. It's as if they have spiced it and are using younger rums. There is now no longer any use of an age statement, hence why I think 12 Reserva might be being disingenuous. The 12yo was good, the 12 Reserva is nearly (to me at least) undrinkable.
16th October 2020
Love this Rum, it is awesome 10/10 from myself, and I have been imbibing Rum for 40 years now.
26th June 2020
Very nice Rum. Quite a sweet one and fairly smooth. Not quite up to my fave El Dorado 15 but nevertheless a lovely drink.
14th June 2020
Very nice rum however caused severe headaches which made me worry about the level of congeners in this drink. (only ever drink a glass or 2) taste smoothness and nose all beautiful. Headache not so much
13th June 2020
I was genuinely shocked first tasting this rum as it tasted to me like a spiced rum. I had to double check the specs. The American oak overly dominates giving it a predominant vanilla flavour. It doesn't taste like straight rum at all. For the money it's not a good deal if you're after something that packs a real rum punch. There's no bite. At all. It's nice, it's smooth, but I think it's trying too hard to appeal to the masses.
30th May 2020
Nice. Quite bitter initially in the front of the tongue but warms and leaves a subtle sweet note. The woody taste is clear and quite dominant. I'd recommend for those preferring deeper rum blends.
13th May 2020
My favourite rum at the moment. So smooth. Not a rum snob so can’t say it taste of hollyhocks or anything but it’s good. So good that I’m sitting in the garden now drinking it.
7th May 2020
A great rum with plenty of oak and depth of flavour. A great value sipping rum.
3rd May 2020
A beautiful rum. At this price you can't go wrong. A nice smooth dram. Thick and warming.
8th March 2020
Very classy drink! This rum is smooth and soft in texture and go's down a treat.
9th November 2019
Wow!! Probably one of the most underestimated rums from the Caribbean, truly scrumptious not only in the flavours but also the aroma's that hit your nose prior to sipping this is so nice and thoroughly recommend.
22nd July 2019
I agree with earlier reviews, you have to try the 23 Year old which is amazing. The 12 Year old, is getting there, drunk neat or with a little water (if that’s your preference) you will not be disappointed. Now for the 18 year old………..
16th September 2018
Excellent neat, amazingly subtle start with a nice smooth bourbon-finish. Very nice and enjoyable.
2nd September 2018
Nearly perfect. If you want perfection go for the 23 year old. This is very close Nothing to beat it at this price range.
29th June 2018
I like this rum on many levels, full of flavor, no big alcohol finish. It has a slight bite of a bourbon or scotch finish, but not like Mt. Gay Black Barrel, or Santa Teresa 1796. Some other rums seem to be a warm weather sip, while this one you can easily sip in front of the fireplace, or anytime anywhere? Great as smack in the middle of all the things I like in sipping rum.
19th December 2016
This is some of the best stuff out there. I thoroughly enjoyed mine neat. Beautiful sweet fruit notes on the nose and lovely sweet vanilla on the palate a must try.
13th June 2016