Havana Club 7-Year

Smokey aroma with a very clean, heavy taste. Very good rum

Kým Anejo Especial, jednoznačný lowend kubánskeho výrobcu, bol dosť umelý a vanilkovo sladký, Seleccione de Maestro bol už celkom iná kvalitatívna aj cenová kategória. Dotretice skúšam zjavne najrozšírenejší z ponuky tejto značky, 7-ročný ležiak, zacielený kamsi do stredu. Fľaša skôr jednoduchá, farba pekná jantárová. Vôňa výrazná, cítiť dub, kožu, vanilku a určite aj štipľavý alkohol. Narozdiel od vyššiespomenutého Seleccione tu necítiť nič, čo by priemerný ruman už dôverne nepoznal. Chuť preto vôbec neprekvapuje, presne odráža spektrum vôní. Drink je stredne sladký, nie celkom vyzretý, znova veľa dreva, kože, vanilky...a trochu zemitosti, až zatuchlosti. Záver krátky a dosť planý, v ústach ostávajú stopy umeliny. Pravda je, že sa to dá piť, určite dobrá voľba aj do mixu s colou, no za rovnaké peniaze bezpečne uprednostním Plantation Barbados 5Y, Barcelo Imperial alebo Pampero Aniversario.
22,22€

This is the best rum pubs in the UK have to offer. The narrow dark brown bottle fits well on the shelf. The rum is a dark brown with a scent of banana and pineapple. A little bit of fire in the mouth and a short to medium after taste. God for mixing. Not bad for sipping if there is no alternative.

Rhum facile à boire, surtout en cocktail car peu expressif.

The burn of oak or alcohol are scarcely present (if at all, to an experienced tongue). Leather, coffee, and faint baked banana bread make up the bulk of the nose and flavour profile for this rum.
Its lack of strong figure make it sink to the background of cocktails, but the enjoyable taste of coffee and banana make it a casual sipper that I enjoy with my less rum-savvy friends quite often.

Good for a beginner. On the nose some aromas of honey, dark cane sugar / molasses. Quite drinkable.

It seems like a good drink to have with cigars or pipe tobacco, however, I find it far too dry. I much prefer the taste of sweeter, more desserty rum.

It's my routine rum, when I just want to drink it without any special occasion. I even use it to make mojito and cuba, sometimes neat on the rocks.

Fairly rich in body without a heavy burn. Warming.

This is a really nice mixer.
Can be used for sipping but shines as a mixer.