Companero Panama

Amazing, simply amazing rum. Thank You so much the geniuses from Vinoble at Skanderborg for recommending such an amazing rum. Very nice and sturdy box surrounding a great looking bottle and nice label. Yellow golden color. Stunning chocolate flavors to both nose and palate. No burn at all. Jumps directly to my Top 5 rum list from well over 800 rums later.

Detailed scoring analysis:
10/100 Packaging, bottle and label design 10
10/100 Color of this rum 9
15/100 Nose test 15
20/100 Palate test 20
15/100 Afterburn of this rum 15
15/100 Availability to purchase this rum 11
15/100 Ultimate value for money 15
Total score 95

Chokolade, og så behøver man faktisk ikke skrive mere. Der er knald på mørk chokolade i duft og smag. En anderledes rom, men den store fokus på chokolade gør den virkelig interessant. Det er helt klart den bedste rom fra Compañero, og hvis jeg kunne finde den i handel, skulle den have en plads i mit skab, fordi den ikke ligner de andre typer rom, jeg har. 23. December i romkalenderen 2017.

54%? To bude nejspíš něco suchého a ostrého, říkal jsem si. Nemohl jsem však být dál od pravdy! Už po otevření překvapí velmi intenzivní, spíše mléčná, čokoláda. A tím myslím, hodně čokolády - jako by jsem přičichl k právě natočené porci horké čokolády. Chuť to hned ze začátku potvrzuje, čokoládou je tento rum přímo prostoupen - ačkoli barva tomu rozhodně nenasvědčuje. Samozřejmě nezapře svou sílu, hned po začátku se rozleje příjemné teplo. Ašak není ostrý, neškrábe. Je relativně jemný, i když troše štípnutí se při takové síle asi vyhnout nelze. Avšak není není nepříjemné, spíše dotváří celkový dojem a brzy zmizí. Zůstává zahřáté nitro a výrazná čokoládová dochuť, která trvá poměrně dlouho. MŇAM! :)

If you enjoy a sweet rum with a nice touch of alcohol burn, this is the right choice. A nice scent and taste of chocolate. Great rum!

Helles honiggelbes Bernstein mit Goldreflexen im Glas.
Im der Nase, tropische Früchte, Orangen, Bananen und Eichenholz die mit einer dicken Schicht Kakaopulver bestreut sind. Etwa so wie du an einer Dose Nesquik schnüffelst.
Im Gaumen werden deine Geschmacksknospen für einen ganz kurzen Augenblick mit den 54% Vol. geschockt, sind danach jedoch hellwach. Gebranntes Karamell, Zitrusfrüchte und Kakao, Kakao, Kakao...
Im Abgang ein wenig Zitrusfrüchte und noch mehr Kakao der lange anhält.
Ein Rum der seine Schokoladenseite zeigt, für Einsteiger und Geniesser.

Bright honey yellow amber with gold reflections in the glass.
In the nose, tropical fruits, oranges, bananas and oak wood sprinkled with a thick layer of cocoa powder. Just like you sniffing a box of Milo.
On the palate, your taste buds are shocked for a very short moment with the 54% Abv., but they are wide awake afterwards. Burnt caramel, citrus and cocoa, cocoa, cocoa ...
In the finish a little citrus and more cocoa, long-lasting.
A rum that shows its chocolate side, for beginners and connoisseurs.

Harsh but this little bottle has a party trick; if you inhale after a shot it’s as thought you’ve just eaten dark chocolate!

It was a surprise. Nice notes of oak and vanilla. Bit sweet but because of strength, acceptable. Taste lasts long time

Sugar: Estimated at 34 GPL. At 54% and a high sugar content this is more in line with a Liqueur than a rum. The high alcohol content hits you right in the nose followed by some wood and then brace yourself because all you can smell past that is chocolate. It's quite smooth at 54% but if you let it breathe a bit it mellows out and then the room fills with the smell of chocolate. At first I didn't really care for it but I kept coming back for more, mainly because I like sweet rums and chocolate. It will grow on you and my guests thought it would be great in hot chocolate or on ice. Overall I liked it but I think the one bottle will do me for quite some time. I think it's worth having in the collection.

Choklad i doft och massiv choklad i smak, strak och balanserad sötma. En väldigt speciell och stark rom som är mycket intressant och udda.

dark chocolate more need not be said about this rum

I love dark chocolate and this rum has much of it in its taste. Simply fantastic

This is a 54% rum so should have a decent punch of flavour . It certainly does and I was drinking this with a newbie who could clearly describe the flavours to me . What a stunner this is but due to not have a knockout slap in you face rum proof ..

Epic, tasty, spicy, amazing, juicy, flavorful and most importantly very well priced. Definitely a strong 10.

This is very nice! To the nose a Marabou milkchocolate bar(swedish candy)! Yummy! Tastes of caramel, nuts, vanilla an alot of chocolate. Its 54% alcohol balanses the sweetness very nice without taking over. If it where to be a 40% it would be to sweet and more like a liqueur but this i very nicely balanced. One of my new favorites

Well-aged rum from Panama, independently bottled by Danish bottler 1423 for its Compañero range. Ought to be great for sipping as a postprandial tipple...Tobacco, milk chocolate, orange peel, a touch of earthy tomato stem.

Foarte interesant, o aromă puternică de ciocolată neagră, pe gheață nu se simte deloc alcoolul. Îl prefer on the rocks :)

Wow , from the moment you open the bottle the room gets filled with the smell of chocolate. A 12 year old rum bottled at an impressive 52%.
Smells wonderful with a bit of citrus and vanilla in with the mountain of chocolate..
Sips brilliantly with a good warm burn in the mouth but not in the throat. Also nice with ice , plus mixed with lemonade tastes like chocolate mousse !!
That all being said , would I buy another bottle ? Im undecided..
A bit like plantation stiggins fancy , one bottle might be enough..

nose: Chocolate
teste: Chocolate
then: much of alcohol
aftertaste: Chocolate

finally: great compose, very original but it's one moment with much of alcohol in taste...too much. But when is 54 % It's understable.
I was thinking about mark 7 or 8. I tried with coke...very bad. So finaly mark 7.

20ml uit een advent kalender. Karamel, cacao. Gebotteld op 54%abv. Niets mis mee.

Eine Schokoexplosion im Mund
Noch nie so etwas getrunken!!

After rather neutral nose, rum is off-sweet, quite harsh on palate; interesting scent of chocolate

This is something positive different, but doesn't really feel like a rum. I'd like to rate it 7.5, cuz a 7 feels too cheap but a 8 too high, still I round up.

(Release in January 2018)
Nose: pleasant chocolate and maybe some coconut
Palate: also chocolate, but combined with an unneccessary sharpness. Could be smoother.

:-)
Special smell, never smelled chocolate like that before.
Ok taste.
Good aftertaste.
My rum kalender no 23
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