Cartavio XO

Very nice. Like dessert in a glass. Sweet but not too sweet. Flavours of caramel, raisins, brown sugar, baking spices. Long enjoyable finish with a touch of wood.

The Bottle is a great piece of glass, the Rum doe snot live up to the bottle.
However it is a good rum just not great.

Tasted at Ruins, San Antonio November 6 2023.
Appearance: dark amber
Aroma: caramel, coconut, praline
Flavor: tropical goodness. Citrus, praline flavors. Reminds me of the orange caramels from brachs.
This is a smooth rum, do not mix this - it would ruin the perfection
9 stars

Vůně: Lak, staré dřevo, pečené citrusy, vanilka, (tak trochu mi připomíná foursquare)
Chuť: Nádherně sladce dřevitě-kořenitá (skořice), vznešená, vyladěná
Dochuť: Dlouhá, rozmanitá, skvělá s lehce špinavým závěrem...skvěle Cartavio! 👍
9,2/10

When I heard rum from Peru I was unsure but wow.

Its a sweet, mild rum with a medium tail, tastes a bit fruity with a mild chocolate maybe.

You can sip this with just a couple of blocks of ice and its fantastic, everyone I shared it with was super impressed.

My personal experience was not the best. It was good, more melasse flavoured and not smoked.
The alcohol taste was strong and spicy.

Dark amber in color. Alcohol and brown sugar on the nose.

Sweet up front, but not overly so. Tastes of raisins, caramel, brown sugar, soft oak notes. Well balanced and rounded. Has a little bit of burn at the swallow, followed by a medium length pleasant finish.

Scent is medium to dark character.

Taste has a good balance of sweetness and spices. Notes of vanila and caramel, chocolate, licorice and a little bit of wood.

Burns only a little.

7.5 points.

Great colour, superb taste, slightly on the sweeter side, but magnificent. The bottle presentation is elegant Stands out!

Def let it sit for a bit...10min+
Give a little swirl and wow! Smells like dessert! As for the taste, I'm still learning how to get around the alcohol kick. This has a strong alcohol taste upfront. A couple shops sips later I could taste some of the vanilla, caramel, syrup goodness!
I added ice to help take the edge off.