Origenes Don Pancho Reserva 8-Year

I really enjoy that bottle. Great full flavor, very smooth, just at right level of sweetness. So easy to sip that I finished bottle sooner than I would like :)

What does it mean when I say Cuban rum from Panama? Don Pancho is made by Francisco Jose Fernandez Perez (aka Don Pancho) who is a 76 year old Cuban biochemist and microbiologist who spent 50 years researching and developing the art of rum making. In fact, he was fundamental to the research and development of most Cuban brands during the 1970s.

Now don't let the terrible logo confuse you. This rum is delicious! I only rate it at the 8 because I haven't had the pleasure of trying the 18 or 30 year versions, which are substantially more expensive. This bottle, however, goes anywhere form $25-40.

Color: Maple Syrup
Nose: Oak, vanilla, caramel and maple suger
Taste: Buttery caramel, oak, nut with a complex finish of macadamia and pepper.

I enjoy with a whisky ball. However, it makes an amazing Cuba Libre and can also be enjoyed neat.

Purchased for $39.99 in Delaware. Very nice bottle with a deep amber yellow color. Very nice nose. Not very leggy. An 8 year rum that tastes like it's older. Quite smooth, very tasty, with a slight burn going down. Very enjoyable.

Harapós alkohol ami végig kíséri a kortyot, nekem sok egy kicsit. Egyébként szép,közepes testű rum sok hordóval és fával az illatban és az ízben, jönne a többi íz is szépen, de hát megint ott az alkohol a végén m. Negyed óra után a pohárban kicsit lágyul a korty, megéri várni. Finom rum de kell hozzá a hangulat.

Tasty rum by one of the great maestros of blending and creating fine rums. Hefty dose of molasses, brown sugar, caramel and vanilla with some banana pepper and smoky oak thrown in to tame the sweetness somewhat.
This is Don Pancho's youngest sibling but don't let that dissuade you from seeking this rum out. It helps when you can find it selling at half of what the going price is. Bought this at a small Liquor store by Disney World for $24!!!!!!!
Can be mixed but better sipped neat!
Nice style and bottle presentation to house this nice rum aged in ex-bourbon barrels for 8 years!

A fine rum. I bought it in a great grocery store in Minocqua , Wisconsin. It was about $32. I used it mostly with tonic. It has a ''True" rum taste. Its not too heavy, but is by no means weak tasting. I would buy it again if I ran across it in store.

From the smell I can only remember the honey, cream and vanilla tones. Don Pancho Origenes 8 is very light even on the smell; nothing intensive attacks your nose. It is still obvious that this is molasses rum in both nose and taste. The taste is exciting; you get the rum in your mouth and do not even know that this liquid is alcohol, it is so well rounded, you are able to keep it in your mouth for a long time and enjoy all the tones you smelled before. Suddenly you think about the statement in your brain again and you know the producers are right; this is how the rum should be made. It is slightly grassy, slightly woody, with vanilla, nutmeg and oak tones, not overly sweet. The experience is finished with slow and pleasant after burn.
more on my blog:
http://www.rumtips.com/2017/10/don-pancho-origenes-8-my-spanish-choice.html

Sugar: Estimated at 18-20 GPL.
Overall this is an okay rum as it does have some of the characteristics of the older 18 year Don Pancho. This rum has the vanilla, wood, caramel, and spices but those flavors can't hide the harshness of the alcohol taste and bite present in the blend.
I would skip this one and go for the 18 year old Don Pancho rum.

These bottles of rum are always placed on the shelves next to other tall bottles of Panamanian rum called Debonaire, so it has been easy for me to overlook for so long. However, after doing some research, I read about the lengthy career of Master Blender Don Pancho who was behind the best Cuban rums from Havana Club. He must have provided the ruling party with some of the finest rum while keeping the masses happy with the cheap rums, and then somehow moved to Panama in the early nineties.

What a truly beautiful bottle this is and in an art-deco style. It is crystal clear to show off the beautiful dark amber color of what is inside. It is aged for eight years in American white oak barrels. They state for tasting notes candied dates, figs, dried plums, and leather, but I never agree with stated ones that seldom have anything to do with the true origins of a spirit. It needs to breathe for at least thirty minutes to remove the mild alcohol vapors, then the palate is greeted by oak, vanilla, and mild sweetness. I would call this one as a semi-dry rum with very little burn going down. This is a really fine authentic Cuban style rum that is not complex enough to compete with it's older siblings, but can still be enjoyed as a sipping rum. At only $32 and readily available where I live, I would have no problems adding ice or using it to make authentic Cuban Daiquiri's or Cuba Libres. I am so glad that I pulled this jewel out from it's hiding place on the shelf of the liquor store.

Sipped neat
80 proof
Sweet fruit nose
Sugar cane, fruit on palate
No ethanol bite
No empty glass after-aroma
Not much wrong with this one, slightly sweet