Carupano Reserva Exclusiva 12-Year

Ron de color palidon, aroma dulce y afrutado. En boca, vainilla y caramelo, sabor agradable sin ser nada demasiado especial

Light in color, despite 12 years. I sense some smokiness on the nose. The taste is a bit fruity, it doesn't have too much burn.

Lovely sweet caramel aroma. Super smooth caramel flavour with notes and nuts and wood. Finish is short but overall a very tasty rum

Raz som to kupil ked to bolo v mojom oblubenom bottle shope v akcii na radu od predavajuceho ked som chcel skusit nieco nove. Zobral som to ku kamosovi a tento rum dostal hodnotenie "toto sa normalne pije same od seba".

Velmi jemna aroma, jemna ale sladka rumova chut s trochou dymu a sudu. Za mna dost vyvazeny drink. Pri debate sme ani nevim jak vycedili celu flasu a odvtedy to musim nosit po dvoch flaskach aby aj zostalo :D

Wooden taste with minimal finish, nothing much to say about this one.

The Carupano Reserva Exclusiva should be a blend of Venezuelan rums that have aged for up to 12 years, after which they have been filled into white American oak barrels, where they've spent another few weeks.
Aroma: Raisins, egg liquer, hazelnut. Also notes of coconut. I haven't smelled a rum like this before, so definitely a nice suprise!
Taste: In taste, the rum is somewhat funky, and tastes "stronger" than it is. Warm, oily and high viscosity is what first came to my mind when I tried this blend. It generally tastes of nuts and wood, more specifically pecans. The rum is not sweet, although it seemed like it would be from the aroma. Quite refined and complex.
Aftertaste: Extremely interesting aftertaste that is slightly bitter and woody in a very good way. Persisting taste of pecans with their slight oiliness and bitterness.
Summary: While some people rate this rum as bland, and "not great, not terrible", I really like this one. I'm not sure if anything artificial is helping the taste but for me the taste of nuts, together with the bitter aftertaste made this a welcome experience.

As is the case with many rums, way nicer if you let it breathe for a while. The first sip immediately after opening is too rough on the palate. Could buy again.

Great rum, love the smooth taste and coconut on nose.

Nice color, good taste, and nice finish, good drinking for night. 5/10, nothing great

Aroma is only caramel.
Taste is plain - you can feel only added sugar and caramel again. Aftertaste is short and not pleasant.