Abuelo Gran Reserva 12-Year

I first tried this rum a couple years back and i never really got on with this rum. At times I enjoyed it then at times I didn't. Will need to give it another go and hopefully change my review.

The twelve year aged offering from Abuelo is surprisingly IMO their worst offering that I've sampled. The smell and taste are both very harsh and give me more of an impression of whiskey than rum. Stick with the 7

This rum has a very sharp alcohol smell, the taste is light fruity.

I was thrilled by the rating here, so I tried it, the price was great. The first impression is positive, but maybe I had the wrong batch, I smell the cherry ointment in the aftertaste, and it's almost vomiting. The wife confirmed again. I finished the bottle with a lot of self-denied. I may give Abuel another chance, I plan to have a version of two oaks, or XV Tawny port cask, we'll see ...

Nadchlo mě zdejší hodnocení, tak jsem jej zkusil, cena super. První dojem kladný, ale snad jsem měl špatnou várku, v dochuti cítím višňovou mast, a to je skoro na zvracení. Manželka opět potvrdila. Dopil jsem s velkým sebezapřením. Abuelu možná dám ještě šanci, v plánu mám verzi dvou dubů, nebo XV Tawny port cask, uvidíme...

I was hopeful about this rum. I'm quite loyal to specific selections that I know that I enjoy. However, I understand the importance of venturing out and trying new expressions. After seeing a significant quantity of positive feedback regarding this rum, I admit that I felt hopeful for something impressive. What I was met with instead, was a rum that isn't bad, but does not live up to other rums that I've come to enjoy. On the nose I got ethanol followed by brown sugar, vanilla, and banana. On the palate, I tasted brown sugar and caramel, with a vanilla finish and modest ethanol burn through the nostrils. In all honesty, I would have been happier having paid $10-15 less than it's retail price ($40 where I am) as I can think of numerous other rums at this price point, and cheaper that exceed this rum. Overall, decent rum but overpriced for what it is.

Cedar, leather, raisins, peppery tobacco...great aroma. Taste is sort of cedar/black licorice/charred molasses, a bit too sweet and just didn't seem balanced to me. Much smoother that the 7 year Abuelo, so there's that.

A average okay rum. Strong first-touch that reminds me to cocnac

This one tastes dosed but dont mind the sweetness when having a smokey cigar.

molasses. sweet.
i smell chocolate, pear and some wood tones.
i taste dried fruit, pepper, oak, dark chocolate.
4/10 - add 5 points to get the score if you like sweet rums!
the abuelo 12 ist a good sipper for a day to day rum. i thin i little less sweet than the diploamtico. lighter fruit notes and definitley more interesting. still a sweet rum.

(I am not a connoisseur)
It looks like the "good" rums from the supermarkets. Sweet, with an exaggerated and not very sophisticated flavor. It burns.

I pass.