Cartavio XO

I take this after letting it breathe about 45 minutes. It's domestic production where i live, so for about $40 a bottle it's incredible stuff. Wonderful burgundy-mahogany colour and overall presentation (box and bottle). Definitely sweet, great sipper. I've served this to friends who wouldn't even think of sipping rum and they loved it.

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.

Great and really good taste for me, nice color and finish but higher price, 8/10

Aroma is warm and spiced. Taste is sweet, but not much with chocolate, caramel, toffee and fruits. Well ballanced and complex, ending in longer woody-spced aftertaste. Try it if you can, but for this price, you can find better rums.

Výborný rum v krásné lahvi. Sladká chuť karamelizovaného cukru a bananů.

A great rum with a long finish. Really goes down smooth! Who ever heard of a Peruvian rum?? :)