Don Q Double Cask Finish Cognac Casks 2009
Most enjoy the cognac-driven fruit, honeyed wood and chocolate notes. Critics find the alcohol prickly, occasional vinegar/chemical hints, and price high. Overall a solid but not universally loved experiment.
Spanish-style fans who want more ABV and a clear cognac influence: think fruit (apricot, peach, orange) layered over wood, vanilla and milk chocolate with some honeyed warmth.
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Cognac-finished, woody and spicy Spanish-style sipper
If you like Spanish-style rums but want to nudge into drier, woodier, cognac-finished territory at higher strength, this is a logical next step—just expect some heat and tang.
Those sensitive to alcohol bite or acetic notes, and value-focused buyers expecting a super-smooth 40% sipper without tannins or sharpness.
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Beautiful expression of cognac rum however the price point gives it a slightly lower score
Pleasant spicy wood notes. Especially in the finish a lot of honey. Vanilla is neatly present. Fruit remains in the background. Alcohol is well integrated per se, but the finish is very intense. Beautiful glue nose.
Very round story with the cognac barrel. Fruity, spicy, aromatic. Found the DonQ from the sherry cask but a bit better
After Dirk on the HanseSpirit has raved about this rum or the family business behind DonQ, I've just accepted him times the half-full bottle. Spanish style with after all just under 50%. At the fair I found the finish in a cognac barrel not disturbing, but quite appropriate. Let's see how he is so.... Nose: at the beginning the alcohol stings a bit, then it becomes spicy-woody-fruity, green apple with sour cherry and apricot. Behind that light vinegar and some red pepper with nutmeg and vanilla. Milk chocolate out the back. Pleasant and approachable. 74 Palate: spicy-woody. Seems quite light at the start, but then gets a nice chocolaty texture. That cognac finish comes through clearly with peach and apricot. Overall approachable and a nice representative of the Spanish style. 78