LVMH Cuba Ron S.A. Eminente Gran Reserva Edition No. 1 2013 43,5%

"I find the nose very restrained, with delicate aromas of wood and honey. It is soft and light on the palate. The dilution is a little too strong for my taste. Notes of wood, coffee and spice dominate. It lacks complexity... I find it too one-dimensional."

"Really tasty Cuban. Very round, nice sweetness, balanced profile with tobacco, oak, dried fruit, sweet coffee notes...a harmonious aroma spectrum without extremes makes for relaxed drinking at a great level. Great rum in a moderate price range."

"Round, balanced and simply delicious. A real surprise that shows the strong potential of Cuban rums as complex sippers."

"A fruity nose of yellow fruit, carambola and dried fruit, marked by wood but without excess, dried fruit with a herbaceous/floral edge. The palate is on cigar box (cedar), with dried fruit and yellow fruit in the background, but also wood and a very pleasant floral side. The finish is rather short, but cigar-box and floral aromas linger for quite a long time. A fine rum, pleasant to drink, and well above anything I've tasted before from Eminente. I particularly like its floral side."

"Elegant, full-bodied and not uninteresting new Cuban. Overall, I think I personally like the 7 better in terms of PLV and mixability, as there is a little too much wood, tobacco and too much cognac influence in terms of taste. The aguardiente component, which you can definitely smell and also taste discreetly, is also exciting... But PLV is debatable here... Thanks to Torben for the sample!"

"9:On the nose this rum is intense, elegant and complex and round - the initial aroma of freshly roasted coffee, red fruits, and flowers gives way to a touch of honey and vanilla with a nice almost minty freshness. 9:On the palate, it is well-balanced, unctuous and deep with a fruity profile, driven by dried apricot and orange blossom with notes of sandalwood, hazelnut, and allspice. 8,8:The finish is silky, persistent, and sweet with the spicy character of Sichuan pepper, caramel, pine sap and saffron. Highly recommend this wonderful stuff. So young, so smooth and so silky-shortly:A superb summery sipper."

"Finally got around to try the Eminente taste set! The oldest of 3, and it has a fuller expression. Heavy on coffee, dark chocolate and wood in the nose, and I got taste-notes of dried fruits, chocolate, and hints of licorice"

"Und das drittemal Danke RumTaTa. Von den drei Eminente die jetzt probiert habe, ist dieser der mir am besten von allen dreien schmeckt. Geschmacklich hat er schöne Kaffeenoten. Leider aber wieder sehr kurzweilig. Eher in die Richtung easy Sipper. Als Mixer, was ich gerne immer wieder probieren macht er einen tollen Job."

"Konsequente Fortsetzung des Amber Claro, bei dem alles ein Stückchen intensiver ist. Etwas intensivere und recht schöne Nase noch dazu, geschmacklich helfen die etwas höheren 43,5% natürlich, dazu führt das Fass zu intensiveren dunklen und würzigen Aromen. Auch bei der zweiten Verkostung bleibe ich damit beim 7.6er Rating."