Malecon 13 Years - Rare Proof

Sweet spices, charred wood, and dried fruits shine.

A rich, approachable rum with vibrant fruit and toffee notes balanced by subtle wood and smoke—worth a place on any serious rum shelf, especially via RumX.

8.0  / 10  (34 reviews)

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    How does this rum taste?

    • Great value for quality
    • Balanced sweetness and wood
    • Pleasant dried fruit notes

    Malecon's 13 Years Rare Proof brings a lively Panamanian personality, kicking off with caramel-laden toffee, dried fruit, banana, and a hint of smoky molasses in the aroma. RumX members pick up on rounded sweetness and balanced wood, plus playful hits of burnt sugar and raisin on the palate. As LukaŽiga notes, "smoky, charred wood, burnt sugar... a variety of fruits" define the tasting, while Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰 highlights "lots of flavour in a well balanced rum." For those curious to explore a crowd-appreciated rum, it's worth seeking out via RumX.

    Aroma

    Toffee Banana Dried fruit Molasses

    Taste

    Sweet Woody Burnt sugar Raisin

    How is this rum rated?

    8.0  / 10  (34 reviews)
    Top 26% Panama
    Top 15% Malecon

    "I’m not a big fan of the Spanish styled Ron, but I like the Rare Proof series from Malecon. I believe it depends on the rich taste and that the sweetness is very good balanced with the quite high ABV. This one isn’t the best of them, but certainly a very good one anyway."

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    8.4 / 10
    Review by: Stefan Persson

    "With this rum you get bang for your buck. Lots of flavour in a well balanced rum at a nice ABV. Fruity and sweet as it always is with Malecon and also the wood and spices. I'm not sure, but I think I sensed a hint of leather in there as well Price to quality is very good."

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    8.6 / 10
    Review by: Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰

    "This rum from Panama is very similar to the sweet rums from the Dominican Republic. Very fruity and caramel nose, with an inevitable smoky note. In the mouth sweet, mild and round, the 50% is not noticeable. However, the mouthfeel is not really complex: sweet, smoky and some fruit. Overall impression nevertheless quite good, especially the price-quality ratio."

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    8.1 / 10
    Review by: Tim

    "Crassly good rum for this price! Beautiful dried fruit, lots of freshness, well-integrated sweetness and pleasant finish. Gladly again!"

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    7.8 / 10
    Review by: Portman
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    Details about this rum

    Country
    Distillery
    RumX ID
    RX1726
    ABV
    50,5%
    Category
    Column Still Rum
    Vintage
    2003
    Made from
    Molasses
    Distillation
    Column Still
    Age
    13 years
    Bottle volume
    70cl
    Price range
    <100€
    Type of spirit
    Rum
    Malecon 2003 &nbsp; 13yr &nbsp; 50,5% 13 Years - Rare Proof

    How is the price of this rum developing?

    The RumX community has already added 65 bottles to their collections:

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    41
    opened
    13
    emptied
    11
    Open rate
    37%
    Ø Market value
    57€

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    About the Malecon distillery

    The Malecon distillery is located in Panama. Rums from Malecon have been reviewed 509 times with an average of 7.3/10.


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