The Whisky Agency Cuba (15th Anniversary The Whisky Agency)

"I'm not an unconditional Cuba fan. Nevertheless, I give their rum a chance every now and then. And this time they managed to convince me halfway. The mixture of sweet red fruit and tart leather/wood is quite appealing and harmonizes well. If it weren't for the strong sweetness, as if a light dosage had been added! This makes it lose something. The longer it lingers in the mouth and later in the finish, the sweetness decreases significantly, which makes it much more pleasant again. Overall, quite a good bottling and not too woody despite its age."

"Not the oldest rum I have tried so far, but nearly. I tasted this rum together with RX18823 (WDC Cuba 1992). And I must say that on the nose there isn’t much difference, both are relatively weak (smooth) there, no alcohol noticeable at all. On the palate the difference is bigger: The 1963 is much woodier, which is no surprise, taking the age into regard. But also remarkably stronger in the sense of mouth filling, which is surprising, because it contains less alcohol (48,5%). While in the 1992 I can taste malt, the 1963 comes out with licorice and leather - it really reminds me of a very old Demerara rum! :flushed::yum: Conclusion: In the mouth they develop a slightly different taste and strength, but both are great rums imo - 88 points each. ¡Salud! :tumbler_glass::tumbler_glass: P. D.: Again I’m quite sure that both are from the Santiago distillery."

"#4754 28.06.2024 Relaxing at home with this wondwrful rum. Nose Sweet, wood, light tobacco, balanced, plums, dried fruit, chocolate, faint caramel. Palate Naturally sweet, wood, light roasted, dried fruit, light caramel, light tobacco, light earthy, faint nutts, light herbs. Finish Long, wood, dried fruit, light chocolate, light caramel, light nutts. The empty glass has some nice banana, honey and berries. Draws really nice slow moving curtains in the glass. This is an amazing rum and I expected to be bombarded with wood, but that was not the fact. Very well balanced and a great profile with natural sweetness. Had to buy a bottle and several samples 😊"

"Bisher hat mich Cuba nie wirklich überzeugt. Diese Abfüllung macht allerdings Spass. Mit eindrucksvollen 60 Jahren natürlich wie erwartet eher holzig und würzig. Dennoch lassen sich auch schöne dunkle Früchte finden. Verglichen mit anderen Ländern/Distilleries sind Kubaner aber einfach nicht besonders komplex, das ändert sich auch mit dieser Abfüllung nicht."

"The RX18823, the RX17933 and the RX20297 competed against each other on the spontaneous Cuba evening. For me, the bottling from The Whisky Agency was the winner. All are more on the woody side and seem a little one-dimensional. I put the WuDram in last place, as it has an unpleasant acidity in the taste."

"Man merkt dem Rum sicherlich seine lange Reifung im Holzfass an, aber bei weitem keine 60 Jahre. Vielleicht überdeckt die relativ ausgeprägte Süße da etwas das hohe Alter. Aber zumindest hat er keine modrige Fehlnote wie die The Whisjy Jury Abfüllung. Wirkt mit 48,5 % nicht wässrig. Trockenfrüchte, Holz, Tabak, Schokolade. Die Abfüllung gehört sicherlich zu den besseren des spanischen Stils, aber trotzdem bleibt sie mir zu eindimensional."

"Merci Raphaël pour l’échantillon. Un nez profond et mystérieux avec beaucoup de flaveurs sombres. Beaucoup de bois, de la vanille, de la banane et des fruits rouges. Comme un parfum de très vieux cognac. Une consistance presque huileuse dans le verre. L’entrée de bouche est spectaculaire, là aussi ça me fait penser à un très vieux cognac. L’alcool est parfait, il soutient les arômes sans jamais dominer, tout comme le bois. Mais un côté frais et fruité donne un bel équilibre à cette bouche. La finale est longue, sur le bois amer, le caramel, avec juste ce qu’il faut de fraîcheur et de fruits pour équilibrer le tout. Le meilleur rhum cubain goûté jusqu’ici, où tout est équilibre, même si la complexité des arômes n’est pas tout à fait au rendez-vous."

"Wow my oldest rum, 60 years old. Beautiful and intense nose with dried fruit and cocoa. Wood and leather notes. Well balanced and rich. Dried fruit, wood and tobacco on the palate. Delicious sweetness. Alcohol is barely noticeable, very well integrated. Tastes very light at first, but the long finish then becomes more and more intense. Very good Cuban rum. Very expensive, of course, so unfortunately it remains with the sample, but I'm happy to be able to try it."

"Nose: wood, tobacco, cinnamon, sweetness. Palate: very round, sweet, plum, tobacco, wood, alcohol, baking spices. Relatively short finish. Overall, I expected more, a little less flavor, little complexity, perhaps too diluted. Perhaps it was also sweetened a little. Somehow I'm not really warming to the Cubans. Perhaps not quite my favorite flavor profile."

"Nose: Sweet, sweet dates, raisins, wood, vanilla very pleasant Palate: again sweet but woody, raisins, plum, blackberry, tobacco, vanilla, roasted wood, alcohol not perceptible, nice raspberry finish, not insanely complex but super nice to drink, best Cuban I've had"

"Today, Gunnar's two Cuban friends were allowed to prove themselves. You can see a clear difference between the two rums as soon as they are poured. This one is much oilier and darker. The smell is actually very similar. However, the taste of the old boy convinces me a little more. The consistency is creamy and oily. Despite the low alcohol content, it is full-bodied and powerful in taste. More wood but also a lot of dark fruit, which gives a nice taste. I like it very much. Thank you Gunnar for the great experience. :)"

"A delicious rum. Sweet wood, raisins, sugar cane juice, wood, bourbon barrel well noticeable, vanilla, chocolate. All very harmonious. Wonderfully oily."

"So delicious and Rich on taste.."

"The oldest rum I've ever tasted. Beautiful dark colour. I smell dried fruit, light wood, chocolate. Almost no alcohol. It's slightly sweet on the palate, smooth. I can smell drevite and fruity notes, roasted nuts. It makes a nice pattern on the side of the glass. I was very happy to taste this rum. It's an absolute blast."

"My oldest rum ever :) alcohol Is barely noticeable! Dried fruit and chovolate very intense."