Sansibar Rare Old Cuban Rum (DeinWhisky.de)

"A brief Cuban afternoon in the last rays of sunshine. The RX22145 and the RX22444 were tasted in parallel with a good cigar. For me personally, there really wasn't much difference in age to be tasted. Both solid Cubans that go very well with a cigar, but unfortunately don't end up in the group of top rums. But they are still solid bottlings that are on a par."

"Tasted in parallel with RX22444 and RX18823. Well, not the big hit. Unfortunately, you can't really tell that the rum is supposed to be 45 years old. It tastes palatable, but somehow unexpectedly "light" for such an old rum, especially one from Cuba. As with the RX22444 tasted at the same time, I would hardly have blindly guessed that this was a Cuban rum, and if so, then a sweetened one. Conclusion: In terms of taste, this rum is closer to the RX22444, which failed for me, than to the excellent RX18823, which is 14 years younger, despite being 45 years old. My impression: Old rum from Cuba is simply not a safe bet these days, the quality is very mixed, you should always reach for a sample first rather than a whole (usually expensive) bottle. Let's see what comes next, it remains exciting with the black box Cuba."

"Wieder ein Cubaner mit erstaunlichen Eckdaten. Wieder ist der Preis natürluch sehr hoch. Wieder habe ich große Hoffnungen in den Rum. Wieder gibt der Rum nicht viel her. Milchschokolade und seichte Röstaromen. Wirkt verdünnt und etwas nachgezuckert. Alles in Allem sind die relativ jungen Cubaner in Fassstärke besser als die Alten, mit Ausnahme des TWJ 1978 vielleicht."

"Nose: caramel, wood, vanilla, cinnamon, sweetness. Palate: alcoholic, light yellow fruit, vanilla, cardamom, cinnamon, raisins. Finish rather short. Overall, I expected more, a little less flavor, too alcoholic, little complexity. Somehow I don't really warm to the Cubans. Perhaps not quite my favorite taste profile."

"So, the second Cuban this evening and unfortunately, like the first, not much richer, although it is considerably older. A little more chocolate and a little darker. That's it.... the sweetness is almost identical... too bad"

"8,5:On the nose, the first impression we get is fruity with lemon peel and banana, as the wood is roasted with caramel, white chocolate, walnut and spice. The molasses is dark, vegetal with black tea. On aeration, yellow fruits arise, dried fruits like apricot, raisin, the molasses is floral and minty, after resting, orange peel rounds the notes nicely. 8,6:On the palate, the attack is juicy with all kinds of delicious fruits like yellow, tropical, red and dried with, you name it, notes like banana, pineapple, mango, papaya, dried apricots, raisins.The wood is roasted and spicy with nuts like almond, caramel, vanilla, later cinnamon, chocolate, joined with honey and toffee.The molasses is a bit vegetal, minty, becomes darker with licorice.Our tasting buds are enjoying this tasty, complex and round rum.Citrus like lemon peel arises after nice rest. 8,3:The finish is long, dry, but less juicy, balanced, the notes from palate linger on, just the molasses is more waxy, bitter with a bit resinous wood."

"Vermutlich der älteste Rum den ich je getrunken habe mit 45 Jahren. In der Nase bereits sehr viel Schokolade und aich Whisky. Im Geschmack kommt dann noch ein Note Karamell und Toffee dazu. Generell ganz gut"

"The taste is more Demerara than Cuba. Full body, but ot so full like heavy Demerara. Lot of wood and caramel."

"I've never had a rum this old before and I'm curious to see if I can appreciate the drop appropriately and fairly. Very full-bodied and round, without peaks. The alcohol strength is pleasant. Somehow a raspberry passes the tongue from time to time. I don't have any other associations with the first dram yet. I'm curious to see what develops with time and oxygen. Only in the finish is there a little malty sweetness, a hint of bitter almond and brown sugar sweetness, just a little. There is no ester but lots of pleasant spices. It needs time, which it gets."