Villa Rica Single Barrel Rum
Those building their palate who like smooth, slightly sweet, woody rums with vanilla, caramel and a hint of coffee or tobacco, and who value easy sipping over intensity or complexity.
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How does this rum taste?
Most enjoy the smooth wood, vanilla and cocoa notes, while critics find it thin, short and slightly artificial. Consensus: a drinkable, mildly sweet 23-year rum that lacks real complexity.
If you enjoy soft Spanish-style rums but want something a bit drier and woodier, this will feel familiar—just don’t expect the depth its 23-year age statement suggests.
Enthusiasts seeking high complexity, natural profiles, strong ABV or transparency around additives; anyone sensitive to artificial-tasting sweetness or very dry, powerful spirits.
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A little surprise. Not too sweet as we're used to with Spanish ron. Nice with a good taste of vanilla and oak.
"Second incredible tasting, lots of oak, a little vanilla and spice, and a very complex blend of chocolate and coffee, very well integrated alcohol, dou In summary, my tasting notes: Nose: Oak, vanilla On the palate: Caramelized, Cocoa, Coffee".
Hezky voňavý kousek. Sušené ovoce, vanilka, třešně. Podobné je to v chuti. Tělo převážně sušené ovoce a závěr jde do třešní. Výrazně sladký rum, ale ne odporně cukrově jako minule treba Cartavio XO. To bylo hrozivě přeslazené. Villa Rica je za mě fajn aperitiv. Edit: dopíjím a pořád to vidím stejně
Hodně dřevité, lehce karamel a tabák? příjemné, těžší rum.