Chiriqui

Light, honeyed, cocktail-friendly

Honey and caramel
Moscatel hint
Approachable
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Light and approachable with honey, caramel and grape hints; peppery, slightly alcoholic palate and short finish. Often seen as thin, but works well in cocktails.

24.90 €

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Details about this rum

Country
Bottler
RumX ID
RX4698
ABV
40%
Category
Column Still Rum
Made from
Molasses
Distillation
Column Still
Age
3 years
Bottle volume
70cl
Mezan 3yr   40% Chiriqui

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    How does this rum taste?

    RumX members describe Mezan Chiriqui as a light 3-year Panama rum with honey and caramel on the nose and a touch of grape/moscatel. The palate is gently sweet and peppery with a slight alcoholic edge and a short, clean finish. Many find it thin at 40%, but approachable and handy in cocktails. Popular on RumX with 99 reviews, it suits newcomers and fans of easy-drinking styles.

    Aroma

    Alcoholic Light Grapes Caramel

    Taste

    Peppery Honey Alcoholic Thin

    How is this rum rated?

    Rating (0-10)
    6.1/10 100 reviews

    Sweet, fresh, interesting. Spent 1 year I moscatel cask which is rare. Good balance between freshness and aged rum.

    This rum is pretty light, alcoholic on the nose. It is peppery on the palate with hints of young wood and moscatel finishing. What I don’t like abut this rum is that it’s pretty harsh. Surprisingly, it benefits from adding some sugar. I tried dosing it between 10 and 20 g/l and somewhere around 15 g/l it really shines: the moscatel finishing comes forward and harshness is masked. For the same reason it is good in Rum Old Fashioned.

    Also a normal average rum. Not particularly good, but not really bad either. Can also be enjoyed neat. Tastes slightly alcoholic, but I like that :) So maybe not for gourmets, but otherwise okay.

    Very light on the nose. There's not much going on here, but the muscatel barrel is noticeable. This gives it a very pleasant sweetness that works surprisingly well with the clear pepper note. A hint of grappa and a gentle, even pleasant spiciness on the finish - but mild and not alcoholic. I'm very surprised here. Very, very boring nose, but then the taste is quite unique - it should be dull, but I really like it. A very unusual combination. Addendum: unfortunately extremely flat after a few hits. Ouch...

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