Dos Maderas 5 Years + 5 Years PX

 Retaste this one and it's a very mild well rounded rum that I think can be used for beginners as well. Draws very nice curtains and the empty glass is full of flavours.

 Nose is sweet and reminiscent of port or sherry which is a leading indicator of what is to come. The mouth is sweet and sickly, immediately too much and in to rum liquor territory. The main mouth notes are raisins and sugar with a medium finish with treacle and wine on the end of the mouth. Ultimately it is too sweet for me, it’s like a Madeira or Port with some rum elements and doesn’t quite come together in a package that I want to drink

 8:On the nose... quite a lot. There's fruit: fresh grapes, banana, peaches, candied prunes and nuts, followed by almonds after a while. The barrel is there too, offering well-balanced oak and tobacco notes. Overall, it offers an interestingly dry, gourmand impression. 8:On the palate, we find tobacco and walnut, with candied fruit also present but a little in the background. The whole is soft, but well-balanced with alcohol. 8:The finish is long. The aromas of tobacco, walnuts, prunes and oak, which we enjoyed earlier, are again present.

 The base in this rum is a 5yo blend from Guyana and Barbados aged in the Caribbean. I’ve tasted this blend and clearly recognize Demerara. After that it’s aged for 3 Solera years in Spain in Dos Cortados Sherry (very dry) barrels. Thereafter it’s aged for 2 more Solera years in former PX Sherry (very sweet) barrels. Have also read that they add a little PX Sherry (unconfirmed). These two years and the eventual added flavors give it an significant sweet Sherry taste that I don’t appreciate.

 Beautiful and quite complex rum. The sugar substitute is still moderate and makes it extremely smooth. The PX sherry influence keeps it lively on the tongue and is really enjoyable.

 Well… this is very sweet and strongly sherry forwards. I don’t get much character of the rum out of this release tbh. Nevertheless, the sherry influence is intense, but nicely executed. If you are in the mood for something sweet and sherry, this is better than some „highly estimed“ sherry (finished) single casks, where disappointment of an overwhelming sherry influence covering the underlying spirit is the dominating experience. Here you get what you‘d expect. Not more but also nothing less.

 This specific 3 times aged (5+3+2) rum is something, that you must try. Yes, it's sweet, full of raisins and some cookies but it is complex, warm, tasty with little strong end. Mostly enjoyable in cold evenings after hard work with legs on table and good cigar :-)

 At 40%, it is very intense. The sweetness is pleasant and not too intense. Unfortunately, the px cask masks the distillate's own flavor, if there is one. Price-performance ratio is super.

 Nothing extraordinary, this one was a little sharp then pleasantly sweet on palate, rather indistinct mix of scents on nose. I felt raisins and vanilla the most. I tasted this as a sample, but know the bottle, it’s very affordable and pleasant for the price. A good start for beginners.

 For me too sweet and surprisingly alcoholic for the low ABV. In drinks quite good, pure not my case.

 A sweet Rum, mainly due to to Sherry and as one might think some additional sugar. Maybe they just use some very "wet" Sherry casks... It is quite mainstream and thus divides the opinion for casual drinkers and enthusiasts, something to keep in mind when looking for the score. It's mild, a bit shy on the nose with every other influence other than the Sherry, but thats to be expected. On the tongue sweet (but I had sweeter), Sherry, some Molasses. More an aperitif than a sipper. I cannot imagine this as a mixer.

 05.2024 Erster Eindruck: Reiche fruchtige Aromen, tiefe rotbraune Farbe Nase: sehr fruchtig, PX sehr präsent Gaumen: weich, rund, aromatisch, namengebende 50/50 Rum und PX, Trockenfrüchte und Holz Abgang: Mittelkurz und unaufgeregt, Holz Gesamteindruck: ich hatte ihn noch spannender in Erinnerung, immerhin war das einer ersten Rums mit PX-Finish. Meine ursprüngliche Bewertung von 8,3 senke ich auf 7,8, weil ich ich mittlerweile jüngere Rums bevorzuge, die noch frischer und deutlich fruchtiger sind. 2022 keine qualifizierte Bewertung

 Really sweet. Lot's of chocolate, cocoa and coffee in both taste and smell. Hint of raisins on the background but to me I have and always will remember this rum as a cocoa and coffee flavour. It is a nice sipper. Full body, lots of flavour, short to medium finish. Great value for the money.

 It's definitely too sweet for me! The sugar masks the fruit and spice notes! What a shame, it could offer more!

 The taste is sweet, a little honey, vanilla, notes of sherry, wood. Long-lasting aftertaste 👍😁