Havana Club Unión

Woody richness, cigar pairing, elegant yet pricey.

Excellent cigar pairing
Elegant flavor profile
Smooth finish
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Havana Club Unión offers woody, tobacco flavors balanced with chocolate and caramel, enhancing its distinct character. Popular among cigar fans, it's smooth yet expensive.

515.97 €

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Details about this rum

Country
Distillery
RumX ID
RX642
ABV
40%
Category
Column Still Rum
Made from
Molasses
Distillation
Column Still
Havana Club 40% Unión

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    How does this rum taste?

    The Havana Club Unión is a distinct Cuban rum stemming from molasses, expertly distilled at the Havana Club distillery using column stills. Renowned for its woody aroma with notes of toffee and vanilla, União harmoniously blends tobacco and chocolate flavors leading to a smooth, elegant finish. Users appreciate its superb pairing with cigars, highlighting collaborations between experts from Havana Club and Cuban cigar industry figures. While this 40% ABV rum is celebrated for its balance and refinement, its premium price point fuels debate. Reviewers often commend its rich aroma and nuanced palate, praising its craftsmanship but acknowledging the value proposition remains contentious. Experience the aristocracy of Cuban rum enthusiasts admire.

    Aroma

    Woody Toffee Vanilla Roasted

    Taste

    Woody Tobacco Dark chocolate Caramel

    How is this rum rated?

    Rating (0-10)
    8.3/10 34 reviews
    Top 13% Cuba
    Top 10% Havana Club

    A truly fantastic and elegant rum, but overpriced as most of the Havana Club rums.

    Aroma: At 40 degrees, the aroma is very strong. It has a strong raisin and smoky nuances of tobacco. A variety of fruits, such as bananas and apples, come through at the same time. Toasted almonds and caramel are also present. Taste: Smooth and sweet. Raisins and burnt leather flavors are well integrated. A fantastic balance, neither dry nor rich (if anything, a bit on the dry side). The aromas and flavors are similar and uncomplicated, but that simplicity is completely to my taste... +) In the third month of aging, the citrus becomes more pronounced. Mouthfeel: smooth, without the characteristic nutty hoarseness that I've noticed with some sweetened Rhone. Despite the sweetness at the start, there is little residual sugar afterward. The finish is short and clean, with just a hint of oak. Really good.

    Tasted as part of Whisky, Rum and Gin festival in Bordershoppen back in 2018, where we helped empty the bottle. Very intense in the nose, and with notes of dried fruit, vanilla and the subtle sensation of tobacco, I can see why it would pair well with a cigar

    Had a retaste and this time I had the right cigar to go with it and wow what a difference, this is truly a mix well worth a try even though the cigar is slightly expensive and hard to get. Just decided to crack open this wonderful bottle and I regret not having a Cohiba Piramides to go with it. I know it was made to match the Cohiba Siglo VI, but that is too heavy a cigar for me :-) A cooperation between master blender Asbel Morales and cigar sommelier Fernando Fernández and they made something out of this world. A wonderful deep and elegant masterpiece that has a long, warm and elegant balanced finish. A rum worthy of the price tag and then some!

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    The Havana Club distillery is located in Cuba. Rums from Havana Club have been reviewed 1,681 times with an average of 6.8/10.

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