A.F.D. Ron Barceló Imperial

Vanilla, caramel, and wood dominate both nose and palate, backed by a soft sweetness. Generally simple but pleasant, community members call it a great value pick for newcomers to rum.

7.0  / 10  (301 reviews)

Sweet vanilla, caramel and wood — easy beginner’s choice.

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    How does this rum taste?

    • Great price-to-quality ratio
    • Smooth and mild profile
    • Vanilla and caramel richness

    Abundant vanilla and caramel aromas lead the way in Ron Barceló Imperial, with RumX tasters highlighting its sweet, mellow character and approachable woodiness. Often praised for value and smoothness, this 10-year-old Dominican sipper is considered ideal for beginners or easy mixing. Worth exploring if you enjoy accessible, dessert-like rums.

    Aroma

    Vanilla Caramel Woody Alcoholic

    Taste

    Sweet Vanilla Woody Caramel

    How is this rum rated?

    7.0  / 10  (301 reviews)

    "Another nice tasting finished, this time with rums from the Domenican Republic. In my mind this rum will be too sweet for many, but a good rum none the less. The complexity is hidden under the sweetness and in my mind it should have been amped up with a little more proof. Price tag is really good compared to what you get. "

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    6.8 / 10
    Review by: Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰

    "Pleasant rum although the addition of sugar irritates me."

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    7.0 / 10
    Review by: Mirko Frosini 🇮🇪

    "6,9:On the nose, there is a quite balanced profile. The aromas that make up this profile are vanilla, wood, caramel, some nuts and a hint of orange/coconut with their sweetness. We cannot avoid bourbon fruits after some aeration, like peaches, cherry. . 6,9:On the palate, the attack is soft, honeyed, caramelized, but not sweet. The woodiness is present and even takes over the other aromas, without overpowering them. So, caramel is still present, as vanilla and a hint of bourbon fruitiness, there is still some peach, a hint of an alcohol, wood spice, roastedness, bitterness. 6,8:The finish is quite long and moderately sweet. It is dominated by the notes of bourbon ageing, so the wood, coconut, peaches, vanilla and some roasted nuts, perhaps leather."

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    6.9 / 10
    Review by: LukaŽiga

    "Easy sipper..... Goes down very well due to the low ABV. An ordinary rum from the supermarket around the corner. But one of the best in the range. Good for beginners. I wouldn't buy a second bottle of this."

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    7.0 / 10
    Review by: Jan Lu
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    Details about this rum

    Brand
    Ron Barceló
    RumX ID
    RX78
    ABV
    38%
    Category
    Column Still Rum
    Made from
    Molasses
    Distillation
    Column Still
    Age
    10 years
    Bottle volume
    70cl
    Price range
    <50€
    Type of spirit
    Rum
    Alcoholes Finos Dominicanos 10yr &nbsp; 38% Ron Barceló Imperial

    How is the price of this rum developing?

    The RumX community has already added 675 bottles to their collections:

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    opened
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    83
    Open rate
    34%
    Ø Market value
    25€

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    About the Alcoholes Finos Dominicanos distillery

    The Alcoholes Finos Dominicanos distillery is located in Dominican Republic. Rums from Alcoholes Finos Dominicanos have been reviewed 1,701 times with an average of 7.0/10.

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