Cartavio XO

"This is a very sweet rum with nice fruits and spices. I like this rum for sweet desserts and making chocolate rum cake."

"Karamelová moc nenadchne a už věští průšvih. A ten přijde v zápětí, když tento rum ochutnáte. Cukr, vanilka, karamel a pak pro změnu karamel, vanilka, cukr. Nic pro mě. Strašně sladké, až mi to křivilo hubu 😃 Edit: pokus o dopití vzorku. To je fakt extrém. Je to sladkostí vyloženě likér. Musím si spravit chuť nějakým suchým kouskem. Edit2: minule 5cl vzorek, tentokrát 2cl z kalendáře 24DoR a přijde mi to mnohem méně sladké než co pamatuju. Jiný batch nebo mám tak jiné vnímání chutě?"

"A Hispanic rum with attractive packaging. The nose focuses on sweet notes of caramel, burnt sugar, chocolate, vanilla and spices, but displays a slightly stronger temperament than usual, with dark aromas of wood, coffee and roasted notes. It's a little out of the ordinary for a ron. The ron is diluted and caramelized on the palate, with brown sugar, vanilla, chocolate, spices, wood, a little dried fruit and hazelnut. It's simplistic, sweet but not too sickening. It's easy to drink, especially for beginners. The finish is short, on roasted, sweet notes, with a background of raisin. Perhaps one of the most drinkable Hispanic rums, but very expensive for what it offers."

"The taste is complex and delicate, with notes of dried fruits, vanilla, walnut and sherry! The taste ends balanced, slightly spicy - quite delicious actually."

"And again and again and again. I feel like I have drunk this cover of a mediocre pop song over and over again. Too expensive for cola and way too uninteresting for sipping. This may have virtue for the cigar crowd but somehow I have doubts"

"A great representative of the "Spanish" style. Some fruit on the nose in the direction of raisins and sherry, more prominent are nutty aromas, especially walnut. Very similar on the palate, lots of nuts and dried fruit and of course the cask. A little sweeter and unfortunately a little weak at 40%, more would be great here!"

"One of my first biggest favorite of Sweet rums, better than Plantation XO. Great, definitelly recomanded for everyone. Sweet, string, fruity, with dark chocolate. Beautifull bottle, recommended for a gift ."

"24 Days of Rum 2024 - Black Edition - Day 04 Erster Eindruck: Schokolade in einer Holzschachtel Nase: Schokolade, Rosinen, Trockenfrüchte, Tabak, sehr angenehm Gaumen: warm, Pfeffer, Holz, Abgang: mittelkurz, Aromen wirken nach und entfalten sich, z.B. zu Muskat Gesamteindruck: gediegener Rum spanischen Stils, gute Mittelklasse 2023 überraschend frisch und gleichzeitig komplex in der Nase, entfaltet sich vollmundig und reich am Gaumen, der kurze Abgang hinterlässt einen interessanten dritten Endruck"

"Hier ein Cartavio aus Peru. In der Nase bereits sehr holzig aber auch Schokolade und Vanille sind zu erkennen. Im Geschmack dominiert dann die Schokolade und der Kaffee. Alkohol ganz gut eingebunden. Ein solider Rum."

"Very easy to go to sipping rum. One of the entries into the diversity of rum for me. A sweetness in the nose, and very flavorful, with notes of butterscotch, vanilla and tropical fruits. Good for almost anyone, and works well with desserts"

"Ein süßer Rum mit Sherry-Note. In der Nase süßrumtypisch Karamell, Schokolade und Vanille. Am Gaumen überzeugt er mit seiner Komplexität. Gewürze, Vanille, Schokolade und Sherry. Eine wirklich interessante Mischung."

"For 18 years, I expected more complexity. Sweet tastes before. Pleasing and for beginners a good droplet."

"Sample no 9 of the 24 days of rum 2022. Fancy sweet rum. Reminds me of Dos Maderas 5+5 or Selección for roughly half a price. Very nicely balanced sweet rum. Hints of coffee, toffee, nougat, caramel and raisins, maybe sherry. It is not overly sweet even though it is rather sweet a lot but thanks to how it is balanced it is not a problem. If I would have a chance to grab it in some discounted price below 40€, I would go for it. Otherwise it does not make sense I would rather go for Dos Maderas."

"Hodně sladky rum, který ničím nezaujme. V chuti mam jen karamel a vanilky a ve vuni taky. Není to spatne na popíjení, ale nemyslím, ze bych si ho nekdy koupil. Nepomohla moc ani kola."

"Un bon Ron plus complexe que la moyenne mais… ça reste du Ron"