El Ron del Artesano Virgin Oak Cask 2009
Highly praised as an honest, dry Panama at cask strength: woody spice, honeyed sweetness and vanilla, with well-hidden alcohol and excellent value, even if complexity stays moderate.
Fans of dry, cask-strength Spanish-style rums who enjoy pronounced oak, honey, vanilla and spice without added sugar and want strong value from an independent bottler.
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Dry, woody Panama with great value
If you enjoy dry Panamas or whisky-like, oak-driven rums, this is a smart next step into cask strength—flavorful, honest and good value without overwhelming complexity.
Those seeking rich sweetness, heavy complexity or very gentle 40% sippers; anyone sensitive to higher ABV or not into dominant oak notes.
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Bought at the 10th GRF in Berlin. Even if boss Sebastian Lauinger is a very likeable guy, I was not a big fan so far, because I generally do not particularly like finishes and rather stand on cask strength. Fittingly, Sebastian was able to present me this Virgin Oak at his booth, which I liked immediately and above all also has an unbeatable PLV. Clearly in the Spanish style from Panama (honey, caramel, vanilla), this bottling shows how storage off the usual bourbon casks looks and what pure wood does. Young, woody and spicy - tastes good!
Richtig guter Virgin oak cask mit ordentlich Lösungsmittel in der Nase, viel pfefferiger Würze aber einer angenehmen Honigsüsse am Gaumen. Ein schöner Tropfen mit angenehm weichem Finish 👍
This one is actually quite special from Artesano. Not diluted and no wine barrel or anything. No, cask strength and Virgin Oak, then 11 years. Was reason enough to take this bottle on the 10th GRF.Nose: initially strong and somewhat pungent alcohol. Behind that, though, nice smoky woody spicy and creamy fruity aromas. On the one hand there is light tobacco with vanilla on the other creamy taffy with coconut milk, lemon and apple. A resinous freshness with a deep nasal pull. 80Palate: pleasantly powerful. Initially bitter-salty and woody-spicy. Red pepper with vanilla, almost some umami. Then goes towards pecan, has a tart sweetness, like currant and orange peel and closes with blackberry. Back nutty with light umami and wood. 82Must feel your way, then good.
A fine drop but also not special. With this intense cask influence it could have been a whisky as well.