Cihuatan Xaman XO 16-Year

Smooth and flavorful. I recommend to limit dilution, else the flavor wanes.

aged for 15 years in American Oak ex-Bourbon barrels, finished for 1 year in
mayan ceiba barrels.

Aroma is heavier and complex. Taste is very well ballanced. Sweet but not too much with leather, honey, pineapple and plums. Aftertaste is longer with clove and smoked bacon on palate.
Try it if you will have chance, but full bottle buy only in discount. For the price (100eur in Czech Republic) you can find much better rums.

barva : tmavě hněda
vune jemná po medu, nasládla
chut: sladší lehce kořeněný , ananasový
zaver : velmi jemný závěr který jsem si užil
hodnoceni 9
koupit ano z 60%
Alcohol 40 %

This is a 40% ABV blend of rums from El Salvador that have been aged for 15 years in American oak bourbon barrels and then 1 year in Mayan ceiba barrels. This is the first Cihuatán rum to be marked as XO (extra old) label. Xaman was the Mayan god of wisdom.

Bottle: Luxurious, conical, supplied in beautiful blue cardboard with Mayan paintings. This is a really nice presentation.
Color: Dark amber.

Nose: Pleasant, sweet, without any spicy alcohol. There is vanilla, fruits (banana, pineapple, citrus), raisins, cocoa, sweet grapes, spices (cloves, nutmeg, pepper) and a strange wood smell (apparently it is the ceiba tree).
Mouth: Excellent, already slightly burning on the palate. It's also already more woody and less sweet. In the aftertaste, I could smell vanilla, banana, pineapple, spices, plum jam and, again, more pronounced wood. I also felt a slight smokiness when tasting it.
Aftertaste: Medium to long.

Finish: A really good and smooth rum with a slight sweetness and a more pronounced woodiness. Although the profile could be more varied, I definitely recommend the rum.

Rating: 9/10

Typical great Cihuatan . It is unbeliavebly smooth, that it almost feel's like drinking rum flavoured water.

This rum is very fruity, honey flavoured with also sweet notes. Very very smooth and easy to drink. Only one downsize is that price.

Perfect smooth taste and easy end of Ron. I like it so much. Enjoy.

Mit vielen verschiedenen und dennoch Harmonischen Aromen vereint.
Von Floral und Fruchtig bis Eiche und etwas Teer.

Calendrier de l'avent 2021, jour 23. Wow, très bon rhum de dégustation. Le 2e que je goûte de cette cie et jamais déçu.

Beautiful golden color. Sweet and fruity nose with mandarine, caramel and bitter herbs. Nice, light and sweet to the palate. Good stuff.