Ron Esclavo 12-Year

It is really quite nice rum. Smooth and mellow. Full bodied by a little bit too sweet for my taste. Some kind of funk far far away which is nice.

Day 17 of my Rum Advent calendar. This rum smells really good (vanilla and caramel) but is too sweet for my liking.

Quite sharp after all, but unexpectedly long aftertaste.

Tak sobie przeciętny i wisiorek mocny alkoholowe oj tak

Sweet taste with vanilla tones. Very good for the price.

Skvělý jemný rum, pokud máte rádi jemné sladší (nikoliv však sladké) rumy, už 12y za to stojí. Ostatní vyšší kategorie (resp. starší - 15y, XO, Cask) jsou ještě lepší, což nebývá vždy pravidlem.

Schöner Einsteiger Rum.
Nichts zu komplexes. Würzig, Fruchtig, minimale Süße im Abgang.
Auch günstiger Preis.

The nose is not very intensive but quite natural. I got some molasses flavor.
The taste is less sweet than at the XO. With some pepper. The balance is not bad. Quite interesting rum.

Smell: molasses, caramel, oak, dry fruits, wood, some pepper, vanilla
Taste: caramel, mandarine, burned sugar, some pepper
Spice: spice, burned sugar, mandarine

Sweetness: 3/5
Fruits: 2.5/5
Spice: 2.5/5
Mildness: 3/5
Complexity: 2.5/5
Value (35€): 3/5

If you go for the Esclavo 15y or above you’ll get very good and tasteful rums. This is perhaps okay as an introduction to the brand?

... hope the big brothers (15yo and XO) are better.