Brugal 1888

This is a shelf standard for me. I have no problem sipping it over a rocks cube or using it in cocktails. Just a solid lower-sugar tasty rum.

Its been over a year since I initially tried this rum and after reading reviews here, I couldn't reconcile my assessment....so I bought another bottle.....I must have gotten a bum bottle initially or QC issues.....I very much enjoyed this....perfect taste, no burn....what more can you ask for in a Cuban-Dominican rum....I have revised my rating from 6 to 8.

Very balanced rum and fine sipping, adding pleasant aromas, not too high, not low on the nose, but also having great ones on the taste: caramel, cocoa, cinnamon and liquorice, dark chocolate and some cigar and lots of spice along with the interminable finish. On of the best tasted so far.

12 years of elegance - not too sweet, yet not heavy or sharp

I like this rum. I can taste the sherry. The nose has some candy and cake. A little bit of yeast on the finish.

Lovely rum, not too sharp but not too mellow either. Love the touch on the palet vailla, butterscotch, citrus. Amazing rum, straight up, and a decent price.

Schöne Bernsteinfarbe.
Im Geruch absolut unauffällig, ein wenig Karamell mit ganz wenig Alkohol.
Im Geschmack Vanille Karamell/ brauner Zucker im Abgang ein wenig Süße, ein wenig Salzig und Alkohol mit Holznote.
Gefälliger, guter Rum, kann man genießen,
aber nichts was einem vom Hocker wirft.

Good burn to start. Dry, not sweet. Not very complex.

En nariz cascara de naranja, chocolate, cuero, pasas, vainilla, en boca vainilla, caramelo y almendras tostadas,se siente picante agradable, bastante balanceado,y un final medio-corto.

Here we have a complex Rum that IMO should satisfy even the "Rum Snobs".
It is smooth but with some heat. Mildly sweet with notes of dried fruit, mild spices and brown sugar. Nice sipper. Beautiful presentation in and outside of the bottle. A definite must try. 😉