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Brugal 1888 rum

Brugal 1888

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Dominican Republic | Aged | 40% ABV

Brugal 1888 is 'double aged', first aged up to 8 years in American oak barrels followed by Spanish oak sherry casks for up to 6 years.

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458 Brugal 1888 Ratings

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Bob 🇺🇸 | 74 ratings
Posted almost 6 years ago

I finally came around and bought a bottle of this when I saw it for a good price in the classic blue box/bottle combo which has now been discontinued. Its definitively Dominican rum with the same grassy/tropical dew backbone as rums like Kirk&Sweeney or Ron Matusalem. With that said I really disliked K&S 12 and really liked Matusalem 18 so Im only referring to a familiarity and not the whole taste. To compare, Brugal takes that grassy flavor and balances it out as not to be bitter or cloying the way it is in all the K&S rums IMO while being less sweet with a similar smoothness to Matusalem. 1888 has some delicate bourbon, vanilla, brown suagar, and sherry flavors with a tiny bit of spice at the end. Its very easy drinking and more dry than sweet. Dont expect this to blow you away but it is a nice "sipper",which remember, doesnt always mean sweet! Update: 2nd bottle and it's the new one with the black wax over the cork. I like it even better this time around but that doesn't mean that the rum has changed, more likely my palate has changed. I am more used to the Domincan "tropical breeze" backbone of this rum and can therefore appreciate the flavors from the aging more. Creamy and one of the smoothest ever.

Jab 🇨🇿 | 41 ratings
Posted almost 5 years ago

Not that much sweetened. Nice earthly scent but the taste... Its similar to that anti-mosquito plug-in repelents - perfumy taste that hides a chemical disaster. Leave this one to teenagers and their experiments. For a similar price buy yourself Mount Gay XO. Or Doorlys etc. In short proper rums, that taste like rums. After tasting this next to MG XO, I was really close to throwing up.

Pavel 🇨🇿 | 134 ratings
Posted almost 5 years ago

Chocolate milk smell, soft taste, it's a bit nummy, dark tones, tobacco, bitter

Reiwa 🇯🇵 | 142 ratings
Posted almost 5 years ago

I enjoy this good aroma rum. Body of this rum is a little thin. But smooth, not too sweet.
Never get tired.

Andy Tee 🇲🇾 | 148 ratings
Posted almost 5 years ago

An old batch of this series. Double-distilled and matured in American oak before a second maturation period in sherry casks.

N- Caramel and stewed fruits, herbal tea with layer of earthiness to keep it authentic. Soft breezy oak, and floral, again touch of feint from this multiple distilled spirits. White raisin, sour plum and dried fruit intertwined. (84/18)

P- Thin body, sweet kiwi, young banana and oak smokes, Easy on palate with touch of dusty oak, which is not a bad thing in this case. (83/18)

F- Medium, plums, clean oak with semi dry finish, touch of bitter sweet herbs. (85/19)

B/B- 84/18, having same issue to term with the low strength that restricted any profound flavours of the rum to come thru.

Weighted Rate- 73pt
— at The Rum Bar KL.

filovo 🇨🇿 | 504 ratings
Posted almost 5 years ago

Brugal 1888 GR
barva světlejší mahagon
vůně silnější
chutově nevyraznější dominikansky rum
celkově očekáváný výsledek u rumu z dominikany
6,5

AntonioNunez 🇺🇸 | 10 ratings
Posted almost 5 years ago

Very well structured and balanced, wood and full bodied Dominican rum

Vegard0 🇳🇴 | 1 rating
Posted almost 5 years ago

Smells great, but dull after taste. Makes me wanna try something else.

lprgcfrank 🇺🇸 | 22 ratings
Posted almost 5 years ago

This was best at Top of the Market in San Diego. A little rough - a lime smoothed it out some.

Roberto Magadan 🇩🇴 | 8 ratings
Posted almost 5 years ago

Smooth Rum, not to strong.. sweet good for a neat drink without ice

je_farley 🇺🇸 | 106 ratings
Posted 5 years ago

Interesting nose with a slight burn. The sip is not diverse and the burn continues beyond the initial taste yet I will stock it, not as a sipper but as a mixer. Coke, ginger ale, citrus all created a wonderful flavor well beyond the normal mixer.




Brand Details

Name: 1888
ABV: 40%
Type: Brugal
Raw Material: Unknown
Process: Pure blend (1 distillery)
Distillation: Unknown
Women Led Rum: No