Caliche Light

Not too bad of a rum, as far as whites go. Good for mixed drinks.

Tasted at Laka Lono on 2/22/19. Served to me in a daiquiri. That pretty much says it all. My neat sample was quite unremarkable from this clear rum. Boring and hot, without the alcohol heat. This was Skipper Michael's last Laka Pour for me before he left.

Tasted at Laka Lono on February 20, 2022.
My impression of this rum must have faded as the sipping went on; I originally marked it as a 4/5 and then changed the rating to a 3/5 with a note to myself that the 3 was the accurate rating. Notes say "dusty in a good way."

got this from a friend who went to puerto rico did not like better for mixing

I used it to make mixed drinks Cuba libres etc. and for the price it works
Most people that see the bottle find it cool

Ok for mixing some what hot if sipped.

Definite burn going down. Not a bad mixer. I added some coffee beans and a vanilla bean to what was left in the bottle, let it sit for a few days, and had a nice coffee rum. Still burned going down, but the flavor was nice.

Caliche is for people that love colorful sweet mixed drinks. You know, those Apple Martini drinkers. I remember when this rum was introduced, I looked at the vendor that gave me a taste of it in disgust and said "this taste like sugar", he smiled and said "some people like that". To top things off, I just found out a few months ago that Caliche is made by Don Q. [Shaking my head]

If you're semi serious about rum and are looking for a decent diverse, simple, inexpensive white rum to mix with, please take the $20 bucks you would have spent on Caliche and buy 2 bottles of flavored Malibu, Don Q or Cruzan (my personal favorite amongst the three).

That's the high point of this rum. Sweet, bland, with a fake saccharine aftertaste. having trouble finding ways to finish this bottle.

I can agree with Don that it could be an OK mixer, but if it is priced and marketed as a super-premium rum but tastes like rebottled Bacardi Silver, then it's a big fail. I can get good mixing white rums at half the $22 price tag.

Didn't get on with the flavor in this one, there was something in the aftertaste not for me. I'm not a pro taster but would label it as unrefined.