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Posted
5 months ago
Smooth rum, prominent oak flavour with a splash of caramel. Not too sweet, not too strong. Easy to sip if one likes woody, earthy tones but not overly complex
Posted
5 months ago
As many commented before me, it gave some false hope having '23' written on it.
On the nose it seemed fairly OK, but the taste is of burned wood/charcoal. It doesn't burn too much but then again, there isn't that much else to taste. Could have sugar added since it has somewhat a 'fake sugary' taste.
Posted
6 months ago
Notable raisin notes, otherwise it has that Dominican flavor.
Posted
11 months ago
8 times quality winner with the highest score in a blind tasting, Villa Rica Rum is considered the best Mexican Rum in the world, more than 122 sommeliers and chefs agree with the same criteria.
A single barrel system rum that reposed 23 years in the same barrel, its just well made.
Love it!.
Like this one. Its kind of my style, caramel and coffee.
Posted
over 1 year ago
Nice color, good taste and nice finish, good drinking for night. 7/10
Posted
over 1 year ago
The information about aging and sugar is not very transparent :-(
Taste is sweet and smooth for first few seconds. After come slight burning and bitter/woody tones. Aftertaste is short and somehow artificial. Not terrible, but only average coloured rum with some added sugar.
Posted
over 1 year ago
I tasted this rum without having any previous knowledge of it. I was thus excited to try a rum that claims to be aged for 23 years. Unfortunately, the rum does not feel as refined as the aging would suggest. Other than that, the label claims that the rum is produced in Mexico and comes from a single barrel.
On the nose, the rum is not too expressive. It does not feel aggressive on the nose and mostly entails notes of vanilla and something sweet, perhaps some orange. There is almost no alcohol burn when you smell it, which is a nice surprise!
The rum itself tastes bitter in an unpleasant way (at least for me), which I suppose comes from the oak barrels. The taste is heavy on woody and earthy notes, and the taste is intense. The aftertaste is slightly bitter and similar to raisins. Overall, quite dry, although with a slight hint of sweetness.
As a sample, it is a nice view into Mexican rum but honestly, I would not want to drink an entire bottle. The rum is just way too heavy on leather, wood, and earthiness. Additionally, the labeling does not seem honest.
Posted
over 1 year ago
Meget fin rom, men den kilder ikke de rigtige steder. Den rammer meget middel.
Posted
over 1 year ago
Sweeter aroma. The woody flavour, almost neutral body, tail absent
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Questionable labeling
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out of 10
Although listed here as "Villa Rica 23-Year" there is nothing on the bottle indicating the "23" is indicating years aging. All it says is "23 years" and "superior aged rum". Ambiguous. I hope some day there will be standards for labeling rum. The tag attached to the label doesn't clear things up. In part it reads "created with distilled sugar cane juice and aged since the 20th century in ancient European white oak toasted barrels". I want to know what they consider "ancient". Did they dig up the barrels at some archaeological site in France or Britain? The tag also reveals it originates from Veracruz, Mexico. My bottle was identified (handwritten) as "Bottle: 128/240 Barrel No. VR49". The bottle is rather elegant. Tall and slender...a little taller than typical rum bottles with gold leaf lettering.
The rum itself is a nice amber color and has a sweet, fruity aroma in the snifter. The flavor starts off sweet which is unusual for rum made from cane juice...I expected something a little drier...which makes me wonder if this rum has been sugared and by how much. I get hints of prunes and raisins in the flavor along with a bit of pepperiness and a decent burn which fades swiftly leaving a drier finish but lingering raisin flavor remains. The oak barrels have imparted their flavor in the rum giving it a slight bitterness from the tannins.
I have to disagree with some of the reviewers saying it's a terrible rum. It's not. It's a fairly decent rum that seems to have been sugared somewhat apparently to ease some of the harshness. It doesn't have the character nor smoothness of a rum aged for 23-years in single oak barrels so I am of the opinion the labeling is misleading. I would expect a legitimate 23-year-old single-barrel rum would be far more expensive than the $30 USD I paid.
It's not as smooth of a rum as one would expect from an aged rum but it's not overly harsh either. It's on the borderline of sipper/mixer. Personally I would prefer it as a mixer rather than a sipper but I can see it being enjoyed by some neat or on the rocks. Definitely worth a try. Don't let the very negative reviews here keep you from at least trying it. I've had some incredibly bad rums (see my reviews at the "1" level for examples) but this is far from being one of them.