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Havana Club 7-Year Rum is distilled from fermented molasses and aged in charred white oak barrels for seven years.
Havana Club rum is still made in Cuba - where the company was founded by José Arechabala in 1878 and then nationalized in 1959 after the Cuban Revolution. Havana Club is now jointly owned by Pernod Ricard and the Cuban government.
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Posted
almost 3 years ago
Cuban rums are a mixed batch really. But they often give a good insight into what the "Spanish" style of rums can be if not ruined by too much sugar.
Havana Club makes such rums - honest, relatively unconcocted, mass-produced but down-to-ground.
The 7-year-old version has a nice oaky aroma, which is close to bourbon in a way. Sweet, but subdued. Light, delicate, a bit floral, a slight hint of smoke in the oak. A bit of tobacco, a bit of leathery dryness. Medium sweetness in the mouth, finish is relatively dry.
Not overly complex, but not boring. There is enough to explore, but it is not an adventure rum. Good for sipping while having a good conversation or while enjoying the sunset. Not something that demands attention. But still possible to talk about this rum, if you know what I mean.
I find it makes for a good sipping rum. For mixing, I do prefer bolder rums. If you just want something that will be OK-ish in a drink, this is too expensive. For other purposes, I would choose something with more punch. I think this really is a light, elegant sipping rum.
Posted
almost 3 years ago
This is the base historical rum ,well balanced, not so spicy and not sweet.You can drink it on the rocks and for serious coctails (old fashioned )
Posted
3 years ago
Average in average with an average note. A bit dark, a bit complex, not too sweet, not too bitter and the price is ok as well. For me too average to buy it again.
Posted
3 years ago
Not that great but also not that bad for the price. I ended up using it as a mixer and it was actually quite good.
Posted
3 years ago
After I began to explore rums, I started to sample everything I could. Light, dark, spiced, aged, blends, etc. This was one of those exploration purchases; unplanned and not researched.
"Hey I liked that 3yr old Havana Club, this must be good too." It was good, but not anything special or overly memorable.
Nice aroma without any standouts, flavor was pleasant with no memorable notes or experiences, and a nice finish.
Overall a good drink, you could certainly do worse... or better. If you are looking for an experience, move on past. If you want a solid rum and coke, this will do nicely.
Posted
3 years ago
affordable, tasty and pleasant rum. im always happy to have a Havana club 7 year at home
I was expecting something more. Not bad, not great. Very smoky, which I normally like but here not so much. Wont buy it again: will either save pennies and go with the less expensive Havana Club 3 years or save up for a really exceptional rum.
Posted
3 years ago
En af de bedre mørke rom til en rom og cola. Den koster en del, men syntes stadig den er pengene værd. Den er ikke så god at drikke ren.
I tried this straight up and it's got a musky taste to it. Can't put my taste bud on it but it doesn't cut it as a sipper. Now as a mixer I think this is the best rum that I know of for a rum and coke. Friends kept bringing it back as a gift for house sitting and I have a lot of it. Well enough to last through the travel embargo to Cuba because of Covid.
Posted
3 years ago
Spicy and not too sweet. Nice. Sippable, but better as a mixer.
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Worst position in Havana family
5
/10
out of 10
This rum has very hard position in Havana family - It is in the middle between brilliant Selection de Maestros on one side and cheap but tasty Anejo Especial on the other one. So if you buy 7yo, you pay 50% more than for Anejo Especial, but you dont get 50% quality increase. Or, you pay 75% of Selection de Maestros price, but again, you dont get 75% of its quality. And this is the biggest problem of Havana 7yo. If you want quality, you go for Maestros. If you want cheap and tasty, you go for Anejo Especial. But its at least worth trying.
Bottle: I like this black design they made for 7yo. Its prettier than Anejo Especial even though its smaller.
Color: You might think that it will be dark rum, but thats wrong. The color is simillar to Anejo Especial.
Smell: It smells like leather and tobacco. Also some alcoholic smell. And maybe a bit of peat or turf.
Taste: Tasted on room temperature. In first try a lot of alcoholic taste, but after leaving my glass breathing for a minute, it became much better. Some tobacco taste, a lot of wood, some leather. I will give it a try on rocks.
Well, this rum is not bad, it is just the unwanted middle brother. for there are much better rums in its price category and both his closest siblings offers something more.