Havana Club Anejo Blanco (PR)

This is a Bacardi rum, rebranded. I was not a fan, was bland with a serious burn. Not quite as bad a perfume, but you could do better.

Arrgh, the more I drank this rum, the more I liked it. Aye, there be some low ratings on this one, but here be my thoughts. She smells a bit on the sweet side, with a bit of vanilla, some oak, and a slight hint of tobacco. There also be a faint fruity smell, but I could not tell what. At least, not until I tasted her. She be not as sweet, but there be a solid mix of vanilla, banana, tobacco, and wood. Not oak, but wood. Smooth with very little burn. She goes down easy. As sippin' rums go, this could easily be one, but you have to get to know her. She'll surprise you for sure!

I bought this based on its history and because I needed a white rum. Overall a good buy but nothing special.

Tento rum jsem kdysi zakoupil čistě pro domácí míchání mojita. Tehdy pro mne rum byl prostě jen rum a v návodu stálo, zalijte bílým rumem. :) Samozřejmě mi moje přirozená zvědavost nedala a musel jsem jej ochutnat samostatně. Byl trochu sladký a já tehdy rum vůbec nepil. V mojitu však chutnal báječně. :)

Good white, not great. Cool label though, if you like that stuff.

Pairs nice in a Hemingway my favorite daiquiri, but it’s not exactly as top of the line as i see it advertised

Very good mixer. Better than some bargain brands out their today.

Great mixer. Much better than Bacardi for sure. Doubt it's a sipper though.

Given all the great Blanco Rons out there don't settle for a notch above Bacardi it buns and not much flavor just a mixer

So, I made the mistake of telling the bartender I had a bottle of Cuban Havana Club at home. Turns out he had a pretty strong opinion about that. Aside from the politics and the copyright of naming, I have a solution, Bacardi should be spelled with a V and the Cuban version spelled with a B. I gave this one a 5 because it’s right down the middle. If Bacardi wants to stake their claim and make the name their own, they first need to make a rum that stands out in the crowd. This one doesn’t.