Kaniche Perfeccion

Had high expectations in this one. And it delievered! Tried Kaniche Barbados and it was a fine rum. The Perfeccion does not dissapoint you. Not perfect but damn close. Smooth and well balanced, not to sweet and not to dry. The box and bottle like the Barbados XO are cool 👍. Impressed 😃

Bottle says double wood aged in bourbon then finished in cognac casks. It does not say how long it was aged. You can definitely taste the two casks. The aroma is subtle and inviting. The taste is sweet, maybe just a little too sweet. There is however a slight lingering aftertaste. Overall not a bad bottle for the price.

In my opinion this is not better than the Kaniche XO. I find it to be a bit harsh with a strong alcohol flavor that is not pleasant to drink, the XO has a much better flavor and it is more smooth.. I dont think I will be buying this again, the perfection is on the nice red wooden box it comes in, not in the product itself.

Very nice and sturdy bright red wooden box surrounding an old school designed label on the bottle. Spectacular value at $39. Golden color. Oak, vanilla and cinnamon to the nose and palate when neat sipped. Surprisingly sweet ending. Only marginally better than Kaniche XO.

Very very good rum, sweet but not too sweet. And comes in a really nice wooden box. Bought it together with the XO, which is just as good!

This one is very easy to drink has a light sweet taste to it and very pleasant.

Very complex on the nose, and on the tongue. I can drink this stuff all night. I pretty much agree with everyone else, but I only gave it an 8, I like Vizcaya 20 and Plantation 20 more.

Un autre bon produit de cette famille que j'ai connu récemment. Le XO est bon, mais celui-ci est supérieure. Un double cast fini en France. Un autre bon produit pour pas trop cher. Mais il vient du Panama et non pas de la Barbade.

As many have mentioned, this is better than Kaniche XO. The nose is pretty typical of a tropical fruit/honey nose that many others have.

Flavor is Toffee, honey, allspice/cinnamon, maybe a little vanilla or butterscotch. The best part of this rum is its incredible staying power on the palate. The flavors really linger and give the most novice taster enough time to "get it".

Very little alcohol bite, if any.

Sweet, double wooded european style, love it!my friend gets it from panama, we have been drinking it in Hungary :)

Very nice. Great after taste. Stays quite mellow but flavorful.

Jeg synes den almindelige XO er god uden at være direkte fantastisk. Den er nemlig meget sød og mangler lidt dybde. Jeg havde derfor ikke de store forventninger til denne, men jeg blev positivt overrasket. Ikke lige sød og med mange forskellige smagsnuancer, som bliver hængende. En meget interressant rom, som nok godt kan hive sig op på et 9-tal ved nærmere bekendtskab. (Smagt igen på romskolen 2019 med et 8-tal igen)

This rum from Panama (on the label, Barbados on the web site) at 80 proof has very little ETOH upon the nose. First sip had some spice that mellowed into nicely balanced caramel. Finished one glass and HAD to have another.This is really well made sipper.

1st sniff, a mellow aged rum smell. 1st taste smooth and very simple. The more you sip, the more the complex notes grow on your palate. Very good and reasonable price point.

A 6.5 on my scale. A solid rum with a decent oak flavor. Hard time describing it as "Perfect" though.

Sugar: est 20 - 22 GPL. Similar to the Kaniche XO, but this version is a little smoother, just a touch less sweet, and the coconut flavour is toned down a bit.
It also has a bit more of the cognac and orange-pineapple-mango flavours in the mixture. Good balance of oak and spice as well. I would rate this one a half point above the Kaniche XO.

So smooth it almost makes me wonder if the ABV is lower than 40%. Surprisingly light on the nose for such a premium rum. Great viscous and semi-sweet mouth feel with rich cinnamon, molasses and lots of delicious honey notes.

Nice and smooth, I drink it neat. Great price point and easy to find. One of my goto home bottles! Great finish, although lighter than the XO.

I was about to restock my shelf with a Doorly’s 8 year but was persuaded to try this fine rum. I am sipping kind of person and like mature almost aged scotch tastes. This is quite mature without the strong alcohol punch. Smooth and flavorful (I leave it to others for the details). If you are looking for an excellent, not overpowering rum at a good price, give a try! You will not be disappointed.

How did a distillery make a rum this good at this price point? Drinking this rum is like feeling the wee baby Jesus tap-dancing down my throat. I put this up there with Plantation 20 and Zacapa XO.

Bottom line first, it's very similar to Kaniche XO. That's a good thing, as I find the XO to be a wonderful sipping rum, especially considering the reasonable XO price. The Perfeccion is considerably more expensive at my local store and not considerably different in taste, that's a very good thing! I did a back to back taste test and, maybe, maybe, I could almost claim that Perfeccion has a touch more of a spicy taste, maybe. However, when drinking Perfeccion alone, it seems to have a slightly different character. I like it very much and it's among my favorites, right next to, and as good as, XO.

I have really enjoyed Kaniche’ XO and is one of my favorite aged rums. Today I spent $10.00 more to try Kaniche’ Perfeccion at Total Wine. When I mixed coke with both it was hard to tell the difference. Drinking it dry (without soda), the Kaniche’ Perfeccion had an extra bite to it. Honestly, I will stay with the XO and look forward to trying other Kaniche’ Rums when they become available at Total Wine. I certainly don’t want to discourage anyone from trying Perfeccion as my taste buds maybe be off. Enjoy!!

I love rum, hands down. I have tried low rated, low price rums to over priced and high rated rums. No less than 3 bottles in the house at any given moment. I have been loving the XO version for awhile now and just came accross this at Total Wine. The aroma and finish are amazing and much better than the XO. The tastes are different so I won't compare those as I like both. Well worth the $39.99.

I wasn't expecting to like this rum as much as I do because of the low price of only $39.99 (Total Wines & More 2017) and because I'm usually not a big fan of bourbon aged rums. However this also has cognac aging, which I find works better with rum than bourbon or just bourbon alone.

Smells and tastes of molasses, spice, cognac, oak, and bourbon. Nicely sweet for a bourbon aged rum.

I like this more than many more expensive rums I've tried. I give it a 9 and highly recommend it for the money! My score does NOT factor in the price.