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6.3/10
18 ratings
Tasty, but not quite great
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Posted over 2 years ago by Awinash from Netherlands with 17 ratings
Burn. Burn. Its a like the roof is on fire. Mag ik schelden? Burn m*thf****
Posted 2 months ago by littonsteve1 from United States with 21 ratings
Of the rums I have tried this one may be the best. Smooth and flavorful with not to much spice or that nasty twisted face you make after a drink of some of the others. I would defiantly buy again and may try some f the other Don Q rums.
Posted 5 months ago by WW from Netherlands with 36 ratings
In a rum tasting with 3 spiced rums, this one ended at the Bottom. The nose and smell are verry good, however tastewise we prefered the Bayou spiced and Ron de Jeremy hardcore spiced over the Don Q spiced.
Posted 8 months ago by Miroslav from Slovakia with 37 ratings
Toto nie je môj typ rumov, veľmi aromatický pre mňa nezaujímavý, podobný Dzama
Posted 9 months ago by MichielV from Netherlands with 25 ratings
With 45% alcohol the Don Q Oak Barrel Spiced from Puerto Rico is a strong rum. With a beautiful golden colour, I had high expectations. It smells very heavily of vanilla, and you know it contains 45% of alcohol by smelling only. The taste is a little less overpowering. Again some vanilla in your mouth. Disappointing that the oak (the taste you would expect judging the name) is not identifiable that much. Good aftertaste, nothing to complain about that. The aftertaste is way more subtle than expected.
Posted 10 months ago by Willem from Netherlands with 17 ratings
Neat, spiced rum, sweet. Good for a cocktail. Aftertaste bit sharp, but sweetness and wood are recognised also.
Posted 12 months ago by allredb from United States with 13 ratings
I bought this on a recommendation but could never learn to like it. Too strong for my liking along with a lack of spice flavors. One and done.
Posted 1 year ago by Bob from United States with 74 ratings
Lots of vanilla and spice with a good quality base rum behind it.
Posted 1 year ago by Brian Casali from Italy with 14 ratings
Sweet one, the taste is a little bit flat but recommended to most of sweet taste lovers
It is a really fresh tasting spiced rum. Rich, warm and vibran.
"Cinnamon and caramel in the mid palate and the finish is long and very spicy. Quite a lot of oak and some fiery notes of ginger and cinnamon. A touch of white pepper."
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Not bad for a spiced rum! 7 out of 10
Posted 9 months ago by Harrie from Netherlands with 77 ratings
Previously I only tried some spiced concoctions from Captain Morgan and such and they never made me any happier but I thought (inspired by Paul B) to give it one more go. But this time as dry as possible please and with some real rum in there, not some vanilla-sugared flavoured vodka.
So I found this one (a nice deal at €20) with for at least 3 years aged rum, real spices and at just 9 gpl. Oh, and an ABV of 45% so it seems serious enough.
The nose is rather sweet, with mostly vanilla, fudge and some cinnamon and a hint of oak. On the palate you notice the higher ABV, spices like cinnamon, nutmeg and a touch of cloves. The vanilla is a bit much for a young and rather light-bodied rum so I think some is added as well. There is a little smokiness from the also present oak. It ends with a mocha/dark chocolate and spiced caramel. A peppery touch stays also present for quite a bit. Despite the 45% it goes down easy enough but it is a bold rum for sure.
For a spiced rum it is truly nice but spiced rum? I don't see me sipping this all night (even at 9gpl just a tad too sweet) so it is a rum for one or two shots after a winter stroll instead of the glühwein/vin chaude or an old tawny porto I would normally take. Nice addition but at the €30 it normally goes for I'd rather spend them on anything from Foursquare or such. But by far the best spiced rum I tasted, that is certain.
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