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Barcelo Imperial rum

Barcelo Imperial

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Dominican Republic | Aged | 38% ABV

Barcelo Imperial rum is produced in the Dominican Republic using column stills before aged in white oak casks for up to 10 years.

Ron Barcelo was founded in 1929 by Spanish entrepreneur Julian Barcelo in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The brand was sold mainly in the Caribbean and North America until a much broader international expansion began in 1992.

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Tasty, but not quite great
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Russ 🇺🇸 | 85 ratings
Posted almost 8 years ago

This is a unique rum experience and should be tried.

That said, the rum smells and finishes like perfume! I prefer the cheaper and tastier Barcelo Grand Anjeo to the Imperial. This one surprised me, in a bad way...

I'm thinking it must be the barrels they are using for this label. The oak flavor was odd, it was over oaked providing a burnt tobacco flavor. The whole rum was way off, dry, and unbalanced. The only saving grace is that I could taste a quality aged rum wanting to come out. It was just overpowered by a strange oakey flavor and overly pungent botanicals. For my second try I used a glass of Coke to help calm it down a bit but that lingering perfume aroma would not go away and that strange oak flavor prevailed.

The rum is not worth the price but its something a rum drinker should try. Maybe your experience will be different but I think Barcelo took what could have been a great rum and messed it up terribly.

It's also a nasty hangover. That smell is still in my nose and I feel awful right now!

Juanlaginia 🇺🇸 | 100 ratings
Posted almost 3 years ago

Great rum for cuba libre, slightly sweet which makes a great mixer.

soccerrd5 🇳🇱 | 36 ratings
Posted almost 3 years ago

Smooth, gets better after the first taste. Always have a bottle of this to have it ready when friends come over

Ladislao 🇷🇺 | 53 ratings
Posted 3 years ago

Блеклая вкусоароматика, достаточно питкий, достаточно посредственный ром.

Vestty 🇨🇿 | 45 ratings
Posted over 3 years ago

Pretty looking bottle, especially the huge 1.75L one. Nice darker colour, the rum is a little boring at first - not much happening. Then the taste comes in. Nice hints of wood and leather. If the taste was a little stronger from the get-go and also in general, this could be an 8. Maybe it could also use a little more voltage - it just seems too smooth for its own good. Still great especially given the price.

liviuhorgos 🇷🇴 | 29 ratings
Posted over 3 years ago

Good Qpr and sippin' rum, but a bit closed on the nose and not that aromatic (it opens up after 20-30 min in the glass).
Nice brown/orange color, not too heavy and bodied but also, not to light or thin bodied.
Otherwise decent alcohol and not over-burning on the throat. Fair rum.

Jojorhum 🇨🇦 | 53 ratings
Posted over 3 years ago

English version after the French one...

J'ai bu ce rhum pour la première fois en vacances à Punta Cana en République dominicaine. Le packaging en fait un rhum qui se présente très bien visuellement. La bouteille se distingue aisément de par sa forme. Au nez, on peut percevoir du Cacao, du caramel et un soupçon de vanille. Ma conjointe dit percevoir des saveurs de cannelle !! J'en doute, mais bon... les goûts et les couleurs ne se discutent pas ! 😁
Le Barcelo Impérial se boit très bien ! Il n'est pas agressif en bouche. Il est doux sans trop l'être. Un parfait équilibre disons!
La finale est persistante, et ce rhum réchauffe assez bien le thorax ! 😁
Je préfère le déguster brut ! Sans glaçon. La texture est plus onctueuse ainsi et les saveurs se manifestent tel un parfum envoûtant... Je l'ai bu en ayant en main un verre de El Passador de Oro XO, pour comparer. Je peux dire sans l'ombre d'un doute que le Barcelo a plus de caractère! Je l'achèterai encore et encore...

I first drank that rhum at punta cana, i was on vacation. The packaging is very well made ! Fine details... the bottle is beautiful also ! The noze smells cacao and may be some caramel and a little vanilla ! My wife says Cinnamon :)
The barcelo imperial is easy to drink, not overly sweet, not rough neither, warms the chest, with a long final in the mouth ! I prefer to drink it straight. The texture of the liquor in the mouth is rounder ! I drink this rhum while having a glass of El Passador de Oro XO, in order to compare. I can tell without any doubt that the Barcelo Imperial has much more character than the Passador de Oro Xo. I will buy it again and again !

Bramski 🇳🇱 | 29 ratings
Posted over 3 years ago

The smell is quite easy on the nose. A bit spicy and some vanilla. The taste is quite neutral. No real complexity but burn of alcohol while drinking, no real sweetness, which is nice if you are looking to get away from the diplomaticos or the zacapas. No real afterburn, its actually a quite smooth rum. When you make up the balance, you get a nice rum for a nice price. Good to serve to a thirsty crowd, without worrying that your top of the line rum will go wasted on guests that cant appreciate it to the fullest.

Mirjamvdbg 🇳🇱 | 29 ratings
Posted over 3 years ago

De tweede van de avond. Milder dan de El Dorado. Maar daardoor wat vlakjes

akvarats 🇷🇺 | 2 ratings
Posted almost 4 years ago

Good for walking over forests with friends and backpacks

vomi1011 🇩🇪 | 403 ratings
Posted 4 years ago

Got this rum on Curasao for 23$. What a bargain, exceptional good for this price.
It's rich in taste and spicy (not harsh).
You should give this rum some time to breath, 10-20min would be fine, because at the beginning there is a alcohol note in the smell.
I love the oil, it's warm and fills your mouth with flavours.
The finish is warm and spicy, some light sweetness remains on the palet. This rum is very very good.

Smell: oak, caramel, some molasses, dry fruits (plum, raisins), mandarine, toasted barrel
Taste: caramel, burned suggar, rum raisins, mandarine, vanilla, spice, oak, some bitterness (not much)

Sweetness: 2/5
Fruit: 3/5
Spice: 3/5
Mildness: 4/5
Value (21€): 4/5




Brand Details

Name: Imperial
ABV: 38%
Type: Barcelo
Raw Material: Unknown
Process: Pure blend (1 distillery)
Distillation: Unknown
Women leading Rum: No

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