Havana Club (PR) Anejo Classico

I like this Rum. If you want to start drink rum straight, this is one to try first. Its only $20 a bottle, its got a nice color and good legs. Its tasty and not harsh. Try this one then move on to more expensive Rums.

I was surprised with this one. The color looks a little watered down and the nose is almost straight alcohol, but the flavor was a nice surprise. Notes of sweetness and some spice but a little rough on the finish. It’s not the best sipper but can be done in a pinch. However, this would make for a very good mixer. Either way, can’t go completely wrong either way.

I compare this to the 5 year plantation. Decent taste beneath the alcohol burn. easly better than most in this price range. I sipped about 1/4 of the bottle but used the rest for guests that mix drinks.

This rum has character without resorting to a funkiness or sweetness that is usually there in a non-Cuban style Caribbean rum. It won't wow you. It won't make you want to pull out your cigar, blast some Son Montuno, or anything like that. It will provide you with a Cuban-Style rum that you can buy in the US to make any type of mixer you like, adding a spice and straightness of a lot of Cuban rums that is freaking hard to find in America at a decent price point. I recommend making a rum old-fashioned as the bitters plays very well with this rum. All this, at $20! I mean, come on, hard to beat that.

Good basic mixer. Not a sipper. It's just ok. Not great. Nothing exception.

Great bang for the buck. Best used in cocktails. I keep it in my home bar for any mixed drinks.

I love the Cuban version when I had it in Mexico. Thought I'd try the Puerto Rican Havana Club. Does not taste similar. This is a good mixer. Nothing terrible, just not great.

Color - Light Golden
Aroma - Perfumy, alcohol
Flavor - Black licorice
Finish - Black pepper
Mouthfeel - Thin syrup
Balance - Slightly harsh

This be the spiced version of Havana Club's Anejo Blanco, which be a surprisingly decent rum! There be similarities and some differences 'tween the two though. This rum smells sweet like the Blanco with hints of vanilla and oak, but there barely be banana and no tobacco. As for taste, she also be not as sweet, but while there be some vanilla, tobacco, and wood, there also be a distinctive raisin taste. She seems spicier, but there be no specific spice flavors that jump out at me. Aye, you could make a sipper of this, but I would not recommend it... arrgh!

Smooth drink, but nothing special about it. Need to compare it to the Cuban version.

If you're breaking away from rum mixed with anything this is a good intro to rums that can stand on their own. Smooth with light vanilla notes. Put it on ice for bit to calm it down and let the vanilla shine.