Barcelo Imperial Onyx

I just returned from a trip to La Rommona, and a tour of the Barcelo factory. And discovered his wonderful rum. The extra char in he barrels gives this rum whiskey flavor, with hints of vanilla. Great on the rocks, or with a splash of coke.

Ron dulce excelente para tomarlo en la rocas! Lo recomiendo.

Aromes vanille, amende et un epu se réglisse dans un second temps.
Manque de longueur en bouche.

Beautiful dark color. Aroma of burnt caramel, leather, charred oak. A wonderful taste to match. I suspect it's been lightly dosed, but it's very tasty. Light lingering brown sugary flavor.
Very good.

Very thick mouthfeel, sweet and almost syrupy. Very dark in color, must have a bucket load of coloring. Easy and nice, but nothing to remember by.

A slightly better version of Barcelo Imperial. Black bottle and the name represent the additional filtration through onyx stones. Really good rum to sip with a low price tag. Always in my cabinet.

Note: if I could give a .5 rating, I'd rate it 8.5

was curious about that onyx filtration story, but if you add stuff after distillation you can t filter out that artificial sweetness, oh after that sweetness i feel some bitter after taste, really not a good experience, why spanish style rum producers can t play fair and make (with few exceptions) honest (without additives) ron ?

Really good ron for the price, smooth and gentle. I buy a few bottle/year and gives me very good vibes with notes of vanilla, coffe and (quite obviously) brown sugar. A bit smoky.

Waw !
Ce rhum se démarque vraiment de par ses notes tropicales (vanille, coco)
Quand je l’ai dégusté, j’avais également ouvert un plantation 20e anniversaire et un Kirk and Sweney 18 ans. Le Barcelo Onyx se tient très bien à côté de ces 2 bouteilles qui sont de bonne qualité!
Belle découverte!

Cheers,

Décidément pas fan des rhums avec un caractère proche du whisky