Aldea 2006 Maestro

Nose: Sweet, woody notes, little fruit
Palate: pleasant, but no surprises. Reasonably sweet (3/5), but not too cloying. Again the wood notes dominate, I suspect had some time in Sherry cask. It's very smooth and does not linger.
Throat: no burn, slips down easily, not leaving much of a memory
In summary: Being a foursquare addiction, I wouldn't pour it down the drain. Easy after dinner on a Spanish holiday, but won't dive to but a bottle in the duty free.
In this style Pampero Anniversario has the edge on it.

I got this as part of the Rum Ratings Tasting Club kit, and it was another rum from that kit that didn't disappoint!

Smells and tastes nicely sweet with vanilla, toffee, oak, light spice, and honey.

I really enjoyed it; Spanish style rums are my favorite.

It is an ok rum. But nothing fancy nor interesting about it. Spend your money on other bottles instead.

The most notable aroma/flavor is vanilla, but also notes of burnt sugar, spices, and some flavors I can’t put my finger on. Some of these flavors carry over, especially during the short finish.

I received a tasting kit today promised several months ago. I’m having to guess what they are, strange mish mash of pieces and parts from old kits as I see Stephan rated this a year ago. My bottle just says 18 with no tasting cards or anything to determine which Ron Aldea Maestro it is. It’s an ok rum but the tasting experience is leaving a bad taste on me.

En rom. Typ inget mer. Lite whiskey, bra eftersmak. Inget att hänga i granen

Had just a sample for this tasting so it’s just a first impression, but I will not dig deeper into it.
This Spanish rum distilled by the Distillery of Ron Aldea in the Canary Islands uses locally produced sugar cane juice, but I don’t get any feeling it all of Agricole.
It’s distilled in 2006 in a pot still, aged for 10 years in ex Bourbon oak barrels and bottled in 2016 at ABV 40%.
The dominating aroma and flavor is vanilla, but I also recognize burnt sugar, grass and lots of spices especially during the finish that’s relatively short.
Picture: My Emptied Sample.

It‘s an okay rum.
Would have been more fun if it was more complex but easy enjoyable after all.

It's alright. Sweet, not very special. Certainly a well crafted rum, but nothing to spend hours of nosing and searching for fine or subtle aromas. Easy sipping

Apart from alcohol very closed and even after 10 minutes the scent was strong but the notes still timid if that makes any sense. Another 10 minutes later there is fudge, leather, a little spice and some oak. On the palate there is also a fruitish note and the leather remains entangled with the oak.

It is a dry(ish) rum (which I consider good) with not much complexity for a 10yo but all in all not bad though a bit harsh. Taste is gone rather quickly with a little bitter aftertaste. Most certainly drinkable but a bit expensive for what this is.