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Posted
almost 4 years ago
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
Posted
almost 4 years ago
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.
Posted
4 years ago
I like the strong leather-ish smell, it's the real man's rum, not sweet at all, the longer you drink it, the better it gets.
Posted
4 years ago
I have tried some Spanish rum now and maybe it is me, maybe I have been unlucky, maybe the rum from Spain is simply not good. I don´t know, but this is another miss in my book.
Nose: Vanilla, oak, almond, cocoa and orange peel
Taste: Vanilla, caramel, cocoa, coconut and a slight menthol feel in the short aftertaste
Overall: This rum really doesn´t hit the spot for me. It ticks all the usual boxes for a Spanish rum, but lacks focus.
Posted
4 years ago
Not bad .
Posted
over 4 years ago
A light rum at 40%, not intensive. The most aromas are from a multicolumn still.
I get dry fruits, paper (kind of wood aroma) and vanilla first. Some apricots are also there, it's a little bit flowery. I would prefer more complexity and intensity.
The taste is between sweet and bitter. I get the paper first, then vanilla and some tannins.
The taste turns a little bit bitter. As the rum became warm I get some honey and apricots.
The finish is a little bit spicy with vanilla, wood, tannins and some apricots.
It's not much going on here, a typical multicolumn blend. I can say that it's not very old.
And it reminds of Bermudez rum.
Smell: dry fuits, wood, paper, vanilla, apricots, flowers
Taste: paper (wood), vanilla, some tannins, some honey and apricots
Finish: spice, vanilla, wood and tannins, some apricots
Sweetness: 2/5
Fruits: 2/5
Spice: 2.5/5
Mildness: 2.5/5
Posted
over 4 years ago
Riecht am Anfang stark nach Alkohol. Gibt man ihm etwas Zeit legt sich das und leichte Toffee Noten kommen zum Vorschein.
Leichte Karamell Noten und im Abgang Vanille und ein wenig Holz
Posted
over 4 years ago
...but still not great.
Nose: rather harsh, alcohol, leather, not very pleasant
Palate: a bit thin and poor in taste, but pretty sharp, herbal, rather dry.
(Cal 2019 day 18)
Posted
over 4 years ago
In nose you can find some vanilla, toffee, oak and fruits. In mouth: caramel, oak and spices. Oaky aftertaste.
Posted
over 4 years ago
Meget svag duft af vanilje. Smagen er tør og hurtig væk. Ikke særlig dyb. Fornemmer dårlig frugt og røg. En smule sød. (18. December 2019 i 1423)
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Yesterday I bought a bottel of Aldea Maestro. It comes in a bottle thats nicer than most premium brands. Has a nice colour and it havig several less aged rums below it, it is one of the supposedly better rums of the brand (above this are only familia and tradición, below there is the reserva, the 8 year and the añejo). After opening the bottle strong alcohol smell kicks hard. First I tried to drink it just on ice but no way. For me it had only alchol presence, I was not able to taste more different things in it (maybe the alcohol presence was to hard for me to notice more, maybe there was nothing more). It is very simple and not mild at all (considering it has 10 years eventhough the label does not mention it, but the reserva below has 10 years and the familia 15, so it should have 10 or even 12, on the net it is offered as 10 years).
Then I mixed it in a Cuba Libre as it is not sweet at all, what I consider good for Cuba Libre. It is half way to dry I would say. The Cuba Libre was acceptable but strong, and far far away from rums that bring other flavours into it.
I'm definitely keeping the bottle (removing labels) and will refill it once it is empty with other stuff. The bottle has one of the best designs of all. For the price I paid here in the canary islands (20 euro) I consider it far to expensive compared to other rums you get at this price here. Maybe the familia and tradicion are better, but if the entry premium rum of this brand has nothing to offer, Aldea lost the chance of waking up my interest in buying one of the two more aged rums. Maybe if I see the other rums at a bar, I'll give them a try, but buying an entire bottle again, I don't think so. What a pitty havind such nice bottles