Don Q Vermouth Cask

1st don Q for the money I am impressed nice rum worth it

It is a 40% rum originating in Puerto Rico. It is double aged for a minimum of 5 years in American oak barrels and then 4-6 months in oak barrels that have previously held Italian vermouth.

Bottle. Classic wine shape. I've had the one with the newer label.
Colour: Light amber

Nose: Sweet spicy white wine, fruit cake, baked apples, herbal liqueur.
Taste: Quite sharp at the beginning. Slightly sweet with fruit flavours (cherries, grapes), vanilla, raisins, herbs and wine barrel.
Finish: Medium-long.

Conclusion: Quite good, but nothing exceptional. It has a sort of herbal-licorice flavour. I'm glad I tasted it, but I probably wouldn't have bought a bottle.

Rating: 7/10

Aroma: warm, cedar
I like the earthiness idea the flavor and feel inspired to make a rosemary or lavender simple syrup for serving with this.

Tasted at Laka Lono on 5/5/21. Aroma is sort of absent- faint isopropyl, perhaps? Mild honey and cedar. Cloying husks with a harsh palate. A serious bitter finish somewhat rescues this for me. Botanical artichokes, Low, low sweetness. Lidocaine numbing. The more I drink, the less I like of this.

This is heavy on the vermouth, which I love. Adds a beautiful complexity and richness to the rum, without being cloying or too sweet.

Light oak aroma, nice amber color. Light smoke oak flavor, with good dry finish. No alcohol burn.

I give this a 6 for originality. It is a unique taste. Not to my liking, but I could see how some folks might love it. Definitely try it.

Rum zraje 5 - 8 let v prvně plněných sudech z amer. bílého dubu a poté ještě zraje 4 - 6 měsíců v sudech z italského dubu po vermutu Mancino Vecchio.

Aroma: Nasládlé, lehce gumové, zvláštně sladko-nakyslé
Chuť: Nasládlá, bonbónová
Dozvuk: Sladký i kyselý, středně dlouhý
Sladkost: 1/3
Vzorek #6 na RumFest Praha 2021
Dle mého nejslabší Don Q - vůbec mi nesedl svou bonbónovou sladkokyselostí.

barva : jantarová
vune lehce sladkost
chut: susší a lehce pálivá , zklamaní
zaver : vzorek mě moc nebavil
hodnoceni 6
koupit ano z 0%
Alcohol 40 %

Well balanced aged rum with and incredible finish saturated of cherry aromas!