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Barcelo Imperial rum

Barcelo Imperial

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Dominican Republic | Aged | 38% ABV

Barcelo Imperial rum is produced in the Dominican Republic using column stills before aged in white oak casks for up to 10 years.

Ron Barcelo was founded in 1929 by Spanish entrepreneur Julian Barcelo in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The brand was sold mainly in the Caribbean and North America until a much broader international expansion began in 1992.

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Tasty, but not quite great
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623 Barcelo Imperial Ratings

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Armi 🇳🇱 | 69 ratings
Posted almost 3 years ago

Smell caramel,alcoholic. Strong in the aftertaste.

Trotamundo 🇮🇹 | 1 rating
Posted almost 8 years ago

I have been travelling forse more than 30 years throughout the carebbean islands and it is still the best Rum in my opinioni.

Patrick Walison 🇳🇱 | 3 ratings
Posted almost 8 years ago

Enjoyed this ons on the rocks. Nice bottle for a gift

Kjeld Hansen 🇩🇰 | 19 ratings
Posted almost 8 years ago

This is a very fine rum, I will go so far to say that to the price it is really a bargain!!

Bernie 🇩🇪 | 28 ratings
Posted almost 8 years ago

Ein guter Rum für einen super Preis. Allerdings nichts für Anfänger. Ein kräftiger, trockener Rum der am besten pur oder mit einem Eiswürfel schmeckt.

Marc-André 🇨🇦 | 29 ratings
Posted almost 8 years ago

Insipide ... Plate ... Fort arrière goût d'acool... À la limite agressant.

Et pour un gars comme moi aui aime les produits agricole bien fait donc non artificiellement sucré... C'est juste mauvais.

Et le prix ... Une farce

James 🇬🇧 | 17 ratings
Posted almost 8 years ago

Definitely one to enjoy straight up or maybe 1 ice cube to help bring out the flavour.

Michael Loggies 🇳🇱 | 52 ratings
Posted almost 8 years ago

Average rum in a nice looking bottle. Better than the Anejo

storm 🇬🇵 | 9 ratings
Posted almost 8 years ago

Enjoyed the different aromas and that slight 'smoke' flavor. Did drink it in one night with my girlfriend and 2 cousins

Vince 🇨🇦 | 57 ratings
Posted almost 8 years ago

À venir prochainement.............................

Russ 🇺🇸 | 85 ratings
Posted almost 8 years ago

This is a unique rum experience and should be tried.

That said, the rum smells and finishes like perfume! I prefer the cheaper and tastier Barcelo Grand Anjeo to the Imperial. This one surprised me, in a bad way...

I'm thinking it must be the barrels they are using for this label. The oak flavor was odd, it was over oaked providing a burnt tobacco flavor. The whole rum was way off, dry, and unbalanced. The only saving grace is that I could taste a quality aged rum wanting to come out. It was just overpowered by a strange oakey flavor and overly pungent botanicals. For my second try I used a glass of Coke to help calm it down a bit but that lingering perfume aroma would not go away and that strange oak flavor prevailed.

The rum is not worth the price but its something a rum drinker should try. Maybe your experience will be different but I think Barcelo took what could have been a great rum and messed it up terribly.

It's also a nasty hangover. That smell is still in my nose and I feel awful right now!




Brand Details

Type: Aged
Company: Barcelo
Country: Dominican Republic
Name: Imperial
ABV: 38%
Raw Material: Unknown
Process: Pure blend (1 distillery)
Distillation: Unknown
Women Led: No

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