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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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Jero83 🇨🇴 | 10 ratings
Posted over 4 years ago

Beautiful presentation, box and bottle. The price its ok, maybe good. Nice color and aroma and it has some magic inside. It is a little dry and has some tasty notes. I really recommend it.

Don Ron 🇩🇪 | 41 ratings
Posted 8 years ago

Süße nüsse, früchte, etwas süßem tabak und eiche.

Pascal 🇨🇦 | 231 ratings
Posted 8 years ago

Un des rhum les plus doux a la gorge que j'ai jamais goûté. Merci on mon frère qui ma fait découvrir cette bouteille. Bon rapport qualité prix. Suffisamment complexe avec une saveur de miel. On peut le classer au top.

AC 🇺🇸 | 54 ratings
Posted 8 years ago

Nice taste, great color, but lacked the kick I was expecting from Barcelo.

JÅJ 🇸🇪 | 33 ratings
Posted 8 years ago

Har smakat bättre..!
Finns mer att göra på de drickan....!
⭐️⭐️⭐️

Mauritz 🇸🇪 | 1 rating
Posted 8 years ago

This is a well balanced dry type.
In the glass its a bit dark indicating you should find choklare/lether etc but I dont. What my nose can find is something I can't put in word. Depending on your abilities when it comes to tating an putting words to Im sure some can. There is a twist a like mynt or possibly lemon grass - still it aint that...
In mouth I find it dry and balanced. Not burning but at the same time not smooth either - 38% trick?
After taste have chest nut in it - great!
At this price defenitely an 8. Have a sip as often you like - you can afford it.
(Haven't tried it as a blend or w ice)

JF boutin 🇨🇦 | 12 ratings
Posted over 8 years ago

Great sip rum. Strong and dry, first sip can be a little bit intimidating but you get use to it. Just the right balance of sweetness. One of my favourite sip rum.

TIE-BONE 🇩🇪 | 33 ratings
Posted over 8 years ago

Always nice to have a drink of it. Various notes of fruit, chocolate, cinnamon. Absolutely no disappointment but not as good as one expects with 10 years time in casks.

vincent 🇫🇷 | 127 ratings
Posted over 8 years ago

Ce n'est pas le meilleur rhum que j'ai bu, mais il mérite largement sa place parmi vos bouteilles. Je conseille de le laisser s'aérer un peu et de le refroidir avec un petit glaçon afin de libérer plus de saveur. Il ne mérite pas l'insulte de le mélanger à du coca.
This is not the best rhum i've tried but it deserve to be amongst your favorite bottles. I advise you to have it on the rocks for more flavor. It doesn't deserve the insult to be mixed with coke.

kkrgamel 🇫🇷 | 4 ratings
Posted over 8 years ago

Il s'agit d'un rhum assez corsé avec des notes de vanille bourbon. Il se boit très bien sec et à une bonne longueur en bouche .

Beukeboom 🇺🇸 | 304 ratings
Posted over 8 years ago

Let's get the stupid stuff out of the way first. I find it interesting that the way the bottle is shaped and the thickness of the glass makes for a chiming rhythmic sound when you hold it with two fingers by the neck (just below the lip) and drum on the plastic cap. BTW, the plastic cap and the artificial "cork" are one of the few detrimental elements of this rum. It is a tight fit and I've read more than one complaint of people having the cork break apart from the plastic cap when attempting to uncork the bottle. That element of cheapness should not be present in a rum that costs $40+.

I'm easily amused.

Anyway, this rum is somewhat paradoxical for me. Very little odor in the bottle and the flavor is equally as subtle. Not sweet but really not dry either. Has some woodiness to it. I don't know how they achieved this. I don't mean this has no flavor or character because it has both but from all the rums I've sampled thus far this one is arguably the best balanced one of them all. It would make for a good sipping rum as well as a good mixer. It won't overwhelm mixed drinks but instead complements what is used whether is be fruit based, coffee, frozen or just in a cola. Definitely a "must have".




Brand Details

Name: Imperial
ABV: 38%
Type: Barcelo
Raw Material: Unknown
Process: Pure blend (1 distillery)
Distillation: Unknown
Women Led Rum: No

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