Dos Maderas 5+3

Excelente Ron, para los que gusten de intensa presencia a vainilla. Para tomar solo con hielo.

Been wanting to try this one for a while and finally pulled the trigger. The nose is light but I do get a little vanilla and oaky scent. First sip has a citrus like bite that moves into the Sherry notes and finishes in a dry vanilla oak finish.

Amazing drop off from the 5+5. A lot of that has to do with this being a solera system expression, but a lot also has to do with a lack of care and craftsmanship. This left it tasting very young and not at all complex. Sherry finish is just a passing glance. Young, thin. with marginal smoothness, no complexity or finish and what do you have? Bad rum, that's what.

Compared to both Seleccion and 55 it is by far the poorest tasting. I would recommend avoiding it and going for one of the 2 others.

It is a bit dry and with an alcoholic taste in the mouth. It does not have much evolution, rather a flat taste

Muy buen aroma y el sabor no es malo pero muy alcoholizado. Mezclado es de lo mejor.

Vzorek z rumoveho kalendáře. V chuti sladší díky stažení v sudech po sherry DOS Cortados. Starší bratricek je v chuti lepší a plnejsi.

Tasted at Laka Lono on 10/9/22. Golden yellow color. Mild butterscotch toffee aroma. Harsh bitter palate. Mild vanilla. Isopropyl alcohol. Tastes cheap.

Bought this very cheap on holiday in Spain, and if you can buy it for the same price (20ish euro) I wouldn't hesitate. But at home this bottle is easily 20 euros extra and it only differs a few euros from the 5+5 which is better in every way so I would always buy that one. First few sips seemed dry with a slight alcohol burn but after a short breathing period it got very smooth and it drinks very easily, it just has nothing remarkable about it.

I bought this about 2 weeks ago and have tried to give it a fair chance but it just is not good. Maybe it is the sherry aged casks, which I did not realize it was stored in until after I bought it. Maybe it is just more harsh than what I am used to. This is a mixer at best. For the same price point the real McCoy rum beats this every day of the week. Plantation 5 year beats this every day of the week. Appleton signature beats this every day of the week and the list goes on. Not the worst rum I have tried but for $30 it was for sure the worst. Never again.