Havana Club 15-Year

On first opening all I could taste was the oak. After a week the oak calmed down a bit and I could taste some coca with a dry spicy oak finish. Excellent rum but I prefer something a little sweeter.

For me this is top of the podium in terms of my preferred rums.

First taste I had no mixer or ice, so neat it was, it was amazing, the taste was a fruity spicy flavour and silky smooth. A short tail and no burn

The smell is amazing, the colour is beautiful.

Tastes great with ice to mellow it out, although I found ice changed the essence of the drink quite a bit, in a good way.

As a mixer its great, but only tried this twice to see what it does for the flavour, why mix this.

Price wise it is expensive, in all honesty too expensive to drink every day, and there are rums of half the price that almost match the experience.

7:The nose is intense with roasted aromas of cocoa and coffee. The heaviness of these aromas is nicely counterbalanced by a beautiful freshness. In the background, notes of nuts, dried fruit, vanilla and damp wood enrich the profile.
7,5:On the palate, the attack is lively and fairly dry. The roasted notes are still present, though less overwhelming, and give way to timid hints of spice and dried fruit.
7,5:The finish is long. The cocoa comes back impressively, both in taste and in a drying sensation. Vanilla tries to make room for itself, but the dark chocolate gives it almost no chance.

Classical cuban at it's best. It might lack something more sophisticated tastewise (considering the price) but ticks all other boxes including smoothness, well balanced sweetness level, beautiful colour and attractive smell.

Sehr edel, warm, dezent getrocknete Früchte. Sehr fein.

Starts with lots of caramel and vanilla… my kind of rum.

I gave it a 7 because for me it has a flat finish. You expect more from a 15yr old rum.

Vůně: Lak, koření, rozinky
Chuť: tabák, karamel, nakyslejší
Závěr: dřevitý, sudově nasládlý
8/10

Cuando lo acerco a la nariz percibo sutiles aromas a madera curada, pero suave, como todo en este ron es sutil......ya en boca y manteniendo los 40 grados sigue siendo sutil no se notan los grados, en el paso en boca lo mismo, es muy equilibrado y lo tiene todo......pero tiene un pero me parece carísimo y eso que no pague por esta botella ni 90 € creo que fueron 86....considero que merece la pena degustarlo pero es muy caro, desde luego los maestros roneros cubanos saben lo que hacen, no creo que repita, nunca lo mezclaré y está muy bueno....pero por ese precio hay un montón de muy buenos que ardo en deseos por probar........

Sampled at a restaurant and enjoyed it though glad I didn’t buy a bottle. Slightly underwhelming reminds me a lot of the Matusalem gran reserva 15yr but with a bigger price tag. Loses a point for that. 6.5 overall.

This was a nice surprise. Same great flavor but the peppery bite had mellowed quite a bit. Very smooth finish. I’m definitely wanting another taste of this one.