Havana Club Selección de Maestros

First couple of Sips left a strong alcohol taste, but afterwards a great 'smokey' hint turns up. Not smooth enough for my taste, but nonetheless a nice rum. I expected more though .

I like Havana but for sipping this is not my taste

I got it as a present on my 30th birthday years ago.
The smell is very intense of caramel.
Taste is a little bit spicy but overall feel is very good

Tra i rum cubani è forse il migliore, discreto, con sentori di spezie e caffè. Forse fin troppo facile da bere.

but afterwards with more 'meetings' got to one of my favorites
After a rum night with a selection of rums I caught myself ending up with this one (but for obvious reasons not remembering the competition) :-)

Ganske fin rom, mangler lidt eftersmag måske, men fornuftigt

Nice, sweet not too rich. Good value for money though.

The rum in consistent, dense and fine from the pov of aromas, the round taste, but it's a little too alcoholic. Maybe I should leave it a bit more to aerate in the glass, before sipping .
Anyway, it calms down after 15-20 minutes in the glass, but the aromas dissipates quite quickly and the taste is inconsistent. 6.8 pts.

One of my first better quality rums. Nice and balanced.

Let it be said right away. I am not a fan of Havana Club. It is way to overhyped and priced for me. With that said, I still could not pass up a free sample of this offering from the Cuban brand. Maybe it could even surprise me in a good way.

Nose: Nuts, vanilla, caramel, tobacco and a slight hint of something artificial, that I can´t place
Taste: Caramel, tobacco, pepper, prunes and cocoa with a very thin and short aftertaste
Overall: This was better, than I feared. I would never buy this as a sipping rum. It is simply to weak for that. It can however work to balance flavors in a cocktail and might be alright just with coke. It is however not to my taste on its own.