Dos Maderas Seleccion

Blend of 2 rums from Barbados and Guyana aged for 10 years, then refined in PX sherry casks.
Alcohol: 42%

Nose: Aklohol note, caramel, cocoa (dark chocolate), some fruit
Taste: Raisins, caramel, vanilla, a bit of pepper and tobacco. The alcohol spiciness is well integrated and quite pleasant
Finish: long, again a slight alcohol spiciness and also sweet caramel again

In my opinion, very similar to the much cheaper Dos Maderas PX 5 + 5. I don't think the additional cost of around 10 euros is justified.

PALATE
And we can all agree that we are quite happy and satisfied with solving this task. Dry and sweet at the begging, just like 5+5, but then oak starts to take a role together with sherry. It is still dry and sweet, but now it continues to develop aromas slowly, like with every moment we are finding something new. Like raisins, baking spices, apricot…Even I dare to say a hidden floral notes, usually characteristic for agricole French rums. But only in traces. What I find also interesting is that sweetness doesn’t come from added sugar. It comes from sherries.

For full article and more rum tastings:
https://sundayrumor.com/the-best-combination-from-both-worlds-2-5/

The nose is rich, dried fruits, cherries in bitter chocolate, vaniline, touch of oak, touch of nail polish, but nothing much has left of the typical citrus fruits of Barbados - they are barely present - the smell rather reminds me of rums from Venezuela or Nicaragua. The taste profile is bitter-sweet, balanced but also surprisingly simple - with sweet dried fruits, turning into bitter chocolate and citrus peels, then comes spicy, surprisingly boozy afertaste with noticeable added sugar in it, with peppery finish. Score between 6 and 7. For this money - not entertaining enough. Review based on 0,2l sample.

This was a blind buy for me… read about it a bit & went ahead & bought a bottle.. I was amazed by it. Smooth down the throat, great smell, amazing taste, presentation is great & what a color it has! Would definitely recommend.
Shared it with friends & we all loved it. Planning on getting another bottle asap..

Easy nose no noticeable alcohol burn, beautiful dark brown color, nice 42% calling it cask strength. Interesting mix of PX 5+5 and bourbon barrel aged Barbados & Guyana rums.what’s not to love. The sherry aging of PX deffinately shines through but more subtle than 5+5. A slightly sophisticated rum well worth trying. Easy to drink neat or with one ice cube, second sip I think the sherry is the dominate note but enjoyable all the same mild lingering flavors. Good 8.5

Dnes mám asi špatný čich a necítím co bych cítit měl.
V chuti je jemný, cítím čokoládu, kakao s poměrně krátkým závěrem.

Vůně- scherry, máslo, whisky
Chuť - jemně kouřová s náznakem scherry sudu, koření
Celkem slabota. Na 5+5 nemá ani omylem

Really thought this was good even though I am a newbie.
Seems to be fairly dark and Rich tasting.
I need to try the other Dos Maderas offerings...

Smells of vanilla, oak, sweet bright fruits. Finishes long with a light bite, and very sweet.

I very like 5+5, and this Seleccion is similar, maybe a little bit smoother, but there is no big difference between them. I can´t find the difference when I don't drink it at the same time.