Looks dark and elegant. Sweet and mellow with dark but not fruity aromas. Slightly woody on the palate at first. Then some fruityness as well.

I didnät like this earlier but now this is one of the best rums for a Daiquiri. Very welcoming aroma. Only slight fruityness in the flavor.

Beautiful bottle. Some ethanol in the aroma together with tropical fruits. Sweet fruityness in the flavor.

No ethanol aroma but instead tropical fruits. Flavors of tropical fruits as well as ethanol. One of the best I've had.

No grassyness here. Some over ripe banana aromas with acethone hints. The flavor is made of aromas found in cosmetics.

My first ever St. Lucia rum. Fruity aroma with some ethanol odors. Flavors of tar and some fruityness.

Love the curvy Appleton bottles. Fruity aroma but no funk. Fruity flavor with semi-strong alcohol burn.

The bottle is already empty. Very good rum, especially for occasional rum drinkers. Sometimes may seem to be rather sweet. Nice smell, tasty (some chocolate and a lot of other flavours for sure... :⁠-⁠) ), very mild.

It was gift from my mother in law. So bad and disgusting rum, just for baking. Please even do not try it. :)

Benchmark for sipping rum. Smooth, sweet, complex, and well balanced. Outstanding value.

I think that Abuelo 7 years is really smooth and sweet, spicy tasting rum. Hint of choclate. And prize is pretty low.

Finally a white rum with flavour, diversity, and personality. Dry, not cloying, and perfectly rounded. Crisp and clean finish.

Very sweet rum 9sugar added0 with hint of spices, and better than the regular Don Papa

It was a pleasure to drink but a little to sweet for my taste

Next level of rum tasting. Harmonical, smooth and complex taste.

Raisins, pear and caramel in aroma; sweet caramel, pear, molases in body; sweet tail.

7,2:The nose of this rum has all the makings of an elegant candy, blending maturity with whimsy. Cinnamon, vanilla and orange peel seem to have come a long way together, blending and harmonizing to create an almost woodsy ambience.
7:The palate is soft but not at all sweet, offering a really pleasant texture. The spices take charge, almost bringing a graininess to the palate. The orange peel is carried by this spicy bouquet, before returning the favor with a slow decline.
7:The finish is quite long, spicy, with orange peel.

A fabulous young rum. Right up there with my favourites. Nearly finished the first bottle and will buy again soon no doubt. Edit, bought a second bottle and it’s fantastic. The version which I bought (twice) is the red wine super cask. Delicious, rich and complex.

I picked up this rum after trying the Appleton Joy and wanting something to celebrate a big birthday. Initially, it came forward as hot and fruity, but as the bottle has sat open and with slight dilution, the more delicate notes come out. On the nose it smells much like the Appleton 15, with marmalade being the strongest note, followed by warm spices. On the palate, it is quite light and more akin in texture to a fine white wine. The marmalade finally gives way to a hint of the typical vegetal finish of an Appleton rum, but remains lighter than most of their offerings. While is may not surpass the transformative experience that Appleton's Joy presents, it sits firmly in second place as one of the finest spirits they have produced.

I find it very nice to sip smooth nice oak tone, one of the good appletons would recommend

At first sip I liked the nutty taste but I lost that after the first drink… It worth a try, but better idea since it comes in a nice bottle, gift it and have a drink with a friend!

This is a rum from the Foursquare distillery, matured for 10 years in bourbon casks in Barbados, then finished for 3 months in Germany in PX sherry barrels together with some sherry that was forgotten in the barrels. Don't know, why here is written that this rum should be from Austria and only aged for 5 years. Simply wrong !
Nose : the sherry influence is unmistakable. Dried fruits (raisins, figs and dates). Also coconut. Everything is very sweet, warm and pleasant. Nothing that disturbs. Looking forward to the first sip
Palate : the full power of the dried fruits fills your mouth. Vanilla sweetness joins in. Also the coconut is there. Sweet, quaffable, mild. Mouth-filling. Realy pleasant
Finish : medium long. All influences from the palate remain. And it also remains mild and soft, nothing becomes bitter or sharp. Nothing scratches, nothing tastes of alcohol.
Conclusion : The base of this rum is a Foursquare rum. That is a good prerequisite. The PX sherry cask is a frequently chosen finish, but in this case the mixture of rum and forgotten sherry is particularly successful. No sugar was added and yet the rum is exceptionally mild and the 40.3% is barely noticeable. It is as if a good old friend is visiting you. And that is exactly who you want to drink this rum with. The rum has an excellent price-performance ratio (costs max. €40 in Germany). A clear recommendation, especially for beginners.
Actually 9 points, but 1 point deducted because it is not pure rum, but a mix.

Avast! As over-proof rums go, this one be pullin' the ol' switcheroo from nose to tongue, so pay heed, ya swabs! On the nose, she does NOT smell over-proofed. Curse me for a lubber, but she has a fine smell about her! Oak with bits of vanilla and caramel - a grand start as most rums go. Every now and again, I be smellin' somethin' savory, which I took as coffee, but hidin' just below deck there be a bit of spiciness about her and a brightness that, I dare swear, comes from fruit. Just when ya think ya got this one all figured out, she rips off the mask she was hidin' behind and reveals her true self. On the tongue, flavor explodes in a confusin' number of ways. First with burnt sugar, followed by apples (!), then mocha (!!), then a hint of spices, and finally a soft bitterness that may be comin' from... coffee? Other than that last whiff of coffee, none of the aromas come on board. She be slightly sweet the more ya drink, but this rum be HOT. Hang me for a lewd cur, but there be a decent burn on the lips, the mouth, the tongue, the throat, and the belly. More heat than I've seen from other over-proofed rums - which were a much higher proof than this 114-proof rum! The burn fades the more ya drink, so that be a kindness, but the big question be: Might this be a sippin' rum? Aye... if ya can handle the burn. The flavor be decent, and if ya be lookin' for an over-proof rum with zero funk, this be the one to try. Arrgh!

That's some easy stuff to drink. Polyvalent rum. For a novice who wants to try out some of the undisputed rum names. You gonna like it. When your palate is able to differentiate some very good stuff, you gonna enjoy to have a Matusalem Solera 15 for a nice and elaborated long drink to enjoy with your friends during a nice summer barbecue. And you will drink something else neat as a digestive.

Nice try, that's all. Hard to write something more positive. Just ordinary booze. It is 16EUR and only 38%, shame for that price. You can afford better for that money, like Myers's.

Looks dark and elegant. Sweet and mellow with dark but not fruity aromas. Slightly woody on the palate at first. Then some fruityness as well.

I didnät like this earlier but now this is one of the best rums for a Daiquiri. Very welcoming aroma. Only slight fruityness in the flavor.

Beautiful bottle. Some ethanol in the aroma together with tropical fruits. Sweet fruityness in the flavor.

No ethanol aroma but instead tropical fruits. Flavors of tropical fruits as well as ethanol. One of the best I've had.

No grassyness here. Some over ripe banana aromas with acethone hints. The flavor is made of aromas found in cosmetics.

My first ever St. Lucia rum. Fruity aroma with some ethanol odors. Flavors of tar and some fruityness.

Love the curvy Appleton bottles. Fruity aroma but no funk. Fruity flavor with semi-strong alcohol burn.

The bottle is already empty. Very good rum, especially for occasional rum drinkers. Sometimes may seem to be rather sweet. Nice smell, tasty (some chocolate and a lot of other flavours for sure... :⁠-⁠) ), very mild.

It was gift from my mother in law. So bad and disgusting rum, just for baking. Please even do not try it. :)

Benchmark for sipping rum. Smooth, sweet, complex, and well balanced. Outstanding value.

I think that Abuelo 7 years is really smooth and sweet, spicy tasting rum. Hint of choclate. And prize is pretty low.

Finally a white rum with flavour, diversity, and personality. Dry, not cloying, and perfectly rounded. Crisp and clean finish.

Very sweet rum 9sugar added0 with hint of spices, and better than the regular Don Papa

It was a pleasure to drink but a little to sweet for my taste

Next level of rum tasting. Harmonical, smooth and complex taste.

Raisins, pear and caramel in aroma; sweet caramel, pear, molases in body; sweet tail.

7,2:The nose of this rum has all the makings of an elegant candy, blending maturity with whimsy. Cinnamon, vanilla and orange peel seem to have come a long way together, blending and harmonizing to create an almost woodsy ambience.
7:The palate is soft but not at all sweet, offering a really pleasant texture. The spices take charge, almost bringing a graininess to the palate. The orange peel is carried by this spicy bouquet, before returning the favor with a slow decline.
7:The finish is quite long, spicy, with orange peel.

A fabulous young rum. Right up there with my favourites. Nearly finished the first bottle and will buy again soon no doubt. Edit, bought a second bottle and it’s fantastic. The version which I bought (twice) is the red wine super cask. Delicious, rich and complex.

I picked up this rum after trying the Appleton Joy and wanting something to celebrate a big birthday. Initially, it came forward as hot and fruity, but as the bottle has sat open and with slight dilution, the more delicate notes come out. On the nose it smells much like the Appleton 15, with marmalade being the strongest note, followed by warm spices. On the palate, it is quite light and more akin in texture to a fine white wine. The marmalade finally gives way to a hint of the typical vegetal finish of an Appleton rum, but remains lighter than most of their offerings. While is may not surpass the transformative experience that Appleton's Joy presents, it sits firmly in second place as one of the finest spirits they have produced.

I find it very nice to sip smooth nice oak tone, one of the good appletons would recommend

At first sip I liked the nutty taste but I lost that after the first drink… It worth a try, but better idea since it comes in a nice bottle, gift it and have a drink with a friend!

This is a rum from the Foursquare distillery, matured for 10 years in bourbon casks in Barbados, then finished for 3 months in Germany in PX sherry barrels together with some sherry that was forgotten in the barrels. Don't know, why here is written that this rum should be from Austria and only aged for 5 years. Simply wrong !
Nose : the sherry influence is unmistakable. Dried fruits (raisins, figs and dates). Also coconut. Everything is very sweet, warm and pleasant. Nothing that disturbs. Looking forward to the first sip
Palate : the full power of the dried fruits fills your mouth. Vanilla sweetness joins in. Also the coconut is there. Sweet, quaffable, mild. Mouth-filling. Realy pleasant
Finish : medium long. All influences from the palate remain. And it also remains mild and soft, nothing becomes bitter or sharp. Nothing scratches, nothing tastes of alcohol.
Conclusion : The base of this rum is a Foursquare rum. That is a good prerequisite. The PX sherry cask is a frequently chosen finish, but in this case the mixture of rum and forgotten sherry is particularly successful. No sugar was added and yet the rum is exceptionally mild and the 40.3% is barely noticeable. It is as if a good old friend is visiting you. And that is exactly who you want to drink this rum with. The rum has an excellent price-performance ratio (costs max. €40 in Germany). A clear recommendation, especially for beginners.
Actually 9 points, but 1 point deducted because it is not pure rum, but a mix.

Avast! As over-proof rums go, this one be pullin' the ol' switcheroo from nose to tongue, so pay heed, ya swabs! On the nose, she does NOT smell over-proofed. Curse me for a lubber, but she has a fine smell about her! Oak with bits of vanilla and caramel - a grand start as most rums go. Every now and again, I be smellin' somethin' savory, which I took as coffee, but hidin' just below deck there be a bit of spiciness about her and a brightness that, I dare swear, comes from fruit. Just when ya think ya got this one all figured out, she rips off the mask she was hidin' behind and reveals her true self. On the tongue, flavor explodes in a confusin' number of ways. First with burnt sugar, followed by apples (!), then mocha (!!), then a hint of spices, and finally a soft bitterness that may be comin' from... coffee? Other than that last whiff of coffee, none of the aromas come on board. She be slightly sweet the more ya drink, but this rum be HOT. Hang me for a lewd cur, but there be a decent burn on the lips, the mouth, the tongue, the throat, and the belly. More heat than I've seen from other over-proofed rums - which were a much higher proof than this 114-proof rum! The burn fades the more ya drink, so that be a kindness, but the big question be: Might this be a sippin' rum? Aye... if ya can handle the burn. The flavor be decent, and if ya be lookin' for an over-proof rum with zero funk, this be the one to try. Arrgh!

That's some easy stuff to drink. Polyvalent rum. For a novice who wants to try out some of the undisputed rum names. You gonna like it. When your palate is able to differentiate some very good stuff, you gonna enjoy to have a Matusalem Solera 15 for a nice and elaborated long drink to enjoy with your friends during a nice summer barbecue. And you will drink something else neat as a digestive.

Nice try, that's all. Hard to write something more positive. Just ordinary booze. It is 16EUR and only 38%, shame for that price. You can afford better for that money, like Myers's.