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Don Q Añejo XO
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Sip it neat when you don't want to think too hard, or drop it in a mixer where the 40% won't get in the way. Expect caramel, vanilla, oak and a little coconut and chocolate, with a smoky woody palate. One taster called it "round and complex," but plenty found it thin and flat, with an occasional metallic-solvent note on the nose.
The community says- Easy caramel-vanilla nose
- Smooth to sip
- Keep in mind: Thin, flat body
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How does Don Q Añejo XO taste?
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Mild, oaky everyday sipper, a bit thin A mild, caramel-and-vanilla Puerto Rican column rum. Fine for easy sipping, but many find it thin, low on complexity, and a touch hot for the low proof.
People who want an easy, mild caramel-oak sipper for everyday
Anyone wanting a bold, complex, full-bodied rum
Style & occasion: Mature & oakySipping neatCocktails & mixing
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Is it right for you?
Yes, if you're after mature, oaky rums for sipping neat.
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What does the community say?
29 community reviews
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On RumX, 7 means “Good” and 8 means “Very good”.
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Review by BTHHo 🥃
This unsweetened rum from Don Q is both round and complex with flavors of caramel and vanilla - a successful flavorful solera rum in my opinion 👍
Review by Timo Groeger
Day trip Dortmund August 2025. Shop Stendels. Then I got to taste 3 Don Q on site. This one has a pleasant sweetness in the nose with notes of vanilla, caramel, and cocoa. On the palate, it's more woody and smoky.
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Extremely thin, watered down and smoky, metallic. Unfortunately, I don't like it at all and, above all, it's never worth 60€. Unfortunately, it's quite a letdown for me and very flat overall. But I wasn't expecting much either...
Review by Felix Reiber
Here I have a nice rum from my early days in the glass. The reason for buying it back then, I believe, was the beautiful bottle with the nice box. The nose shines with uncomplicated lightness. Caramel, oak, vanilla, cookies, brown sugar, coconut, and milk chocolate create a mild, slightly nutty aroma at this intensity. On the palate, sweetness is present at first. Mild flavors of vanilla, wood, caramel, brown sugar, coconut, oak, and almonds make the rum easy to drink. The short and gentle finish offers oak, caramel, dark chocolate, coconut, light roasted notes, and cocoa. If you're after a light rum with a stylish presentation, then this Don Q with its unspectacular profile is by no means overwhelming and a good choice.
Review by MoMcGurk
Just a nice flavor. Sweet, oaky, and down chocolate. A bit more burn than o would have hoped, but pleasant straight or mixed.
Review by Richard Krupa
Oak wood, significantly better than don q 7y
Review by R Wehner
At first, I had an unpleasant off-note on the nose, metallic, solvent-like, then later wood, vanilla, caramel, a bit of alcohol; surprisingly little complexity on the tongue, flat, slight alcohol sharpness, poor value for money.
Review by Sir Diesel
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Review by WillNett
Advent calendar 2025 Well, somehow drinkable but not really good...
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47 bottles logged by 46 collectors.
Both drunk and collected.
23% opened, 6 emptied.
What does Don Q Añejo XO cost?
Community paid 36–65 €.
Current best price: 59.90 € – within the typical community range.
Purchase prices reported by members, not a shop price. Avg. 47 €. Full price & collection history in RX+ ›
47 purchased · 31 tasted · 23 wishlist · as of
Details about Don Q Añejo XO
A Column Still Rum from Puerto Rico, distilled by Destilería Serrallés, at 40%.
About the Destilería Serrallés distillery
The Destilería Serrallés distillery is located in Puerto Rico. Rums from Destilería Serrallés have been reviewed 646 times with an average of 7.0/10.
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