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Caramelized, Vanilla, Woody
Most mentioned across 20 tasting notes
- Perfect for
- People easing from sweet Spanish-style rums toward drier blends
- Less suitable for
- Anyone wanting bold, high-proof body
- How to drink
- Neat and in cocktails
CDI West Indies - Old Blended Rum
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Anyone stepping from soft Spanish-style rums toward something drier will find a comfortable bridge here. It's a smooth 8-year blend with vanilla, white oak, coconut and a bit of pineapple, sitting between English and Latino styles. Several tasters call it an easy sipper with a great nose, though a few find it thin and wish for more than 40%.
The community says- Great nose
- Balanced and dry
- Less suitable for: Anyone wanting bold, high-proof body
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Smooth, dry-leaning easy sipper, slightly thin Most people find it smooth, balanced and dry-leaning, with a surprisingly good nose. The recurring gripe: at 40% it can feel thin and a touch flat for anyone wanting more punch.
People easing from sweet Spanish-style rums toward drier blends
Anyone wanting bold, high-proof body
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?
53 community reviews
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Review by Chris L
Most helpful positive review
Nice calm easy sipper, but the nose is outstanding.
Review by Mirko Frosini 🇮🇪
Most helpful mixed review
Nothing memorable. However, good value for money. Alcohol is not well integrated. Medium finish.
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Beautiful combination of Spanish & English style. Spicy, fruity and dry at the same time. Surprisingly complex! Makes a very cool Corn'n'Oil! For me one of the best blends that combines Spanish and English styles. Could only have 3-5% more.
Review by Insta: spiritofbernard 🇫🇷
When a blend is well done, there's no need for sugar! It's an easy-drinking velvet, and a great transition to drier rums for those who want to get away from the traditional Hispanic ron.
Review by Rumpalumpa
I like it quite a lot and it’s also affordable. It’s quite complex, fruity, bitter and overall rather dry. The cask aging is less noticeable, which sometimes makes it seem a bit thin. More % would be strong. Update: still very good in terms of price/performance, but just too thin for more points
Review by LukaŽiga
8:The nose is balanced between a typical Barbadian woodiness of white oak, tobacco and vanilla, and a lighter, still vanilla-flavored body, slightly tinged with herbal notes. The cane sugar syrup is gently spicy, the fruit delicate, like an exotic fruit salad in syrup. Some dried fruit hovers over the rum without heaviness.With aeration, the rum gains in roundness and develops its Barbados side on vanilla blond tobacco and coconut. The wood is tender and melted, the rum is easy, round but not sweet and well balanced between English and Spanish styles. 8:The palate is soft and pleasant, with a well-rounded, fruity and milky entry. The rum is spreading out gently, smoothly.The palate is filled with sweet caramel, vanilla, tobacco and very tasty coconut. The exotic fruits are gently milky, gourmet. 7,5:The finish is very caramelized and mellow, still somewhere between Barbados and the Latino styles.There's a hint of stone and resinous wood at the very end. A nice sipper... Edit:9.1.2026
Review by Lot-NAS
Neat it is a a easy sipper, those comes along with some spices, wood and fruits from the different distilleries. The alcohol is there but not too bad. But keep in mind this is only 40%. The same on the palate and it feels a bit too sweet (dosage)? Neat there are better options in this price range but still it is with a try. As a mixer I liked it a lot, especially as addition to reduce the ABV when blending different Rums.
Review by zabo
Tasted together with DomM in the Blume von Hawaii. In my opinion, it's more for newcomers to the world of rum, although there are better rums out there. It was just too boring and too thin for me to like it.
Review by Werner10
A nice step up compared to the 5 year old latino. Still very smooth although a bit higher abv would be better imo.
Review by TheJackDrop
"Nice with a beautiful finish Without great surprise though In summary, my tasting notes: On the nose: Roasted almonds, marzipan On the palate: Vanilla, rhubarb, honeyed The finish rather oriented towards: Woody, fruity"
Review by Johannes
Lots of oak barrel, otherwise a bit boring.
Review by Schnapsschuesse
The nose here is already clearly more complex than the rest of the CDI entry range. Stronger, fruitier, edgier. After some breathing, more fruit emerges like pineapple. Slightly dull and a tiny hint of cocoa. Some funk, lots of ripe fruit and unusual notes like peach and passion fruit in the mouth. For 40% it's quite sharp but without becoming unpleasant. Good thing for edgy drinks.
Review by Alexander Rasch
My RumRatings review from 5 years ago: The nose is dominated by sweet oak and vanilla notes. Everything is very balanced and harmonizes well. Barbados dominates here. Guyana swings in with a slight chocolate note. On the palate, the rum is again balanced. Sweet caramel and ripe fruit notes are dominant. Honey comes in. The finish is light and becomes a bit spicier. A little licorice lingers. The rum is really good and I especially recommend it for beginners who want to try rum without additives. For me, the 40% is a bit too weak and the whole thing a bit watery. But still a fine drop. Can't go wrong much.
Review by Cédric Meyers
Distillerie Foursquare, Abuelo Olive and Olive
Review by Rum Schnacker Falk Redlich
Great dry rum for the first steps into the unsweetened area.
Review by Arjan91
Quite peppery and somewhat flat in taste. Missing some depth.
Review by Arie91
A bit sharp and somewhat flat.
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86 bottles logged by 81 collectors.
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39% opened, 14 emptied.
What does CDI West Indies - Old Blended Rum cost?
Community paid 30–49 €.
Current best price: 24.57 € – below the typical community range.
Purchase prices reported by members, not a shop price. Avg. 38 €. Full price & collection history in RX+ ›
86 purchased · 60 tasted · 27 wishlist · as of
Details about CDI West Indies - Old Blended Rum
A Pot & Column Still Rum from Multiple countries, bottled by Compagnie des Indes, at 40%.
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