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A.F.D. Ron Barceló Imperial Premium Blend 40 anniversario
Here's the surprise: for a Barceló, this one reads drier than you'd expect. Caramel and vanilla lead the nose, then dark dried fruit — prunes and raisins — with tobacco, a nutty edge and only light wood. One taster called it "surprisingly complex and full-bodied." Not a heavy hitter, but the best Barceló several people here have tried, and a comfortable dessert-side sipper.
The community says- Caramel and prunes
- Drier than expected
- Keep in mind: Underwhelming for anniversary
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Auction results: 50–115 € (5 sales in 24 months, incl. buyer's premium, latest 02/2026). How the range is built ›
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How does A.F.D. Ron Barceló Imperial Premium Blend 40 anniversario taste?
From community reviews · summarized with AI
Drier-than-expected caramel and dried-fruit sipper Most agree it's the nicest Barceló they've had — caramel, prunes and tobacco, drier than expected. A few felt an anniversary bottle should offer more punch and depth.
Aroma profilePeople who like easy, dessert-friendly sippers with dried fruit and caramel
Anyone expecting big depth and complexity from a flagship bottle
Style & occasion: Mature & oakySipping neat
Full aroma profile Aroma families · nose & palate · top aromas
4 of 21 left detailed tasting impressions
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What does the community say?
21 community reviews
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7 selected written reviews
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Review by Portman
Most helpful positive review
Clearly more pleasing than the 30-year edition. Nice caramel notes, some vanilla, dark dried fruits, hardly any wood. Only the alcohol feels briefly a bit dominant in the aftertaste, but really only very briefly. I like it a lot.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
Most helpful mixed review
Retasting and leaving the original note 😊 This is a pretty reasonable rum that could do well for deserts in my mind. The nose starts out with sweet caramel and fruits followed with vanilla and light wood. Tha palate is lightly dry with fruit, caramel and spices. The lightly dry palate also serves up ginger nuts and tobacco with some oak. The finish is medium long with oak and raisin followed by licorice and some tobacco. Price to quality is kind of OK thinking that this is an anniversary release.
Review by Jeremy Hayes
Excellent Dominican Rum
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Surprisingly dry and tasty Barcelo and a super nice color! Great nose of coconut, cinnamon, tobacco and prunes. On the palate there is ginger, honey, some fresh citrus fruit, slightly nutty and spicy, plus prunes and raisins and again tobacco, as well as dark chocolate. All in all, amazingly complex and full-bodied, it is quite certain to be unsweetened. A positive surprise.
Review by Johannes
Good rum for beginners without much complexity. Vanilla, coffee, some wood.
Review by Werner10
The best Barcelo i tried so far. Nice caramel flavors with a touch of wood and some raisins. Maybe even a bit of coffee in the background. Very nice.
Review by Kamil Čmiel
Quality rum at a very affordable price. Very nice packaging.
A.F.D. Ron Barceló Imperial Premium Blend 40 anniversario at live auctions
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42 bottles logged by 35 collectors.
A collector's bottle.
7% opened, 1 emptied.
What does A.F.D. Ron Barceló Imperial Premium Blend 40 anniversario cost?
Community paid 98–178 €.
Current best price: 121.65 € – within the typical community range.
Purchase prices reported by members, not a shop price. Avg. 119 €. Price history with 5 auction results in RX+ ›
+5 additions in the last 3 months.
Additions per month over the last 12 months; dark bars: the last 3.
42 purchased · 25 tasted · 33 wishlist · as of
Details about A.F.D. Ron Barceló Imperial Premium Blend 40 anniversario
A Column Still Rum from Dominican Republic, distilled by Alcoholes Finos Dominicanos, at 43%.
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