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Arehucas Captain Kidd
Well-liked but with an honest caveat: after 30 years in cask, the oak does most of the talking. Caramel, honey, toffee and vanilla carry a soft, sweet body, and a leather-tobacco note in the palate adds a little interest. Most tasters find it mild and approachable; several also find it sweetened and a touch one-dimensional once the wood takes over.
The community says- Soft and mild
- Caramel-honey body
- But: Tastes sweetened
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How does Arehucas Captain Kidd taste?
Aggregated from 34 community reviews.
Soft, sweet Spanish sipper — oak runs the show A gentle, sweet Spanish-style sipper most owners enjoy — just don't expect much beyond wood, caramel and honey, and it reads a little sweetened.
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anyone chasing bold flavor or dryness
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How is Arehucas Captain Kidd rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 7.8 sits in the “Good” band. 79% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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What does the community say?
56% rate it between 6 and 8. 6 selected write-ups from 34 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Tim
Most helpful positive review
This rum is stored behind bars (no joke) in the Arehucas Distellerie in Gran Canaria because it is valuable to its makers. A guided tour with tasting at the end is very worth it there. It has a great bottle and is very old. Unfortunately, the flavors do not leave much except wood, but it is very mild. Qualitatively high quality rum, but the too long storage do this rum no favors. For the price therefore not worth it.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
Most helpful mixed review
The oak is very dominant in this 30+ year rum. In fact so dominant the most other flavours are covered up and it appears light. There is a bit og orange and caramel in there as well. Not a bad rum as such but the price is too high.
Review by Jarek
A rum from the early days of my rum passion. Today it is a little too sweet for me and could do with more power. Nevertheless, a delicious drop with a very pleasant nose. What I can't quite understand is the apparently exaggerated wood influence of the tasters. Mine has only light, pleasant woody notes on the palate and in the finish. Different batches?
Review by Jack M
Fairly generic Spanish style rum. Vanilla and sweet (honey) throughout. There is a leather and tobacco note in the palate which adds a little. There is nothing bad here and it isn’t obviously full of additives (though I wouldn’t be surprised at all if there were a little sugar). It is nice and approachable and I’m sure some would love it, but it just isn’t very interesting.
Review by Keujkes
To woody for my taste. For me not worth the price
Review by Johannes
Oh je, deutlich gesüßt, insgesamt wenig Geschmack, künstliche Aromen mit Backgewürzen, Orange, Vanillin.
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Avg. community purchase price 135 €
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Details about Arehucas Captain Kidd
A Column Still Rum from Gran Canaria, distilled by Arehucas, at 40%.
Community purchases
39 bottles logged by 36 collectors.
A drinker & collector.
23% opened, 3 emptied and repurchased.
What does Arehucas Captain Kidd cost?
Community paid 128–163 €.
Current best price: 148.82 € – within the typical community range.
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+5 purchases in the last 3 months.
Added to collections, last 12 months — dark bars are the last 3.
39 purchased · 34 tasted · 14 wishlist · as of
About the Arehucas distillery
The Arehucas distillery is located in Gran Canaria. Rums from Arehucas have been reviewed 300 times with an average of 7.0/10.
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