Arehucas Captain Kidd
Loved by Tim & 8 more
A newcomer-friendly Spanish-style sipper: soft, sweet and oak-driven despite its 30 years. Expect vanilla, caramel, honey and toasted wood with hints of orange and nuts. Best for relaxed sipping or sharing with non-rum geeks; RumX members see it as pleasant but not very complex for the price.
- Approachable sweetness
- Gentle 40% ABV
- Long aging
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How does Arehucas Captain Kidd taste?
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Sweet, woody, easy Spanish-style sipper A newcomer-friendly Spanish-style sipper: soft, sweet and oak-driven despite its 30 years. Expect vanilla, caramel, honey and toasted wood with hints of orange and nuts. Best for relaxed sipping or sharing with non-rum geeks; RumX members see it as pleasant but not very complex for the price.
Those who enjoy smooth, sweet Spanish-style rums with lots of oak and want an easy, gentle 40% sipper in a showy bottle.
Enthusiasts seeking high complexity, dry profiles or strong ABV, and value-focused buyers who expect more depth from a 30‑year bottling.
How is Arehucas Captain Kidd rated?
RumX's 0–10 scale is strict — 7.8 lands squarely in the "Good" band. 78% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
Rum reviews
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Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
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 Tim
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 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.
Community purchases
40 bottles logged by 52,000+ RumX members. The ratio of closed / opened / emptied, indicates whether this rum is meant to be drunk or is a collector's item.
Also on the wishlist of 13 members.
About the Arehucas distillery
The Arehucas distillery is located in Gran Canaria. Rums from Arehucas have been reviewed 285 times with an average of 7.0/10.
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