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Taste
Vanilla, Caramel, Honey
Most mentioned across 14 tasting notes
- Perfect for
- Fans of soft, sweet Spanish-style Panama rum
- Less suitable for
- Anyone wanting a bold, dry, oak-forward aged rum
Zafra Master Series Aged 30 Years
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Sipped neat, this Panama column-still rum leans soft and sweet: vanilla, caramel, honey and dried cherries with just a whisper of oak despite the 30 years. One member called it "quite light and pleasant, alot of nuts and honey" but wished for more intensity — and that's the recurring note. Rich and easy-drinking, though a couple of tasters found it simply too sweet.
The community says- Round and honeyed
- Long smooth finish
- Less suitable for: Anyone wanting a bold, dry, oak-forward aged rum
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Soft, honeyed Panama sipper, light for 30 years Loved by sweet-Spanish-style fans for its honeyed, round profile and long finish. The common gripe: it tastes sweetened and light on intensity for its age, and a few call it too sweet.
Aroma profileFans of soft, sweet Spanish-style Panama rum
Anyone wanting a bold, dry, oak-forward aged rum
Style & occasion: Sweet & dessertSipping neat
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Yes, if you're after sweet, dessert-like rums for sipping neat.
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What does the community say?
53 community reviews
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Review by Stefan Persson
Most helpful positive review
The best sweet Spanish styled I’ve ever tasted and of course it is from Panama which seems to be my favorite country of origin when it comes to sweet Spanish rum. Hard to see that any other should beat it.
Review by Martin Mihaly
Most helpful mixed review
I have very mixed feelings about this rum. On the nose it is nicely light, intense, round, vanilla, chocolate, and good coffee but on the palate despite good taste after 30 years very thin. The taste is really good, round old wood, coffee - vanilla and toffee, nice oily consistency. Unfortunately with too low ABV clearly mild. The finish not so long, you notice slight alcohol on the tongue and nice taste but after 30 years I expected more.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
Another of the nice rums in the tasting today This is an even better version of the 21 year old. I think this one would merge well with a nice cigar in hand. Extremely well balanced and you can basically taste the age. The price tag for this bottle is very good compared to what you get.
Review by BTHHo 🥃
The palate is extremely rich with flavors of dried cherries, sultanas, vanilla and a hint of nutmeg and banana. The finish is long and smooth with notes of baking spices.
Review by Pavel Spacek
Sweetened, but the infusion inside is mild.
Review by Fred Tillac
👃 = You better like aromas of coffee and caramel, followed by orange, nuts, woodiness with notes of honey and vanilla.. 👄 = It's quite smooth with added dried fruits and a bit of cinnamon. The long finish adds pepper and a touch of chocolate. We have a blend of old rums that will please most people at the end of a meal with a cigar or a coffee 👍
Review by Steffmaus🇩🇰
Likely the most tasteful rum I've tried at 40% ABV. Starting Monday evening well, this rum has a fullness in the nose with hints of caramel tobacco and wood. In the notes I got vanilla, caramel and hints of bourbon. Minimal woody taste-notes, despite the high age
Review by Alexander Rasch
Not spectacular but also not a disaster. A smooth dark rum that already seems old but also sweetened and too thin. On the other hand, it sometimes has intense aromas for 40%. However, it really feels thin in the finish. My conclusion... Nice to have tried it, but simply too expensive for the price. Others can do better for less money.
Review by Andi
Great Panama rum, light sweet, dry fruits, oak, chocolate, toffee, vanilla. Everything is there.
Review by Tim
Definitely not your run-of-the-mill representative from the Spanish segment, as it has a very balanced nose and intense flavor considering the 40%. Roasty barrel and wood aromas are present, as well as sweet hints underlined by dried fruits. Trying this rum with higher ABV would certainly be very exciting.
Review by Oliver
Very round and light. Just the right thing when it should be something relaxed.
Review by Piotr Ignasiak
Quite light and pleasant, alot of nuts and honey. I miss some intensity.
Review by Émile Shevek
Al naso è intenso e caldo con sentori di pelle, vaniglia, cacao, caffè, miele, spezie e un po' di barile. Al palato è corposo e avvolgente, soprattutto dolce/mielato poi spezie (tra cui pepe), un po' di pelle/barile, cacao Tutto rotondo e con spessore. Nonostante la bassa gradazione dimostra una forza superiore.
Review by KarlozzCZ
Centenario 25 (solera) is from price/value point of view much better option for me. Very good but ovepriced.
Review by Justin Case
This made my boner hole feel so good drinking this. It is such an elegant and refined rum, and not heavy on the wood. Perfection personified. The most weenie-tastic rum of this generation.
Review by Sir Diesel
Advent calendar 2025, slightly peppery at the start on the palate with a nice note on the tongue and super pleasant in the finish
Review by WillNett
Advent calendar 2025. A bit peppery at the start but very good taste on the finish.
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Zafra Master Series Aged 30 Years at live auctions
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79 bottles logged by 66 collectors.
Both drunk and collected.
20% opened, 8 emptied.
What does Zafra Master Series Aged 30 Years cost?
Community paid 148–212 €.
Current best price: 191.77 € – within the typical community range.
Purchase prices reported by members, not a shop price. Avg. 179 €. Price history with 3 auction results in RX+ ›
79 purchased · 54 tasted · 53 wishlist · as of
Details about Zafra Master Series Aged 30 Years
A Column Still Rum from Panama, distilled by Las Cabras, at 40%.
About the Las Cabras distillery
The Las Cabras distillery is located in Panama. Rums from Las Cabras have been reviewed 832 times with an average of 7.3/10.
To Las Cabras ›Read on in the RumX Guide
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