Darsa Plantation Guatemala XO (Edition 2019)
A solid stepping stone for sweet-to-spiced palates: tonka bean, coconut, milk chocolate and cinnamon at a well-hidden 50%. RumX members see it as a fun dessert-style sipper with unique amburana character.
- Unique amburana notes
- Smooth at 50%
- Dessert-like profile
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How does Darsa Plantation Guatemala XO (Edition 2019) taste?
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Amburana dessert rum with tonka & coconut A solid stepping stone for sweet-to-spiced palates: tonka bean, coconut, milk chocolate and cinnamon at a well-hidden 50%. RumX members see it as a fun dessert-style sipper with unique amburana character.
Lovers of sweet, pastry-like rums who enjoy coconut, chocolate, tonka bean and cinnamon notes, and want something different yet still easygoing to sip or serve as a dessert dram.
Purists seeking a classic dry rum profile or those avoiding sweetened rums and liqueur-like amburana influence.
How is Darsa Plantation Guatemala XO (Edition 2019) 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 4% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
Rum reviews
A selection of the most popular reviews from our community. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Gregor
Wow 😍 Tonka bean in the face Best rum in terms of price performance. Anyone who likes tonka bean should definitely buy this rum. The amburana finishing masks the distillate's own flavor, but I don't think that's a bad thing in this case because it doesn't have that much potential anyway. It doesn't have much potential of its own anyway
Review by Timo Groeger
Irgendwie schwer zu beschreiben dieser Rum. Ganz viel Kokosnuss in der Nase, aber auch etwas Vanille und Karamell. Am Gaumen dannbsehr wunterlich/weihnachtlich, Zimt, Vanille, Karamell und Gebäck, aber die Kokosnuss schimmert immer noch durch.
Review by Willi Hass
A pleasantly complex of dark chocolate, vanilla and cinnamon smelling, dark amber rum from Guatemala.On the tongue it is fruity, little sweet and minimally woody, while slightly spicy. Hints of cinnamon and tropical fruit round out the flavor. The finish is clear and long-lasting.
Review by Dim Itri
The nose is warm, sweet with nice notes of milk chocolate, light wood and some spices that seem to be cinnamon. The amburana has clearly done its job in the structure of the rum which without this finish would be too light.In the mouth, the alcohol is extremely well integrated, it is very pastry, sweet but not too much, it is delicious! We find the milk chocolate, the coconut, the vanilla as well as a light woody taste.It lacks chew but we excuse this little defect by the gustative qualities uncommon to other rums of this kind...The finish is short and connected to the palate...In conclusion, this rum is a real chocolate candy where the word pastry takes all its meaning! It is light but well structured, not liquorish, I love it!
Review by PeterPapp
Were flavors used here? The strong cinnamon note is quite tasty, but I have not encountered so far. As a sweet rum / dessert rum but top
Review by Oliver
Very drinkable. Christmassy.
Review by Decky Hicks Doughty
A truly unique nose. Coconut flavoured nougat, marzipan, vanilla pastries and a woody nuttiness in the background. The palate keeps the marzipan and vanilla but it's more earthy than the nose with cinnamon and tobacco notes. The finish isn't too long and has some sharper points but it's generally a quite mellow experience with notes of tobacco and nuts. Overall this is a rum that tastes like no other I've tried. The only other comparable one would be another Darsa. Not for everybody, but I quite like it.
Review by Marcus Ekornes
Sweet, but doesn’t feel too sweet. Nice rum, but I’m struggling a bit to Find The moscatel notes.
Review by Mc Pirate
Nez coco et bouche alcool avec ce goût de noix de Coco donne par le bois d’amburana qui lui confère ces notes de coco. Bois utilisé pour les tonneaux au Mexique pour la cachaça amburana.
Review by Jindrich Strobl
Pleasant nose with a very nice but still a bit odd flowerly taste. Unfortunately this taste is overrun by the intensive spicy notes
Review by Jarek
Sweet in smell, even sweeter in taste. Similarity with Plantation Barbados 20 Anniversary, but slightly better.
Expert reviews
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Expert review by The Dunder Hut
"this basically only scored that high, because it tastes of very interesting liqueur. the amburana give it a very nice tonka and cinnamon taste. but by no means does it feel like drinking a rum"
Community purchases
87 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 21 members.
About the Darsa distillery
The Darsa distillery is located in Guatemala. Rums from Darsa have been reviewed 268 times with an average of 7.3/10.
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