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Taste
Caramel, Vanilla, Warm
Most mentioned across 18 tasting notes
- Perfect for
- sweet-tooth drinkers curious about high-proof solera
- Less suitable for
- anyone chasing dry, spirit-forward rum
Ron Esclavo XO Cask 2016
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Sixty-five percent that drinks mild — that's the surprise most people mention. This is a sweet, thick solera: vanilla, caramel, honey and candied fruit, with a hit of varnish on the nose. At full strength the alcohol lands warm but mostly well tucked in. One member calls it a "turbocharged liqueur," and that's about right — dessert in a glass more than a dry sipper.
The community says- Deceptively mild
- Thick sweet body
- Less suitable for: anyone chasing dry, spirit-forward rum
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How does Ron Esclavo XO Cask 2016 taste?
From community reviews · summarized with AI
Sweet, thick solera that hides its 65% Most drinkers rate it high and marvel at how tame 65% can taste. If you want a dry, spirit-forward rum, the sweetness will bother you.
sweet-tooth drinkers curious about high-proof solera
anyone chasing dry, spirit-forward rum
Style & occasion: Sweet & dessertSipping neat
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57 community reviews
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6 selected written reviews
The distribution above includes all 57 ratings, including those without text.
Review by TheJackDrop
Most helpful positive review
Quite a classic aroma for a bourbon-fired solera. Well-integrated alcohol, fairly thick, lots of aroma, a note of vanilla, wood and candied fruit, quite strong on the finish. A very fine discovery.
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Most helpful critical review
Extremely sweet, extremely poorly integrated alcohol and just totally incongruous. 🤦🏼♂️
Review by Daniel
Amazingly mild for 65% alc., wonderfully integrated
Review by Oliver
Liqueur with turbocharger
Review by Pavel Spacek
Sweetened pines.
Review by Richard Krupa
Sweet-bitter, sometimes peppery
Ron Esclavo XO Cask 2016 at live auctions
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123 bottles logged by 95 collectors.
A drinker's rum.
38% opened, 19 emptied.
What did the community pay for Ron Esclavo XO Cask 2016?
Community paid 50–98 €.
Purchase prices reported by members, not a shop price. Avg. 87 €. Full price & collection history in RX+ ›
123 purchased · 63 tasted · 60 wishlist · as of
Details about Ron Esclavo XO Cask 2016
A Column Still Rum from Dominican Republic, bottled by 1423 World Class Spirits, at 65%.
About the Oliver & Oliver distillery
The Oliver & Oliver distillery is located in Dominican Republic. Rums from Oliver & Oliver have been reviewed 2,823 times with an average of 7.2/10.
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