Nobilis Romero & Sons Ecuador No. 19 2005

Review by LukaŽiga

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LukaŽiga

Feb 20251,526 reviewsGermany

8.0/10

8,2:On the nose, the first impression we get is very woody, roasted and a bit metallic, as the wood is nutty with a walnut, peppery, roasted with burnt sugar, caramel. Slowly dried fruits crawl out, like raisins. On aeration, the rum opens, becomes round, balanced with fruits like apples, apricots, citrus and molasses, minty, a bit floral with tobacco.The roastedness brings also hazelnut and some chocolate. 7,7:On the palate, the attack is extremely spicy with a pepper and quite alcoholic, bitter.It certainly needs to settle down, when it happens, we get some roasted notes like hazelnuts, chocolate, caramel, burnt sugar and pleasant fruits, that lessen alcoholic feeling with lime and apricot.After some rest, wood brings vanilla, nougat and molasses some tobacco. 8:The finish is actually pleasant, rounder with less spicy wood, dry, later tannic and nicely fruity with raisins, green apple, lime, herbaceous molasses, tobacco, as woody notes from the palate remain here also, a bit more toasted...

Review by Frank

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Frank

Jul 2022729 reviews

7.8/10

On the nose you immediately recognize the Spanish style: metallic, fresh, fruity, almost floral. On fruit apricot with green apple and lime zest. In addition, a slight note of caramel. Reminds me a bit of white wine.With time it gets a slightly smoky undertone of vanilla pipe tobacco. Out the back also still slightly vinegar. The high alcohol bites a bit at first.Palate: initially astringent and slightly bitter to peppery, which may also be due to the 69%, then goes into the metallic fruity. Again there is apricot with lime zest. It also seems woody with a tart nuttiness similar to hazelnut and becomes increasingly chocolaty. Out the back it has light tobacco. Remains metallic and becomes a bit more herbal.The high ABV makes it a bit more interesting.

Review by Lukas Jäger

A Spaniard with Wumms! Although he can not hide his Spanish roots, this rum fascinates me a bit. Although now no taste mega-highlight, he brings intense flavor. Surely its 69% contribute their part, but these are quite suitable and tameable after some time in the glass. Especially on the palate, dark flavors of nut and chocolate and, interestingly, a hint of lime show up. In conjunction with the Spanish basic character an exciting mixture. I would rather not buy a bottle, but once again something different in glass, I like!