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A.F.D. Ron Barceló Imperial Rare Blends Porto Cask
Opinions land low here, and the reason is consistent: the port takes over. Reviewers taste red cherries, dark chocolate and honey, but many say it drinks more like sweet tawny port than rum. A couple enjoy that big fruity port character; more find it too sweet and too soft at 40%. One who liked it called it "wery good, has the porto wine taste" — that sums up the fault line.
The community says- Rich port fruit
- Cherry and chocolate
- But: Too sweet
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How does A.F.D. Ron Barceló Imperial Rare Blends Porto Cask taste?
Aggregated from 57 community reviews.
Sweet, port-heavy, more dessert than rum Divisive and port-forward. Cherry, chocolate and honey are there, but most feel the port buries the rum and the sweetness runs high. A few like it as a dessert pour.
People who like sweet, port-soaked dessert rums
Anyone avoiding sweetness or wanting a rum-forward pour
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How is A.F.D. Ron Barceló Imperial Rare Blends Porto Cask rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 7.0 sits in the “Good” band. 42% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 5% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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What does the community say?
72% rate it between 6 and 8. 9 selected write-ups from 57 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Kuba Boháč
Opet vyrazne sladsi rum, ale ta chut po portskem - takovy dezerticek. Az mam trochu pocit, ze piju portske a ne rum. Zaver vyrazny, krome portskeho takovy medovy. Ocenil bych mensi sladkost a vyssi voltaz.
Review by Michael Janek
at the first smell of cherry, it's terrible Later on it's not so bad, there's a very slight smell of port cask in the background. after drinking it, the taste is absolutely fabulous, it's strong, full-bodied, very port-like, even a little chocolatey
Review by Werner10
My least favorite Barcelo so far. The port influence is too heavy. It's still drinkable but also becomes hard to call it rum.
Review by Portman
Brachially sweet! Cookie dough, sugar, overproof port wine. A really nasty mix! It rarely happens to me, but I really have to leave it, otherwise my pancreas will give up.
Review by Richard Krupa
Better than the usual imperial and imperial onyx, but the port is a bit too rich, unfortunately
Review by Filip Heimerle
Too much port has seeped into this rum. More port than rum:)
Review by Arjan91
Te zacht en te vlak
Review by Jindrich Strobl
Too sweet for me
Review by Pavel Spacek
Sweetened nothing
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Market value
Avg. community purchase price 42 €
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Details about A.F.D. Ron Barceló Imperial Rare Blends Porto Cask
A rum from Dominican Republic, distilled by Alcoholes Finos Dominicanos, at 40%.
Community purchases
78 bottles logged by 73 collectors.
A drinker & collector.
25% opened, 5 emptied and repurchased.
What does A.F.D. Ron Barceló Imperial Rare Blends Porto Cask cost?
Community paid 31–65 €.
Current best price: 37.64 € – within the typical community range.
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+9 purchases in the last 3 months.
Added to collections, last 12 months — dark bars are the last 3.
78 purchased · 63 tasted · 19 wishlist · as of
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