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Eminente Confrérie du Rhum x Excellence Rhum (Batch 2) 2012
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Wood and tobacco lead here, with caramel, orange and a cola-like sweetness underneath. It's a Cuban column-still rum bottled at cask strength, and the higher proof gives it more body and grip than the usual soft Cuban. Several tasters found the nose lovely but the palate a touch flat — a nice wood-tobacco mix that doesn't build to much on the finish. Astringent, drier than Batch 1.
The community says- Wood and tobacco
- Fuller cask-strength body
- Keep in mind: Flat, short finish
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How does Eminente Confrérie du Rhum x Excellence Rhum (Batch 2) 2012 taste?
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Woody, tobacco-heavy Cuban at cask strength Most find it genuinely interesting — a fuller, woodier take on Cuban rum. The catch: the palate and finish underwhelm some, reading a bit disharmonious or watery next to the promising nose.
Cuban-rum fans who want more wood, tobacco and cask-strength grip
Anyone chasing fruit, complexity or a long finish
Style & occasion: Mature & oakySipping neat
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Review by Gunnar Böhme "Bauerngaumen" 🤓
Most helpful positive review
So this is how a rum tastes that consists of 100% aguardiente (a first for a Cuban distillate, as far as I know). And indeed: Something comparable I had not yet in the glass. Blind I would not have been able to assign the rum at all. In this first tasting, I focused on finding differences between Batch 1 and Batch 2. And they are indeed there: While Batch 1 gets going right away fruity-floral on the nose, Batch 2 is clearly more timid, more discreet. On the palate, however, it's the other way around: Batch 1 tends to confirm the impression gained on the nose, coming across like a light rum in a summer meadow with a gentle breeze blowing over it. Batch 2 is different: While Batch 1 seems somehow slightly broad, Batch 2 is clearly more astringent and has more depth, more wood and tobacco. On the latter, one could perhaps recognize the Cuban DNA - but only maybe.Overall, both are solid rums and which one tastes more, is probably dependent on the day or what weight you attach to the olfactory impression. Because of the interesting transformation from the nose to the palate, Batch 2 is a point ahead for me today.As I said, a very exciting bottling of Excellence Rhum and La Confrérie du Rhum. But if one wanted to dare at least a geographical comparison: To the long-stored consistently exquisite 98s of Sanct Spíritus ((Cuba) reach both batches not yet.
Review by Djehey
Most helpful mixed review
Original but a bit cloying and unbalanced. Too bad... There's a gourmand side revolving around caramel. Added are aromas of wood (coffee, chocolate, tobacco) and dried fruits. The texture is quite watery. Overall impression did not convince me...
Review by Agricoler
Belly 2 has significantly less fruitiness to offer. Overall, however, it is much quicker on the nose. Again, I don't really know what to do with it. But of course very exciting to try. Overall, a small upgrade of both batches.
Review by HenryL
Wonderful nose, actually has some of the notes I like in Havana 3, just stronger. Taste-wise, it excites me less. It's a quite nice wood-tobacco mix, but not much more. The finish is also rather unspectacular.
Review by Johannes
Less complex than Batch 1, for me it has a wine cask or agricole influence. It would be interesting to know which cask it was stored in. But definitely much better than the usual Cubans! According to information from Benoit: Bourbon barrels that once again contained whisky. 100% Aguardiente, i.e. rum that is distilled to 70% (like many agricoles).
Review by Alexander Rasch
The nose promises a surprise for Cuban rum. Lots of fruit, orange peel, and citrus fruits. Plus a nice wood note with vanilla and spice. The rum is very balanced, round, and shows a nice freshness. Batch 1 is a bit fruitier, Batch 2 has a bit more spice. On the palate, the expectation is not fully met. The classic Spanish style comes through here. A nice sweetness with candied fruit and caramel. Plus roasted aromas, hazelnut, and a bit of smoke. The wood is noticeable. The finish shows the same aromas with a bit more barrel influence and tannins. Here too, Batch 2 is a bit spicier and more bitter. Definitely an exciting rum with high quality and a great nose. Could make Cuban rum more interesting if development continues in this direction. On the palate still somewhat monotonous to boring. Easy sipper with a touch of history. Anyone who likes or even collects Cuban rums should definitely grab this.
Review by Tafia Guildive
Clearly less defined than Batch 1, Batch 2 nose significantly worse than Batch 1, maybe lucky cask choice @ batch 1, but obvious. Batch 2 is so-so, rather disharmonious roasted and sulfur notes, corresponding continuation on the palate. Still okay and interesting, but Batch 1 literally has the edge. Save.
Review by Rado Vito
I like it. I like every type of Eminente. It is tasty spanish type of rum. I was kind of dissapointed by 10 years old batch, but than I tried this. It is perfect! Perfect spanish type of rum from Cuba. I enjoy it very much and I could easily sip whole bottle in two days.
Review by Martin Švojgr
Well, I'm pleasantly surprised. Cuban rums are not among my favorites due to the milder flavors from used barrels. But this is something different. The alcohol content added fuller flavors, maybe the barrel was newer, and you can beautifully smell tobacco and wood. Definitely for me it will be among the better Cuban productions.
Review by Charlier Gauthier
The alcohol level is quite noticeable, but once that's passed, the wine becomes fuller and fruitier. Pleasant
Review by ElReyTristan
The nostalgic impression of falling back into adolescence with coca rums. It's strange because I can't drink rum and coke with pleasure any more, but despite this sensation, I drink this rum with pleasure... It's true that there's a little more balance and body, which makes this rum more interesting. And the promise of a nice accompaniment to a cigar is fulfilled: it goes very well/
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27 bottles logged by 26 collectors.
Both drunk and collected.
25% opened, 4 emptied.
What did the community pay for Eminente Confrérie du Rhum x Excellence Rhum (Batch 2) 2012?
Community paid 110–112 €.
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Details about Eminente Confrérie du Rhum x Excellence Rhum (Batch 2) 2012
A Column Still Rum from Cuba, distilled by Cuba Ron S.A., at 55,5%.
About the Cuba Ron S.A. distillery
The Cuba Ron S.A. distillery is located in Cuba. Rums from Cuba Ron S.A. have been reviewed 783 times with an average of 7.6/10.
To Cuba Ron S.A. ›Read on in the RumX Guide
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