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Havana Club Cuban Rum (The Whisky Exchange) 2023
"Woody, smokey, caramell and fruity" is how one taster sums it up, and that's the gist: 11-year Havana Club spirit with burnt sugar, toffee, toasted oak and a flash of solvent. Most find it pleasant but a little thin and watery for 50%, with a sharp finish. Reviews land between "well balanced" and frankly forgettable.
- Toffee and oak
- Tropical fruit notes
- 11-Year age
+10
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How does Havana Club Cuban Rum (The Whisky Exchange) 2023 taste?
Aggregated from 23 community reviews.
Aged Cuban — caramel and oak, a bit thin Decent aged Cuban with caramel, oak and tropical fruit, but several call it thin, sharp and one-dimensional for the strength. Scores swing widely from "stellar" to underwhelming.
Fans of dry-ish Spanish-style Cubans who like caramel and oak
Anyone wanting a rich, full-bodied sipper without alcohol bite
How is Havana Club Cuban Rum (The Whisky Exchange) 2023 rated?
RumX's 0–10 scale is strict , 7.9 lands squarely in the "Good" band. 78% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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Selected write-ups from 23 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Based on 23 ratings
Review by Leo Krüper
Aged Cuban. Some wood, which slowly turns into bitterness. Minimal residual sweetness. Wateriness paired with sharp alcohol. Well. Certainly has its collector's market.
Review by LukaŽiga
8:On the nose, at first we get roasted and woody notes with burnt sugar, caramelized, buttery,cookie, solvents, roasted nuts, mocha, the wood is toasted and resinous. Aeration brings leather and tobacco, then more fruity side of this rum with dried fruits, peaches, prunes and its dryness.So, complex and well balanced. 8,2:On the palate, syrupy tropical fruits burst out intensively with spiciness, nutmeg.When it calms down, the wood is toasted, fruits are bourbon yellow-peaches, with honey, dried apricots and dates, the rum becomes dry and more roasted with burnt sugar, caramelized, is charred and dark, chocolatey, leathery, becoming even metallic.Later a bit acidic with citruses, lemon peel. Tasty and round. 8:The finish is long, filled with honey, dry with tropical, dried fruits, roasted nuts, toasted wood and citrusy. Some mineral notes come later...
Review by Joachim Guger
Caramel, some solvent, volatile wood, spices, some cookie and banana. Sharp, watery and slightly artificial in the mouth Sharp finish, but long 😂 Lightweight, and no champion at that. The origin suggests a good complement to a cigar. I strongly suspect that it won't make a mark there either.
Review by Master P
On the nose, we initially get roasted and woody notes with burnt sugar, caramelized, buttery, cookies, solvents, roasted nuts. The palate shows syrupy tropical fruit with intense spice and nutmeg, caramelized. Quite ok, but no fireworks in terms of price.
Review by Dr.Django
A very interesting rum on paper. Rather interchangeable from the nose to the palate to the finish. A little wood, very sweet. Some pipe tobacco and licorice in the finish, which I really like. That was probably nothing.
Review by zabo
All in all, a better Havana Club, but one that doesn't really knock my socks off. Nice to have tried, but nothing more. It seems a little thin, but the alcohol is not quite as well integrated. As a mixer, it doesn't really convince me either.
Review by Johannes
A good Cuban, but somewhat meaningless and flat.
Review by Schnubbii
Typisch spanisches Profil, nicht schlecht, leicht alkoholisch. Als Mixer kommt er besser als pur.
Review by kondgab
Woody, smokey, caramell and fruity. Goes weel, the finish is a bit hard
Review by Alexander Rasch
Mmm... quite one-dimensional. Nose roasty with rubber tires. But all quite restrained. A little too sweet on the palate with strong bourbon notes. Thinner and alcoholic towards the end. Not quite my cup of tea for sipping. Definitely very good in Coke. More of a collector's item. The Havana Club days are simply over.
Review by Jimmy Hsu
A good rum, well balanced!
Review by Solidfunk
Smells of caramel, coconut and light vanilla. A little oak. Dark golden pour. In the mouth there's not a lot more complexity. Some florals, rose petals. Paraffin. Light sweet finish. Sample thanks to Yaro.
Review by paulgi86
First rum I’ve had where I’ve actually experienced tropical fruits (I know there’s loads more!) but as someone only just started with rum this is very, very, VERY enjoyable Tropical fruits, caramel/bourbon like sweetness and lovely dance of spices Easy 9/10 - stellar rum!
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Expert review by The Fat Rum Pirate
"I'm not sure how much more I enjoy this than the Seleccion de Maestros as I haven't tried that expression for some time. This is very pleasant though, a little easy going but that is what it is meant to do. It's a very good example of this type of..."Read full review →
Details about Havana Club Cuban Rum (The Whisky Exchange) 2023
A rum from Cuba, distilled by Havana Club, at 50%.
Community purchases
25 bottles logged by 17 collectors.
A collector's bottle.
12% opened, 1 emptied and repurchased.
What did the community pay for Havana Club Cuban Rum (The Whisky Exchange) 2023?
Community paid €80–€120.
What members actually paid for their bottles. A typical range, not the current shop price. Full price & collection history in RX+ →
25 purchased · 23 tasted · 10 wishlist · as of
About the Havana Club distillery
The Havana Club distillery is located in Cuba. Rums from Havana Club have been reviewed 1,908 times with an average of 6.8/10.
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