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Romero & Sons FRC Ecuador (Kirsch Whisky) 1973
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Chocolate, caramel and a slightly oxidized herbal edge carry this 1973 Ecuador single cask, bottled at 50.4% from a Romero & Sons cask. On paper a 50-year-old cane-juice rum sounds special, but most tasters found it flat, sweet and hot, with the alcohol poorly integrated. A few rated it kindly; more felt it tasted far younger than its age.
The community says- Chocolate and caramel
- Herbal complexity
- Keep in mind: Tastes flat
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How does Romero & Sons FRC Ecuador (Kirsch Whisky) 1973 taste?
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Flat, sweet, alcohol-heavy old Ecuador cask Divisive, and mostly a letdown. Chocolate, wood and herbs are there, but reviewers found it flat, sweet and alcohol-forward, with little of the depth you'd expect from 50 years.
Collectors curious about very old Ecuadorian column-style cask releases
Anyone expecting deep, intense flavor from a 50-year age statement
Style & occasion: Mature & oaky
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25 community reviews
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On RumX, 7 means “Good” and 8 means “Very good”.
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Review by Gunnar Böhme "Bauerngaumen" 🤓
All right, I'll try the samples from zabo. Today No. 1: Uh, really not great. Tastes like neutral alcohol mixed with artificial peach flavoring. You can somehow (with some effort) recognize the Spanish style. But I don't find the alcohol well integrated and the rum somehow "thin" despite being over 50%. I don't even want to talk about the actual age of the rum. Perceived age 5 years at most. Too bad.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
#4585 26-27.01.2024 Hanse Spirit Pretty well rounded and sweet rum with light fruit. Nose Fresh wood, roasted, citrus, light citrus, caramel, light herbs. Palate Oily, wood, roasted, faint smoke, sweet, caramel, light orange, chocolate, light herbs. Finish Medium long, sweet, wood, roasted, chocolate and light fruits.
Review by zabo
Franconian Tasting Gang. Only with cola and ice. Edit: I unfortunately have to take back this statement. I think this is probably the only rum cola I've ever poured away because I couldn't get it down.
Review by Jakob
Similar picture as with the 1972 cask: Very sweet, maybe a bit rounder here because the sweetness comes across a bit smoother, but unfortunately still with oxidized aromas leaning towards herbs. Drinkable, but no revelation.
Review by Timo Groeger
And the next chocolate rum. Here, herbs come into the nose, also very alcoholic. On the palate, again lots of alcohol and chocolate, plus light notes of caramel. Alcohol not so well integrated.
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Solid thing but overall somewhat unspectacular and could be much more intense aromatically for 50y aging but also milder. I would have expected more from it, too bad... The price is alright but still a bit lax overall...
Review by Johannes
Phew, I really expected more. Regardless of the data of the rum, which sound interesting at first, quite "sober" considered: Alcoholic, little flavor, flat, column style, a touch of vanilla.
Review by Master P
You can perceive very slight fruit, but can't identify it. Apart from alcohol, sweetness & a bit of wood, there's nothing else. Unfortunately, none of the four barrels convinced me. Too sweet, way too flat, after almost 50 years of aging you simply expect more. Alcohol is also very present, burns...
Review by Serge
Disgusting and alcoholic. Spat back into the glass.
Review by Jarek
Unfortunately, none of the four barrels convinced me. Way too sweet, way too flat, and you can't tell anything about the supposed long aging.
Review by Michael Schou
#1727 27-02-2026 - Rate 7.3 Had high hopes for this old Ecuador rum. Even though the ABV is’nt to high. But it disappoints a little. Missing some power and ABV. very smooth and subtle. Nose of chocolates, wood, caramel and a herbal sense. Palate follows close by. Short finish dominated by wood and chocolate.
Review by FischeJ
Phew, this one is very flat. Unfortunately, I agree with the previous comments.
Review by Sebastiaan Linssen
Tasted at GRF2025 During the festival I was able to taste three bottles, except cask #109. Out of these three, this one seemed the least, which was confirmed via a check in the RumX app later. I do rate the rum significantly higher than the general consensus of the current rating.
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What did the community pay for Romero & Sons FRC Ecuador (Kirsch Whisky) 1973?
Avg. community purchase price 144 €.
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Details about Romero & Sons FRC Ecuador (Kirsch Whisky) 1973
A rum from Ecuador, bottled by Oldman Spirits GmbH, at 50,4%.
About the Romero & Sons distillery
The Romero & Sons distillery is located in Ecuador. Rums from Romero & Sons have been reviewed 284 times with an average of 7.3/10.
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