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Romero & Sons FRC Ecuador (Kirsch Whisky) 1973
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
- But: 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
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How is Romero & Sons FRC Ecuador (Kirsch Whisky) 1973 rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 7.1 sits in the “Good” band. 52% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 12% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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What does the community say?
76% rate it between 6 and 8. 10 selected write-ups from 25 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
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 Wenn nur mit Cola und Eis. Edit: Diese Aussage muss ich leider zurücknehmen. Es ist glaube ich so ziemlich mit meine einzige Rum Cola gewesen, die ich bisher weggeschüttet habe, weil ich diese nicht runterbekommen habe.
Review by Master P
Man kann ganz leichte Frucht wahrnehmen, kann es aber nicht zuordnen. Ausser Alkohol, Süß & bischen holz kommt da nix. Leider konnte keines der vier Fässer überzeugen. zu süß, viel zu flach, von knapp 50 jahren Lagerzeit erwartet man einfach mehr. Alkohol ist auch sehr präsent, brennt....
Review by Jakob
Ähnliches Bild wie beim 1972er Fass: Sehr süss, hier vielleicht etwas runder, weil die Süsse einen Ticken runder daherkommt, aber leider weiterhin mit dem oxidierten Aromen, die in Richtung Kräuter tendieren. Geniessbar, aber keine Offenbarung.
Review by Timo Groeger
Und der nächste Schokoladenrum. Hinzu kommen hier Kräuter in der Nase, außerdem sehr alkoholisch. Am Gaumen dann ebenfalls viel Alkohol und wieder Schokolade, außerdem noch leichte Noten von Karamell. Alkohol nicht so gut eingebunden.
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 Serge
Ekelhaft und alkoholisch. Ins Glas zurück gespuckt.
Review by Jarek
Leider konnte keines der vier Fässer überzeugen. Vielen zu süß, viel zu flach und von der angeblichen langen Lagerzeit nichts zu merken.
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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%.
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2 bottles logged by 2 collectors.
A collector's bottle.
0% opened, 0 emptied and repurchased.
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Current best price: 154.90 €.
2 purchased · 25 tasted · 2 wishlist · as of
About the Romero & Sons distillery
The Romero & Sons distillery is located in Ecuador. Rums from Romero & Sons have been reviewed 278 times with an average of 7.2/10.
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