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ACBA3F66-7461-4B8D-8E55-98A49EE519A2Panama Bodegas de America S.A
Malteco Seleccion 1980 70cl bottle
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Aged rum · 37 years · 40%

Malteco Seleccion 1980

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How does Malteco Seleccion 1980 taste?

Aggregated from 14 community reviews.

Style & occasion: Mature & oakySipping neat

Full aroma profile Aroma families · nose & palate · top aromas
Flavor profile
Spice
Wood
Dried fruit
Roasted & dark
Fruit
Funk & ester
Vegetal & floral

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What does the community say?

9.0/10 Excellent

14 community reviews
3 selected write-ups on this page, all of them in the RumX app

Top 1% of Panama rumsTop 2% at Bodegas de America S.A

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Distribution of all 14 ratings
9–10 57%
8–9 14%
7–8 29%
6–7 0%
5–6 0%
4–5 0%
0–4 0%

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Review by Michal S

Michal S
Oct 2023352 reviews
8.4/10

A bit weak, maybe OK for the beginning of the evening, but I would have expected more in aroma and taste.

Review by Pavel Spacek

Pavel Spacek
Oct 20231,881 reviewsCzech
7.2/10

9,1 points? Why? The demerara wood, molases and leather taste is there. Mild taste. But too much sugar IMHO

Review by WiltChamberlain

WiltChamberlain
WiltChamberlain
Nov 202223 reviewsGermany
7.9/10

Meanwhile, it is too thin for me.

Community shelf

36 bottles logged by 32 collectors.

Both drunk and collected.

19% opened, 6 emptied.

29 sealed 1 open 6 emptied

What did the community pay for Malteco Seleccion 1980?

Community paid 146–204 €.

Purchase prices reported by members, not a shop price. Avg. 157 €. Full price & collection history in RX+ ›

36 purchased · 15 tasted · 23 wishlist · as of

Details about Malteco Seleccion 1980

A Column Still Rum from Panama, distilled by Bodegas de America S.A, at 40%.

CountryPanama
CategoryColumn Still Rum
Raw materialSugar cane juice
DistillationColumn Still
ABV40%
Age37 years
Vintage1980
Volume70cl

About the Bodegas de America S.A distillery

The Bodegas de America S.A distillery is located in Panama. Rums from Bodegas de America S.A have been reviewed 1,058 times with an average of 7.3/10.

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Rating guide

Every score is the median of members’ ratings, from 0 to 10. A 7 is already a recommendation to buy.

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