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Don Q Oak Barrel Spiced
"Spicy taste smooth drinking" is how one member sums it up, and that's the gist: big vanilla on the nose and palate, plus chocolate, burnt sugar and a little orange. At 45% it's warmer than most spiced rums, though a couple of tasters called it a touch boozy and one found the mix of flavors a bit muddled. Vanilla fans will get along with it.
The community says- Big vanilla
- Chocolate and spice
- But: Slightly boozy
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How does Don Q Oak Barrel Spiced taste?
Summarized by AI from community reviews.
Vanilla-heavy spiced rum with real bite Most people find it a tasty, vanilla-forward spiced rum with real spice and a bit of heat. A few call it sprity or an undefinable mishmash — it splits opinion.
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People who want dry, unspiced rum
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What does the community say?
20 community reviews
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Review by Johannes
Relatively tangy, superficial vanilla note
Review by Christoph
Spicy, chocolaty, some orange in total but still a relatively indefinable "mishmash" with which I do not really warm up.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
This is a great rum for making rum balls, which I make pretty often.
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
beautiful vanilla spiced monster
Review by Rick Meyer
For a spiced rum it’s tasty. Big hit of vanilla on the nose and palate.
Review by Don Grisu
Interesting and striking features.
Review by Christian Rudt
okay to drink pure but also pleasant alternative to gin with tonic. have tried it with Feber Tree Mediterranean. very nice drink.
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Expert review by The Fat Rum Pirate
Read full review ›It's a very versatile and very unique tasting spiced rum. For me Bristol Black Spiced Rum, Foursquare and Elements Eight Spiced rums are the standout spiced rums I have tried so far. This joins that company and is easily one of the best spiced rums on the market.
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37 bottles logged by 34 collectors.
A drinker's rum.
45% opened, 7 emptied.
What does Don Q Oak Barrel Spiced cost?
Avg. community purchase price 30 €.
What members paid for this bottle, self-reported. Not a market value — the purchases are over three years old at the median and unverified.
Current best price: 35.50 €.
37 purchased · 23 tasted · 20 wishlist · as of
Details about Don Q Oak Barrel Spiced
A spirit drink on a rum base from Puerto Rico, distilled by Destilería Serrallés, at 45%.
About the Destilería Serrallés distillery
The Destilería Serrallés distillery is located in Puerto Rico. Rums from Destilería Serrallés have been reviewed 642 times with an average of 7.0/10.
To Destilería Serrallés ›Read on in the RumX Guide
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