Fruitful Spirits Old And Rare Selection
Loved by Felix Reiber, Johannes & 10 more
For experienced palates: a 40-year, cask strength Panama that’s rich, sweet-leaning and complex. Expect dark chocolate, caramel, dried figs and tobacco. RumX members love it neat, with cigars or a splash of water.
- Deep complexity
- Great alcohol integration
- Chocolate & dried fruit
Details about Fruitful Spirits Old And Rare Selection
How does Fruitful Spirits Old And Rare Selection taste?
Aggregated from 12 community reviews.
Rich, sweet, chocolatey old Panama For experienced palates: a 40-year, cask strength Panama that’s rich, sweet-leaning and complex. Expect dark chocolate, caramel, dried figs and tobacco. RumX members love it neat, with cigars or a splash of water.
Rum enthusiasts who enjoy sweet-leaning but unsugared, well-aged profiles with dark chocolate, caramel and dried fruits, especially bourbon or Foursquare fans looking to explore high-end Panama.
Those sensitive to high ABV, drinkers who dislike pronounced sweetness, or anyone seeking a budget daily sipper rather than a pricey, limited old rum.
How is Fruitful Spirits Old And Rare Selection rated?
RumX's 0–10 scale is strict — 8.7 lands squarely in the "Very good" band. 100% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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Review by Felix Reiber
An extremely interesting and tasty rum from Panama. On the nose, I encounter many notes of cocoa, tropical fruits, caramel, baking spices, leather and barrel influences. It is strongly reminiscent of a Barbados rum (FS Absolutio, for example) The 40 years of barrel influence have created some interesting notes on the palate. Here I have a lot of caramel, again baking spices, tobacco, leather, dried fruit, mocha, cinnamon and oak. The 59% is excellently integrated and makes the old distillate very pleasant to drink. The long finish is just as complex and elegant as the aromas on the palate. It is also surprisingly sweet and everything is accompanied by cardamom, cocoa and nutty tones. All in all, very pleasant and enjoyable. I can absolutely recommend it. Thanks to @Lot-NAS for the sample 😀
Review by Johannes
Even rounder compared to the Panama Rum Club 36 years, but still complex, fruity, chocolaty, wood, coffee, cinnamon, alcohol perfectly integrated. Apparently also a great price at 250 pounds!
Review by zabo
Zuerst ein Dankeschön an Rumurmel fürs probieren dürfen. Für mich eine schöne Überraschung an dem Abend. Da dieser Stil Rum nicht unbedingt mein Schwerpunkt ist, muss ich zu gestehen, dass er sehr lecker war. Hat auch sehr gut mit einer kubanischen Zigarre harmoniert
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Probably the oldest panama I've had in my glass to date. I wouldn't guess 40y here, the 1983 Bellamy is much more mature and woody in comparison. There is more cinnamon, green cardamom, caramel, dark chocolate and mocha, as well as dried apricots and dried figs. Dangerously palatable and pleasing! But almost a little "too sweet" to be honest.
Review by DomM
Very nice and rich Panama profile. There is quite some sweetness but with the high ABV also lots of depth and complexity. Delivers what you would expect: heavy on caramel and cacoa/milk chocolate as well as rich dried fruits. So far my favorite bottling out of Panama.
Review by Mopar Rules
fruity on the side of red fruits, tasty but not mind blowing
Review by Nils123
Sehr ähnlich zu RX 242, jedoch nicht so holzig. Mit Wasser wird er schokoladiger und fruchtiger.
Review by Filip Šikula
Příjemný velmý hutný karamelový a olejnatý kousek kde opět dominují sladké tóny, ale postupně se objevují i tóny mimo tuto sladkou panamskou paletu. Je příjemné vidět, že i tato destinace má co nabídnout.
Community purchases
9 bottles logged by 52,000+ RumX members. The ratio of closed / opened / emptied, indicates whether this rum is meant to be drunk or is a collector's item.
Also on the wishlist of 3 members.
About the Varela Hermanos distillery
The Varela Hermanos distillery is located in Panama. Rums from Varela Hermanos have been reviewed 1,309 times with an average of 7.5/10.
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