Woodrow's of Edinburgh Caribbean Rum 1978
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Dried fruit, light coffee and worn leather sit over dry oak, with cinnamon running through the nose. This is a 45-year-old Cuban at cask strength, so it drinks slow and takes a little bite — one member calls it the best Cuban rum they've tried, "very complex and balanced." Not everyone agrees: a couple find the rum character thin under all that age, and one taster reads it as oddly sweet.
The community says- 45 Years old
- Long balanced finish
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How does Woodrow's of Edinburgh Caribbean Rum 1978 taste?
From community reviews · summarized with AI
Woody, dried-fruit Cuban at 45 years, cask strength Splits opinion. Age chasers find it balanced and long; skeptics say the rum itself gets buried under wood, and one wonders why it tastes this sweet.
collectors of old, dry Cuban rum
anyone wanting bright, fresh rum character
Style & occasion: Mature & oakySipping neat
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What does the community say?
14 community reviews
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The distribution above includes all 14 ratings, including those without text.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
Most helpful positive review
#5056 26.10.2024 Nice afternoon at Politiken Hus at an event by whisky.dk Nose Sweet, cinnamon light wood, faint tannins, light earthy, raisin, spice, faint coffee, light anise, light caramel. Palate Balanced, complex, wood, light tannins faint smoke, dried fruit, light ginger, light orange, light earthy, light caramel, faint leather, light anise . Finish Long, balanced, complex, dried fruit, light caramel, faint coffee, light anise, light ginger. This is the best Cuban rum I've tried so far. Very well balanced and complex with a little bite. If I had the money I would have bought the last bottle
Review by Filip Šikula
Most helpful mixed review
Diamantovaný RFC Advent Calendar 2025 Some of these old Cubans are very interesting, but here it’s very sweet. One might wonder if the comrades added something. It seems unnaturally sweet to me.
Review by Richard Krupa
In the nose and taste sweetness and spiciness, cinnamon prevails.
Review by Pavel Spacek
Bitter, full of molases. But the rum taste is weak. Typical aged Cuba.
Review by Pavel Ungr, RumRock
Ročník 1978. Hodnotím 8,0 z 10, velmi dobrý rum.
Review by Karol Kuran
Very good cuban rum.Nose and palete very complex and balanced. Finish is long.
Woodrow's of Edinburgh Caribbean Rum 1978 at live auctions
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2 bottles logged by 2 collectors.
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0% opened, 0 emptied.
What did the community pay for Woodrow's of Edinburgh Caribbean Rum 1978?
Avg. community purchase price 303 €.
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Details about Woodrow's of Edinburgh Caribbean Rum 1978
A Column Still Rum from Cuba, bottled by Woodrow's of Edinburgh, at 58,4%.
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