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Les Bienheureux El Pasador XO
Most people land on "pleasant and easy" here, with a real split over the sugar and the light body. Expect caramel, vanilla, orange peel and a touch of oak, rounded and soft. One taster called it "sweet on the front and woody on the back end," a decent short sipper. Just don't come looking for weight or a long finish — several note it fades fast.
The community says- Rounded caramel-vanilla
- Easy to drink
- But: Added sugar
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How does Les Bienheureux El Pasador XO taste?
Aggregated from 233 community reviews.
Soft, sweet, easy Guatemalan sipper Well-liked as an easy Guatemalan sipper — caramel, vanilla and a woody back end. The catch: it's sweetened, light-bodied, and the finish is short. Enthusiasts find it simple.
People easing into rum who like soft, sweet Spanish-style sippers
Anyone avoiding added sugar or wanting bold body and a long finish
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How is Les Bienheureux El Pasador XO rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 7.5 sits in the “Good” band. 67% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 3% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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What does the community say?
62% rate it between 6 and 8. 18 selected write-ups from 233 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
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Review by Gerbes
Most helpful positive review
Very nice choice from mid range rums with lower sweetness level.
Review by maxwell1664
Most helpful critical review
C'est pas mauvais, mais trop sucre à mon gout
Review by Stefan Persson
Overall an OK Latino rum with a little too weak taste. It’s fruity, spicy and sweet without being extremely sweet. Recognizable aromas and flavors is raisins, coconut, vanilla, pepper, chocolate and caramel.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
#4980 18.12.2024 Enjoying a few samples at home. Nose Wood, roasted, light chocolate, dried fruits, light vegetal, faint caramel, spice. Palate Round, wood, light roasted, light caramel, dried fruit, light citrus, spice, light spicy. Finish Medium to long, round, medium spicy, wood, faint smoke, dried fruit, light citrus, light caramel. The empty glass has stronger caramel, chocolate and tobacco.
Review by BTHHo 🥃
Flavors of orange, caramel, vanilla, cinnamon, tobacco and chocolate - not very sweet rum with a rich aroma and delicate taste, but with a very short aftertaste.
Review by V1k0o
Rhum agréable, qui se boit très facilement.
Review by TheRhumhoe
A French brand that bottles a Guatemalan rum that has become very popular among Hispanic rums. Typically caramelized, spicy and woody notes, with a hint of fruit and tobacco. The dilution in the mouth is noticeable, it's very light, slightly honeyed and alcoholic, quite a lot of caramel, spices, nuts and a hint of mocha. The finish is short, slightly more roasted and woody. Luscious but terribly basic, this is an all-purpose rum for neophytes.
Review by Timo Groeger
Shopbesuch Weinquelle Lühmann Hamburg April 2025. Hier gehe ich mal mit mit den Bewertungen :) Relativ schöne Nase bestehend aus Vanille und Karamell. Am Gaumen haben wir auch Vanille und Karmell, sowie etwas Holz. Anständiger Rum.
Review by titouan burgos
Started on the nose with some really pleasant yellow fruits and a hint of a pleasant Woody notes. While drinking you get first some apple notes rounded in vanilla. You Can feel dark chocolates notes aswell as yellow fruits. In the aftertaste you really have a long grapefruit taste finished by Pepper notes. Texture IS super velvety not coating the mouth but Can be felt like a juice.
Review by Godspeed
Delicious but there’s some sugar added here. Nose: Subtle nose with toasted vanilla and maybe slight spice. Zero alcohol scent. Mouth: Caramel and Tiramisu, delicious dessert notes. Great flavors and good strength to them. Finish: Appropriately long, easy to savor and be reflective over. No rush as it lingers well. Very pleasantly surprised by this Spanish style rum. As a dessert sipper this is probably pushing an 8. There is a decadence to its sips that is extremely agreeable. However, like most Spanish style rums don’t expect a lot of heft or body here, their character’s tend to be light and this is no exception. A pretty great rum, plain and simple. Points off for the dosage.
Review by Skyfly
Fruchtig, süß und ein ganz klein wenig scharf; interessante Zimtnote. Gute Kombination der unterschiedlichen Geschmäcker, mir aber in Geruch und Geschmack zu schwach. Bei verdünnten 40%-Rums aber auch nicht verwunderlich.
Review by AustrianOak
A davantage de caractère qu'un traditionnel Diplomatico, ou autre. TB rapport qualité/prix. Finale gourmande, sucrée, biscuitée, fondante.
Review by Rumpalumpa
Initially restrained on the nose but very nice on the palate. For me, it tastes typically Guatemalan, pleasantly sweet and nicely woody. What I can taste is honey. Perhaps not complex enough for some, but still a delicious drop.
Review by Vincent D
Un ron léger et facile à boire. On y retrouve les marqueurs habituels : vanille, caramel, rondeur. Léger boisé. Café discret en fin de bouche. C'est agréable, sucré, facile. Sans longueur ni complexité cependant.
Review by MarMOTTE
Un rhum agréable, doux et facile à déguster. Un nez qui tient ses promesses en bouche... Rond, Régulier et persistant.
Review by Cédric Meyers
la final est longue et alcoolique.
Review by hugo148
C’est un rhum agréable, facile à boire avec un jolie nez…. Le gout est relativement simple et manque peut-être d’un peu de complexité. La petite amertume de fin de bouche n’est pas désagréable mais la durée est très courte. Bon rhum mais sans plus!!!
Review by N’ours
Beau rhum de mélasse frais et fruité pas trop sucré.
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Expert reviews
2 critics scored it, averaging 7.0/10. Reviews from RumX's blog partners, independent experts who have tasted, evaluated, and described this rum..
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Expert review by The Dunder Hut
This one is a ex-bourbon cask forward bog standard rum. But at least in this flight it has no blatant technical errors that lead to unpleasant offnotes. Again i dont care for this type of rum but at least i can see why someone likes this...
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Avg. community purchase price 40 €
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Details about Les Bienheureux El Pasador XO
A Column Still Rum from Guatemala, bottled by Les Bienheureux, at 40%.
Community purchases
506 bottles logged by 483 collectors.
A drinker's rum.
38% opened, 71 emptied and repurchased.
What did the community pay for Les Bienheureux El Pasador XO?
Community paid 36–52 €.
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506 purchased · 261 tasted · 158 wishlist · as of
About the Industrias Licoreras de Guatemala distillery
The Industrias Licoreras de Guatemala distillery is located in Guatemala. Rums from Industrias Licoreras de Guatemala have been reviewed 4,293 times with an average of 7.4/10.
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