Abuelo 7 Años
A newcomer-friendly Panama column still rum with sweet toffee, caramel and light smoky wood. RumX members see it as a solid budget choice, best as an everyday sipper or mixer.
- Great value
- Approachable sweetness
- Versatile mixer
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How does Abuelo 7 Años taste?
Aggregated from 146 community reviews.
Sweet, woody, budget-friendly starter A newcomer-friendly Panama column still rum with sweet toffee, caramel and light smoky wood. RumX members see it as a solid budget choice, best as an everyday sipper or mixer.
Those who enjoy sweeter, easygoing rums and want an affordable bottle for casual sipping or simple cocktails without too much intensity or funk.
Drinkers seeking complex, long-finishing rums or very dry, unsweetened profiles; also not ideal for those sensitive to alcohol bite at 40%.
How is Abuelo 7 Años rated?
RumX's 0–10 scale is strict — 7.0 lands squarely in the "Good" band. 43% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 4% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
Rum reviews
A selection of the most popular reviews from our community. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Rumpalumpa
I really like this Rum in Cocktails. It has a prominent somky/roasted smell and taste that is very typical of Panama Rum. Considering how cheap it is (I paid 18€), it's surprisingly good for sipping, too.
Review by LukaŽiga
6,8:On the nose, we find a vegetal aspect reminiscent of pipe tobacco, perhaps a bit resinous, roasted.Typical notes of molasses and caramel follow, might be with orange peel. The nose is light and mild. It evolves into a touch of burnt/smoked wood, which develops vanilla notes, followed by a hint of leather, mint after a little rest. 7,2:On the palate it is very silky, even creamy and sweet with bourbon fruity notes, some tropical, charred wood, dry, a bit smoky, better than Havana club 7.We could taste butterscotch melting, caramel, a bit spicy.Some metallic notes crawl in with resting the rum, perhaps also tannins. 7:The finish is thick, honeyed, dry and woody. The caramel is still there, with a hint of licorice and some smoke, as the wood is charred and citrusy or tanninic...
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
Sweet rum that I'd use in a mixer 😊
Review by Gregor
Slightly sweet, toffee and caramel. Unfortunately very short and flat. There is also a little smoke. However, the tones come entirely from the wooden casks and the distillate doesn't bring anything in at all
Review by Torsten vom Endt
Good value rum and not too sweet for Panama rum either!!!
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Solid mixing rum and great starter. Much better than Havana 7 etc
Review by Anonymous
Very good run for little money. Unfortunately, still too much sugar. Smell intense vanilla.
Review by Mirjam van den Berg-Geers
Nummer 2 op het festival
Review by Tupiaz
Træ i lugten. I smagen har den mere kakao.
Review by Alvaro Mateos
El sabor a alcohol es palpable desde el primer trago. En mi opinión no vale lo que cuesta
Review by Oliver Busse
Rum in unterer Preisklasse, pur oder zum mixen!! Bekömmliche Süsse, Alkohol nicht zu dominant!! Klare Empfehlung!!
Review by MJ72
Sehr angenehm im Geruch, Rosinen, etwas Holz. Im Mund angenehm süß mit Frucht und etwas Fass. Kürzerer Abgang, angenehm
Review by StormAK
Жаль, что колонна. Бочка хорошая, но в роме мне не хватает яркости. Довольно понятный и в то же время закрытый аромат
Review by Rokndady
Great rum for the price. Was pleasantly surprised.
Review by Mateusz
This abuelo is made from sugar cane, but the grassiness is not strongly noticeable. It has nice balance of freshness and barrel aging. Really good value for money. Recommended!
Community purchases
267 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 49 members.
About the Varela Hermanos distillery
The Varela Hermanos distillery is located in Panama. Rums from Varela Hermanos have been reviewed 1,307 times with an average of 7.5/10.
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