S.B.S El Salvador 2008
For curious explorers who enjoy warm, woody Spanish-style rum at higher strength. Expect vanilla, caramel, honey and toffee on top, with coconut, spice and drying oak on the palate. A well-liked 55% single cask sipper among RumX members.
- Warm woody finish
- Sweet vanilla caramel
- Good alcohol integration
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Warm, woody Spanish-style powerhouse For curious explorers who enjoy warm, woody Spanish-style rum at higher strength. Expect vanilla, caramel, honey and toffee on top, with coconut, spice and drying oak on the palate. A well-liked 55% single cask sipper among RumX members.
Fans of Spanish-style rums who want more ABV and oak: people moving from sweeter 40% bottlings toward drier, wood-driven single casks with a warm, spicy finish.
Those sensitive to higher ABV or looking for very sweet, soft sippers with lots of fruity complexity; also anyone who dislikes pronounced oak and dryness.
How is S.B.S El Salvador 2008 rated?
RumX's 0–10 scale is strict — 7.7 lands squarely in the "Good" band. 89% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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Review by Tom Buteneers
Well balanced, alcohol integrated with a mild burning kick. Sweet but not too sweet. Blissful warm feeling. Delicious, would like a bottle of it immediately ❤️
Review by Harald
Color: Dark Gold Aroma: Intense vanilla and caramel Alcoholic Sweet Taste: Sweet in the mouth with honey. Spicy, woody and alcoholic with vanilla and caramel when swallowed - delicious. Finish: Long Vanilla, caramel Very woody and dry.
Review by Johannes
Beautiful Spaniard with a sticky note. This gives it a nice complexity!
Review by Jakob
Very sweet with lots of vanilla and oak and noticeable alcohol - but not yet unpleasant. There is a lack of complexity and independence in the profile, so it is a pleasant rum without too many rough edges.
Review by Oliver
Beautiful Spaniard. Intense and powerful.
Review by Rhum Mirror 🇧🇪
Aucun doute, on est sur un ron, le nez est très typé : de la vanille mais surtout du miel, du toffee et du caramel ! Quelques arômes de bourbon et étrangement de la colle qui est assez inhabituelle dans les ron. En bouche, on s’éloigne du ron traditionnel, cela ne tire pas du tout sur la gourmandise sucrée mais on va dans le boisé, avec une 1ère attaque plutôt alcoolique ! On retrouve ensuite de la vanille avec un large éventail d’épices. Ainsi que de la noix de coco. La finale est moyennement longue et chaude. Sur cette finale, on trouve du boisé, des épices et une légère astringence
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31 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 1 members.
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