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Silver Seal Nicaragua Rum 1998 70cl bottle
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Aged rum · 21 years · 49,8%

Silver Seal Nicaragua Rum 1998

You might expect the usual soft, sweet Nicaraguan style here — but 21 years and Silver Seal's cask push it somewhere drier and stranger. Floral nose with lemon, mandarin and apple, a faint cold-cigar smoke, then honey and vanilla. The palate turns creamy with tobacco, caramel, licorice and a green, herbal edge. One taster even called it "Nicaragua goes Jamaica." Feels a touch thin for 50%.

The community says
  • 21 Years old
  • Floral, herbal nose
  • But: Thin body

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How does Silver Seal Nicaragua Rum 1998 taste?

Summarized by AI from community reviews.

Dry, floral aged Nicaragua with tobacco A decent, oddly complex old Nicaragua. Fans of the drier, spirit-forward style rate it well, though a few find the body thin and the Spanish character not to their taste.

Perfect for

People into dry, aged, spirit-forward single-cask rum

Less suitable for

Anyone wanting a soft, sweet Nicaraguan style

Experience level · Expert (4/5)

Style & occasion: Mature & oakySipping neat

Full aroma profile Aroma families · nose & palate · top aromas
Flavor profile
Sweet & dessert
Spice
Wood
Dried fruit
Roasted & dark
Fruit
Funk & ester
Vegetal & floral

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What does the community say?

7.8/10 Good

25 community reviews
4 selected write-ups on this page, all of them in the RumX app

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Distribution of all 25 ratings
9–10 8%
8–9 16%
7–8 68%
6–7 8%
5–6 0%
4–5 0%
0–4 0%

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Review by Frank

Frank
Jul 2022727 reviews
7.6/10

Fruity-floral nose. In front lovely lemon with tangerine, behind it apple and some grape. There is also a fine smoke note through, cold cigar smoke, but only very gently and in addition some spicy vanilla. Light sweetness of honey and sugar syrup but determine the smell.Palate: acts despite the almost 50% somewhat thin. Have as first again this light cigar smoke, followed by slightly bitter lime peel. Also reminds of a white wine with some grape and apple. Out the back it turns greenish, tastes a bit like flower stalks. I don't quite like the Spanish style, unfortunately. The age makes this one a bit more interesting though.

Review by Joachim Guger

Joachim Guger
May 2022529 reviewsAustria
7.8/10

Nicaragua goes Jamaica. A good sipper. Reminds me of the Velier Antigua.

Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰

Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
Mar 20217,229 reviewsDenmark
8.7/10

Another very nice rum from Silver Seal and its not that expensive actually. The nose starts of on a floral note with a bit of herbal touches. Then you have fruit and vanilla followed by a hint of chocolate, coffee and nuts. The palate is creamy with fruits and spices followed by a nice mix of sugar, caramel, tobacco and flowers. At the end there is a nice oaky twist to it. The finish is long and warm with licorice and tobacco topped with some nice oak.

Expert reviews

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Expert review by The Dunder Hut

A very decent Nicaragua. Some weird complexities. But all in all a good cask selection from silver seal. This needed a lot of time to change to the better. This is however unfortunately not the standard for Nicaragua...

Community shelf

8 bottles logged by 8 collectors.

Both drunk and collected.

25% opened, 1 emptied.

6 sealed 1 open 1 emptied

What did the community pay for Silver Seal Nicaragua Rum 1998?

Community paid 140–206 €.

Purchase prices reported by members, not a shop price. Avg. 231 €. Full price & collection history in RX+ ›

8 purchased · 26 tasted · 3 wishlist · as of

Details about Silver Seal Nicaragua Rum 1998

A Column Still Rum from Nicaragua, bottled by Silver Seal, at 49,8%.

CountryNicaragua
CategoryColumn Still Rum
Raw materialMolasses
DistillationColumn Still
ABV49,8%
Age21 years
Vintage1998
Limited edition245 bottles
Volume70cl
Cask #23

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