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Abuelo XV Napoleon
Opinions land all over the place here. Fans call it "so smooth with a lovely cognac finish," full of caramel, vanilla, dried fruit and grape from the cognac cask. Others find it just too sweet — several tasters flag the added sugar as the thing holding it back. At 40% it's soft, easy and low on punch, with real wood underneath the sweetness.
The community says- Smooth, easy sipping
- Cognac cask finish
- But: Added sugar
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How does Abuelo XV Napoleon taste?
Aggregated from 117 community reviews.
Sweet, soft Panama with a cognac finish Split verdict: many enjoy the smooth caramel-and-cognac profile, but the added sugar and gentle 40% body leave enthusiasts wanting more depth and grip. Sweet-tooths love it.
People who like sweet, smooth sippers and cognac-cask character
Anyone avoiding added sugar or wanting a dry, powerful rum
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RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 7.5 sits in the “Good” band. 74% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 4% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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What does the community say?
65% rate it between 6 and 8. 19 selected write-ups from 117 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by LukaŽiga
Most helpful positive review
8,2:On the nose, it is round and balanced, smooth, first of all, pleasant smoke is saying hello, as we notice ex bourbon ageing and charred wood with caramel, orange, tobacco, sweet spices mainly, vanilla and nuts then. When aired, cognac finish gives its mark with dryness, as we notice dried fruits, as becomes more woody as before. 8,3:On the palate, the attack is soft, even sweet, but also woody and smoky, we could reply the nose notes with an orange, caramel and tobacco, then there are nuts, vanilla, some spiciness and dried fruits and dry cognac finish with its mark. Pleasantly round and tasty. 8:The finish is quite long, dry with dried fruits, woody/sweet with tannins, orange and ended with tobacco, smoky notes..
Review by Jonas Kofod
Most helpful critical review
Not really me. Somewhat bitter and sweet.
Review by Stefan Persson
Overly sweetened! Can not be called rum, as it has 35g/l added sugar. The nose is mostly about sugar and vanilla. At the palate the sugar and vanilla is still there with some taste of cognac which lifts it up a bit.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
02.10.2016 - 03.10.2016 A great extended weekend with rum friends. This was a nice event and lots of space between the tables. Only problem was the level of English at some of the exhibitors. Here are the rums we tasted at the event itself, nothing truly unique but we had fun. This is the second half of the tastings. Notes Medium dark in colour. Nose Wood, light roasted, fruity, peach, light floral, vanilla. Palate Sweet, wood, roasted, spice, fruity, dried fruit, light caramel, berries. Finish Short to medium, wood, light chocolate, caramel, sweet.
Review by Johannes
Cognac already comes through, coffee, chocolate, no bitterness to the sweetness. A little too sweet for me, but you can drink it well.
Review by Galli33
A lot of wood, vanilla, cognac and sugar tastes. Easy to drink! I think he‘s sweetened, isn‘ t it?
Review by John Coffey
Super ron with a certain length! Really clean. Not bad the woody side
Review by Mc Pirate
Belle couleur brune, Nez très boisé prononcé limite « fumé », bouche empiromatique et finit sur le bois. Finale cognac très agréable !! Une oxydation exceptionnelle sur le fût de chêne et le cognac !
Review by Morgan Garet
Pleasantly surprised by this Abuelo, it makes you want to try the different finishes in the range.
Review by Alexandre Rolin
Dégusté lors d'une soirée Rhum, le meilleur du jour. Manque peut être un peu de puissance mais final intéressant et pas mal d'arôme en bouche.
Review by François Delmotte
Même s'il n'est tiré qu'à 40° je m'attendais à plus d'attaque et légèrement plus sec sans doute influencé par la finition en fût de cognac. Au nez : assez fruité (raisin) et vanillé. En bouche : assez doux, semblable au ressenti du nez. Finale moyenne. Bon rhum dans l'ensemble mais trop doux et manque un peu de caractère pour moi.
Review by Tupiaz
I næsen er der en sødme og frugt. Der dog domineret af fad og træ lugt. Der virker også yil at have en splittet lugt. Smagen er dog faktisk overraskende sød. Alkoholen smages ikke og dem fremstår ret balanceret. Uden at den dog har den store dybe.
Review by Daniel O'Neill
So smooth with a lovely cognac finish
Review by Tyler Griffith
Good mix of sugar and fruity flavors, a bit of wood from the barrel. Heavy grape from the cognac finish. Fairly certain this is dosed, but it is smooth and fairly mild.
Review by Christian Rudt
hätte noch vor gut einem Jahr bei mir bestimmt ein paar mehr Punkte bekommen. schmeckt sehr gefällig aber die Dosage kommt mir geschmacklich zu sehr durch.
Review by Dos Marios Kristos
I vave it 9 because I had tasting with salt chocolate. The combination made it so much better. First sip a little and bite small piece of salty chocolate, after the chocolate disolves in mouth drink the rum. This takes the taste to another level!
Review by Michael Janek
voni výrazně, vanilka, čokoláda, sudové dřevo chutná po nakourene čokoládě
Review by derschwarm63@gmail.com
Recht neutral. Von den Abuelos der zurückhaltendste
Review by Robin Delange
Mon nouveau rhum préféré. Le goût sur le palais évolue avec le temps et laisse un très bon et long goût en bouche. Il est doux mais complexe. Une caresse mêlée au savoir faire des producteurs. À consommer à la moindre occasion !
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Avg. community purchase price 68 €
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Details about Abuelo XV Napoleon
A Column Still Rum from Panama, distilled by Varela Hermanos, at 40%.
Community purchases
198 bottles logged by 187 collectors.
A drinker's rum.
36% opened, 22 emptied and repurchased.
What does Abuelo XV Napoleon cost?
Community paid 43–85 €.
Current best price: 59.06 € – within the typical community range.
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About the Varela Hermanos distillery
The Varela Hermanos distillery is located in Panama. Rums from Varela Hermanos have been reviewed 1,394 times with an average of 7.5/10.
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