14EDA900-3D60-43E8-B588-6CE59683B700Panama Malecon
Malecon Seleccion Esplendida 1985 70cl bottle
Malecon · Panama · 40%

Malecon Seleccion Esplendida 1985

8.4/10 based on 10 community reviews ↓
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Details about Malecon Seleccion Esplendida 1985

CountryPanama
DistilleryMalecon
CategoryColumn Still Rum
ABV40%
Volume70cl
Age30 years
Vintage1985

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How does Malecon Seleccion Esplendida 1985 taste?

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How is Malecon Seleccion Esplendida 1985 rated?

RumX's 0–10 scale is strict — 8.4 lands squarely in the "Very good" band. 90% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →

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Review by Stefan Persson

Sep 2024635 reviewsSweden
8.6/10

It’s bottled in 2015 which gives that it’s 30yo, Wow. The sweetness is lower than expected, which is good cause the ABV isn’t high enough to handle more sweetness. The medium long finish goes the same way as the palate.

Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰

Jul 20215,424 reviewsDenmark
9.0/10

Compared to the 1979, this one is slightly better. A piece of chocolate brings this one home. The vanilla is strong on this one and that in a good way. A very good rum and a big surprise.

Review by Tschusikowsky

May 2025488 reviewsSwitzerland
6.9/10

Etwas entäuschend insgesamt, hätte mir etwas mehr versprochen. Nase ist sehr neutral. Im Mund „klassische“ Rumkomposition: etwas Schokolade, Holz, Vanille, Karamell, Frucht. Für den reduzierten ABV ist der Alkohol aber leider gut schmeckbar.

Review by LukaŽiga

Aug 2024680 reviewsSlovenia
8.8/10

8,9:On the nose, this is a sweet rum, very impressive with fruity notes, vanilla and caramelized delicacy. Roasting notes spices things up a bit, woodiness brings us back to delicious mellowness. Aeration brings out roasted nuts and very appetizing nougat.Walnuts and hazelnuts are like nuggets from the oak barrel, lightly coated with red fruit. 9:On the palate is as sweet as the nose, attack our tasting buds with juicy, woody caramel. American oak is the master on board. It relentlessly unfurls its delicacy of soft wood, chocolate, yellow fruits, tobacco and vanilla. The more roasted notes remain more in the background. The rum is very round and balanced, really delicious. 8,5:The finish is dark and toasty, with a few spices, lingering with notes from the palate. Man could hardly find so smooth rum!..

Review by Martin Ekrt

Feb 2024289 reviewsCzech
7.7/10

Although you won't find anything exceptional in the fragrance, there is relatively a lot of it. The taste follows the smell. Mostly dried fruit, vanilla, caramel and a little nuts. It's simply an affordable vintage for sipping with a visit 😉.

Community purchases

27 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.

18 Closed In collections, sealed
2 Opened Being poured right now
3 Emptied Finished — came back for more
21% Open rate Share that isn't sealed

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About the Malecon distillery

The Malecon distillery is located in Panama. Rums from Malecon have been reviewed 541 times with an average of 7.3/10.

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