Bodega Williams & Humbert Dos Maderas 5 Years + 3 Years
Most enjoy its soft vanilla, sherry and easy drinking; critics find it watery, short and lacking character, especially versus the 5+5. Consensus: simple, pleasant starter or mixer, not a deep sipper.
Those new to rum who like gentle, slightly sweet sherry and vanilla notes and want an easy, undemanding pour that also works smoothly in simple mixed drinks.
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How does Bodega Williams & Humbert Dos Maderas 5 Years + 3 Years taste?
Soft sherry starter, better as mixer
If you’re curious about sherry-influenced rum but don’t want anything strong or challenging yet, this is a soft, low-risk starting point that many use as an everyday mixer.
Enthusiasts seeking depth, strong ABV or pronounced character; anyone who already enjoys the more intense Dos Maderas 5+5 will likely find this too thin and short.
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Pretty good, not too sweet. Oaky finish
Really an extreme difference between the 5 3 and the 5 5.The 5 3 is quite characterless, way too weak and just soft-spoken.
Auto-translatedKleine Schwester vom Dos Maderas 5+5 Schmeckt angenehm, beim trinken denkt man: Ach, der könnte noch ein paar Jahre Sherryfass gebrauchen. Der 5+5 ist wohl die logische Konsequenz
Okay taste clean, not with ice as it needs warm to get the best taste of fruit and citrus, good as a average price mixer. Recommendable for all rum drinkers but not more than that.