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Cihuatán 12 Years
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The "12 years" on the label points to age, but this drinks younger and simpler than that suggests. Expect creme brulee, milk chocolate, vanilla and a little tropical fruit, all on a light body. A few tasters catch a whiff of alcohol or something faintly medicinal up front, and the finish fades fast. Easygoing and sweet rather than deep.
The community says- Milk chocolate note
- But: Short finish
- But: Thin body
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How does Cihuatán 12 Years taste?
Summarized by AI from 39 community reviews.
Sweet, chocolatey and easy, short finish Sweet, chocolatey and light, with a short finish. Fine as an easy first sipper, but several members found "not much character beyond that" and wanted more depth.
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Style & occasion: Sweet & dessertSipping neat
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39 community reviews
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Review by w00tAN
Very chocolatey, rather sweet rum but not too cloying. Nice beginner rum or as a sipper for the first drink.
Review by Stefan Persson
Can’t recommend this rum! It’s produced in a multi column still and I believe the average age of this Solera rum is quite few years. The aroma is very alcoholic. The flavors on the other hand is quite sweet with flavors of vanilla and caramel. The finish is very short.
Review by Jonas Kofod
Nice and sweet. Not much character beyond that.
Review by MoMcGurk
It may deserve a higher rating, and More sampling will be required. Straight up, it is sweet with minimal burn. Certainly a waste to mix it.
Review by Mc Pirate
Beautiful light color and very exotic, sweet nose. Extremely light palate, all yellow fruit, exotic touches. Short sweet finish.
Review by JonasTh
Soft full flavor, floral, not super special. A bit softer than 8y.
Review by Tyler Griffith
Slightly medicinal, short finish. It's drinkable but not something I'm going to choose over others.
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37 bottles logged by 30 collectors.
Both drunk and collected.
32% opened, 3 emptied.
What did the community pay for Cihuatán 12 Years?
Avg. community purchase price 34 €.
What members paid for this bottle, self-reported. Not a market value — the purchases are over three years old at the median and unverified.
37 purchased · 44 tasted · 8 wishlist · as of
Details about Cihuatán 12 Years
A rum from El Salvador, distilled by Cihuatán, at 40%.
About the Cihuatán distillery
The Cihuatán distillery is located in El Salvador. Rums from Cihuatán have been reviewed 1,394 times with an average of 7.4/10.
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