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Abuelo XV Oloroso
"So f-ing good," one taster blurted — and most agree this Panama column-still rum leans sweet and easy. The Oloroso finish is loud: sherry, honey, dried fruit, tobacco and a light smoky touch, with vanilla and cocoa underneath. Several note added sugar and wish the 40% ABV were higher. A soft, rounded sipper more than a serious one.
The community says- Strong Oloroso influence
- Honey and dried fruit
- But: Added sugar
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How does Abuelo XV Oloroso taste?
Aggregated from 97 community reviews.
Sweet, sherry-forward soft sipper Loved as a sweet, sherry-driven easy sipper — honey, dried fruit and tobacco. The recurring gripes: added sugar, a low 40% ABV, and a finish some call hollow.
Sherry-cask fans who like sweet, easy sippers
Anyone avoiding sugar or wanting a dry, punchy rum
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RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 8.0 sits in the “Very good” band. 84% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 3% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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What does the community say?
54% rate it 8 or higher. 11 selected write-ups from 97 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by LukaŽiga
8:On the nose, we get some nice accents of prune and tobacco in addition to the more classic caramel and vanilla. After airing, more dried fruits come out, orange appears and some roasted notes as a bit ashy impression is felt. This rum is fresh and well balanced on the nose. 8,5:On the palate, the attack is soft and the sugar takes up a lot of space. However, freshness remains, which helps to avoid extreme sweetness. Orange, vanilla and rancio are the dominant aromas here. 8:The finish is fairly long. It is driven by notes of vanilla, followed quickly by tobacco and rancio.. Smoooooth....
Review by Stefan Persson
Got a sample of this in my second batch from Rum Ratings Tasting Club and participated in the virtual tasting yesterday. The Abuelo XV Oloroso is 15 years old and is first matured in American oak casks to be finished in Oloroso Sherry casks. Overall it’s very sweet, natural or not, read somewhere that a hydrometer test gave 44 gpl. The finish is medium long.
Review by Timo Groeger
Mmmh, sehr leckerer Rum. Wieder schmeckt man das Sherry Cask total raus, so soll es sein. Eine leichte Süsse, echt hervorragend. Ich würde mir diesen Rum auch als 0,7er Flasche holen. Auf jeden Fall gibt es ne Empfehlung :)
Review by rum_sk
I am just in awe. This is so f#_-ing good. Pardon my french. It is sweet, heavy flavoured. Vanilla, chocolate, cocoa and just a tad bit of spices. Awesome sweet rum. And you can sense the sherry in the medium to long finish.
Review by Mateusz
Fantastic sherry rum. Quite complex in flavour and nose. Very tasty and one of my first rum “wow”. It is however shame that sugar is added.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
I like the cask finish though I would have loved a higher ABV. Fruity and sweet with an oily palate. I like the light smoky touch in the finish. Price to quality is very good in my mind.
Review by JonasTh
Iets zuurder en lekkerder dan Abuelo Napoleon.
Review by Gregor
Sehr starker olorosso Einfluss. Das eigendestillat kommt leider nicht stark durch. Die süße ist angenehm und nicht zu stark.
Review by Andreas Varfeldt
Fantastic! Absolute fantastic!
Review by Surbiton Man
Hollow finish. Not a sipping rum. Disappointing for a £70 rum.
Review by Johannes
Beautiful Spaniard!
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Avg. community purchase price 57 €
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Details about Abuelo XV Oloroso
A Column Still Rum from Panama, distilled by Varela Hermanos, at 40%.
Community purchases
157 bottles logged by 147 collectors.
A drinker's rum.
35% opened, 16 emptied and repurchased.
What does Abuelo XV Oloroso cost?
Community paid 49–88 €.
Current best price: 59.17 € – within the typical community range.
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157 purchased · 103 tasted · 88 wishlist · as of
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.
To Varela Hermanos →Read on in the RumX Guide
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