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Capitan Bucanero Elixir
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First surprise: at 34% ABV this drinks more like a sweet liqueur than a traditional rum. One taster nailed it as a "sweet walnut-apricot liquer" — think apricot, plum, raisin and cherry laid on thick, with a soft, round body. The sugar is front and center, which some enjoy and others find gets in the way of everything else.
The community says- Soft and round
- Keep in mind: Added sugar
- Keep in mind: Too sweet for some
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How does Capitan Bucanero Elixir taste?
From community reviews · summarized with AI
Very sweet, liqueur-leaning apricot sipper Divides people fast: fans call it mild and round, but several find it far too sweet to sip, with sugar covering the light cherry and apricot notes.
People who like very sweet, soft, dessert-style rums
Anyone avoiding sugar or wanting a dry, full-strength rum
Style & occasion: Mature & oakySweet & dessertSipping neat
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What does the community say?
39 community reviews
Rating scale & review checks
On RumX, 7 means “Good” and 8 means “Very good”.
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4 selected written reviews
The distribution above includes all 39 ratings, including those without text.
Review by Blaidor
Smell 6,5/10 Taste 6,5/10 Aftertaste 6/10 Image 5,5/10 (info about rum, bottle, carton-box, sugar free, marketing....) Total impression 5,5/10 ------------------ BTL Price 👍 BTL II Added sugar 👎
Review by Patrik Onderka
This was just a random extra sweet sip experiment with Bucanero. I’m not the target group, I just tasted it from curiosity. Well the suchar was everywhere, little cherry notes on palate, but very far from drinkable experience.
Review by Pavel Spacek
Sweet walnut-apricot liquer
Review by Pongo
Mild, surprisingly round overall impression. Just punchy.
Capitan Bucanero Elixir at live auctions
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31 bottles logged by 29 collectors.
A drinker's rum.
41% opened, 9 emptied.
What did the community pay for Capitan Bucanero Elixir?
Community paid 15–181 €.
Purchase prices reported by members, not a shop price. Avg. 15 €. Full price & collection history in RX+ ›
31 purchased · 39 tasted · 3 wishlist · as of
Details about Capitan Bucanero Elixir
A spirit drink on a rum base from Dominican Republic, at 34%.
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