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Flor de Caña V Generaciones 1988
The surprise here is the nose, not the age: vanilla, chocolate, toffee and coffee with unexpected fruit — mandarin, orange peel, a touch of pineapple over it. Most tasters call it the best Flor de Caña they've had. The catch lands on the palate, which several describe as thin and clearly watered down at 45%. Aromatic and rounded, just lighter than 30 years promises.
The community says- Gorgeous nose
- Chocolate & coffee
- But: Thin on palate
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How does Flor de Caña V Generaciones 1988 taste?
Aggregated from 16 community reviews.
Great nose, thin palate — best FdC most have had The rare FdC that wins skeptics over — a gorgeous nose most agree on. The recurring gripe: too diluted for its age, and reviewers wish it came at cask strength.
FdC skeptics and dessert-nosed sippers
anyone wanting a big, full-bodied palate
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What does the community say?
75% rate it 8 or higher. 5 selected write-ups from 16 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
Most helpful positive review
I was very lucky today. I stumbled upon this extremely rare bottle when picking up my latest samples and bottles. I was allowed to buy a sample, it set me back 90,- euro, but I didn't regret it. One of the best rums I have sampled in the last 30+ years. The nose is there from the start, a wonderful fruity, smoky vanilla mix. The palate was one og the most well balanced i have ever had, not too much or too little of anything. Wow, just wow. The finish lingers on what seems like forever...... 5 generations and 130+ years and this is what you get, PERFECTION!
Review by Thunderbird
Most helpful mixed review
Flor de Cana waren mir bislang eher als unspektakuläre einfache Rum bekannt, die auch schon mal eine Dosage enthielten oder stark verdünnt sind. Insofern war meine Erwartung nicht allzu hoch. Und ich wurde auch nicht enttäuscht..angesichts des Preises und des dargebotenen… das ist hier auch nichts.. das ganze ist recht eindimensional und mehr auf der Fassseite mit ein paar Gewürzen und vielleicht noch etwas Schokolade..sorry, dass ist mir deitlich zu wenig
Review by Serge
Leckere Nase ohne sprittige Noten und überraschend viel Frucht über der Vanille, dem Toffee/Karamell, der Schokolade, dem Holz und dem Kaffee. Neben Kokos ist da auch Zitrusschale (Mandarine, Orange) und etwas Ananas. Am Gaumen dann zwar etwas dünn aber doch aromatisch und schmackhaft mit Schokolade, Kaffee, Vanille, Holz, Tabak und schön samtigem Mundgefühl. Fein.
Review by Johannes
Nice round taste, vanillin, bourbon, wood, nut, chocolate, tobacco. I am pleasantly surprised! But of course very diluted. We don't even need to talk about the price-performance ratio here...
Review by Pavel Spacek
It tastes like 80% of NY94 and 20% agricole
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Details about Flor de Caña V Generaciones 1988
A Column Still Rum from Nicaragua, distilled by Compania Licorera, at 45%.
Community purchases
3 bottles logged by 2 collectors.
A drinker & collector.
33% opened, 0 emptied and repurchased.
What does Flor de Caña V Generaciones 1988 cost?
Current best price: 1180.09 €.
3 purchased · 16 tasted · 5 wishlist · as of
About the Compania Licorera distillery
The Compania Licorera distillery is located in Nicaragua. Rums from Compania Licorera have been reviewed 1,421 times with an average of 7.2/10.
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