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Dos Maderas 5 Years + 5 Years PX
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Raisins, prunes and PX sherry lead here, with caramel, vanilla and a little dark chocolate behind them. Guyana-and-Barbados rum finished in Spanish sherry casks, 40%. Most people find it very sweet and round — great with dessert or a cigar. A few taste it as more sherry than rum, and several suspect added sugar. Divides beginners (who love it) from enthusiasts wanting more spirit character.
The community says- Rich sherry notes
- Smooth and round
- But: Very sweet
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Very sweet, sherry-driven dessert sipper Loved as an easy, sweet sherry-forward sipper and a common beginner favorite. The recurring gripe: too sweet, the rum itself gets buried, and the 40% can feel a touch sharp.
People who like sweet, sherry-forward sippers and dessert rums
Anyone avoiding sugar or wanting bold, dry, spirit-driven rum
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580 community reviews
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Review by Konstantin Precht
Very well balanced, quite sweet but very smooth and a great daily sipper. The price is very fair and for beginners a great deal. On the palate some vanilla, a lot of raisins and sherry and a round and nicely balanced finish with caramel and sherry.
Review by tastingfieber
Most helpful positive review
Beautiful and quite complex rum. The sugar substitute is still moderate and makes it extremely smooth. The PX sherry influence keeps it lively on the tongue and is really enjoyable.
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Most helpful critical review
das geht besser... schmeckt halt fast nur noch nach Sherry, schwefligen Rosinen und trockenfeige. Der Grund Rum der genommen wurde bringt eine unschöne Schärfe mit, dazu mir einfach viel zu süß. Alkohol integration alles andere als gut leider trotz nur 40%.
Review by Stefan Persson
The base in this rum is a 5yo blend from Guyana and Barbados aged in the Caribbean. I’ve tasted this blend and clearly recognize Demerara. After that it’s aged for 3 Solera years in Spain in Dos Cortados Sherry (very dry) barrels. Thereafter it’s aged for 2 more Solera years in former PX Sherry (very sweet) barrels. Have also read that they add a little PX Sherry (unconfirmed). These two years and the eventual added flavors give it an significant sweet Sherry taste that I don’t appreciate.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
Retaste this one and it's a very mild well rounded rum that I think can be used for beginners as well. Draws very nice curtains and the empty glass is full of flavours.
Review by DomM
Well… this is very sweet and strongly sherry forwards. I don’t get much character of the rum out of this release tbh. Nevertheless, the sherry influence is intense, but nicely executed. If you are in the mood for something sweet and sherry, this is better than some „highly estimed“ sherry (finished) single casks, where disappointment of an overwhelming sherry influence covering the underlying spirit is the dominating experience. Here you get what you‘d expect. Not more but also nothing less.
Review by Old Pirate 🏴☠️🇨🇿
This specific 3 times aged (5+3+2) rum is something, that you must try. Yes, it's sweet, full of raisins and some cookies but it is complex, warm, tasty with little strong end. Mostly enjoyable in cold evenings after hard work with legs on table and good cigar :-)
Review by LukaŽiga
7,8:On the nose... quite a lot. There's fruit: fresh grapes, banana, peaches, candied prunes and nuts, followed by almonds after a while. The barrel is there too, offering well-balanced oak and tobacco notes. Overall, it offers an interestingly dry, gourmand impression. 7,2:On the palate, we find tobacco and walnut, with candied fruit also present but a little in the background. The whole is soft, but well-balanced with alcohol. 7,5:The finish is long. The aromas of tobacco, walnuts, prunes and oak, which we enjoyed earlier, are again present. Edit:28.9.25, a downgrade to 7,5.
Review by Patrik Onderka
Nothing extraordinary, this one was a little sharp then pleasantly sweet on palate, rather indistinct mix of scents on nose. I felt raisins and vanilla the most. I tasted this as a sample, but know the bottle, it’s very affordable and pleasant for the price. A good start for beginners.
Review by Bennet
Mild und interessant, komplex.
Review by Gregor
At 40%, it is very intense. The sweetness is pleasant and not too intense. Unfortunately, the px cask masks the distillate's own flavor, if there is one. Price-performance ratio is super.
Review by Oliver
Schöner Einstiegsrum. Alkohol aber recht ruppig integriert.
Review by Sven Erbe
Anfangs in der Nase nicht besonders, aber Geschmack und Abgang überzeugen dann doch. Irgendwie ein schöner Sherry, leicht trocken im Geschmack und im Abgabg trockener und das ganze als Rum, irgendwie lecker
Review by MarcT
A sweet Rum, mainly due to to Sherry and as one might think some additional sugar. Maybe they just use some very "wet" Sherry casks... It is quite mainstream and thus divides the opinion for casual drinkers and enthusiasts, something to keep in mind when looking for the score. It's mild, a bit shy on the nose with every other influence other than the Sherry, but thats to be expected. On the tongue sweet (but I had sweeter), Sherry, some Molasses. More an aperitif than a sipper. I cannot imagine this as a mixer.
Review by Lutz Lungershausen
05.2024 First impression: Rich fruity aromas, deep red-brown color Nose: very fruity, PX very present Palate: soft, round, aromatic, eponymous 50/50 rum and PX, dried fruit and wood Finish: medium-short and unexcited, wood Overall impression: I remembered it as being even more exciting, after all it was one of the first rums with a PX finish. I lowered my original rating of 8.3 to 7.8 because I now prefer younger rums that are even fresher and significantly fruitier. 2022 no qualified rating
Review by DaErdi
Kommt holzig daher mit schönen Sherry-Noten. Kräftiger Geschmack, süss, Alkohol kommt aber auch durch, schön Ölig im Mundraum. Im Abgang schön süss und lange. Für mein Empfinden ein toller Rum.
Review by rum_sk
Really sweet. Lot's of chocolate, cocoa and coffee in both taste and smell. Hint of raisins on the background but to me I have and always will remember this rum as a cocoa and coffee flavour. It is a nice sipper. Full body, lots of flavour, short to medium finish. Great value for the money.
Review by Thunderbird
It's definitely too sweet for me! The sugar masks the fruit and spice notes! What a shame, it could offer more!
Review by Malte
Sehr angenehm von der Nase bis in den Abgang, welcher für meinen Geschmack leider etwas zu kurz ausfällt.
Review by BTHHo 🥃
The taste is sweet, a little honey, vanilla, notes of sherry, wood. Long-lasting aftertaste 👍😁
Review by Rumpalumpa
ja, sehr deutliche Sherry Noten, aber nicht so super dominant wie manche sie empfinden. Die Frage der Süßung scheint ein Rätsel zu sein, der Abfüller behauptet, dass keinerlei Zucker hinzugegeben ist und der Zucker allein aus den Sherryfässern in den Rum gelangt. Bei der Menge habe ich daran aber so meine Zweifel. Lecker isser aber!
Review by Henry Davies
Nose is sweet and reminiscent of port or sherry which is a leading indicator of what is to come. The mouth is sweet and sickly, immediately too much and in to rum liquor territory. The main mouth notes are raisins and sugar with a medium finish with treacle and wine on the end of the mouth. Ultimately it is too sweet for me, it’s like a Madeira or Port with some rum elements and doesn’t quite come together in a package that I want to drink
Review by Chrischi78
Yes my God, sweet as a lolly on the Hamburg cathedral surrounded by classic modern everyman rum notes. A little vanilla, a little wood and caramel and it will find its market. Sticky remoteness of the little shit, but it doesn't hurt
Review by Sebi93
Ein milder abgerundeter angenehmer Rum mit langem positiven Nachgeschmack.
Review by w00tAN
Milder süßer Rum, das PX Cask hat deutlichen Einfluss genommen wobei ich denke dass auch nachgesüßt wurde. Bei der Farbe wurde auf jeden Fall nachgeholfen. Für mich zu süß aber vielleicht genau das richtige für Einsteiger.
Review by Sam 🥃
Le Dos Maderas PX 5+5 est un rhum au triple vieillissement. Le premier vieillissement de 5ans, tropical, de la Barbade et la Guyana, très anglais donc. Ensuite 5ans de plus en Espagne, 3 ans dans des fûts de Palo Cortado, ensuite 2 ans de plus dans des fûts de sherry Pedro Ximenez. Un rhum intéressant, grâce à ses multiples vieillissement et provenance, il permettra de passer de rhum plus classique à des rhums plus complexes.
Review by Ondra Blahovec
Jsou dny kdy je pro mě dos maderas jako balzám na nervy... sladší po sherry, ale v baru být musí.
Review by Steffmaus🇩🇰
Tried this one as a part of a bigger tasting in 2021. Likely tasted it before, but this time I scribbled down experiences. Has a sweetness in the nose and hints of sherry. Sweet and smooth notes of dried fruits
Review by Rumbaer
Der schmeckt besser, als er riecht. Empfand den Geruch wie ein altes Fass? Sherry kommt durch aber weniger als erwartet. Geschmacklich dann schon wesentlich besser. Schöne Sherrynote und mild auf der Zunge.
Review by Megusta_el_Ron
Ein ausgewogener, fruchtig, süßer Rum mit leicht holzigen Noten. Lässt sich sehr gut trinken.
Review by Goodoboy30
This is one of the best rums out there. So good neat. Don't mix it.
Review by Dunzi
Für mich ein sehr bodenständiger ehrlicher Rum mit einem guten Preis Leistungs Verhältnis
Review by vincent
Un bon rhum facile à boire mais que je ne rachèterai probablement plus
Review by Heffernan
Geruch: direkt fruchtig nach Sherry und Trockenobst, dezent holzig, dann würzig, etwas Vanille, kaum beißend Geschmack: Cremig, ölig, sehr weich und mild, intensiv süß, aber für mich gerade noch angenehm, eine Komposition aus Karamell, Vanille, Schokolade, Trockenobst, immer wieder anders, würzig, angenehme leichte Schärfe, gar nicht sprittig, super lecker, würde ich mir jederzeit wieder kaufen
Review by Business Liner Ralf
Interesting how you can taste the Spanish influence from the sherry casks. I could have sworn I was tasting a brandy.
Review by Werner10
Very fruity. Prunes and raisins. Very sweet as well. Also dark chocolate and spices. I also love the sherry influence 👌 Good stuff imo
Review by Fassdaube
Ein toller, weicher Rum. Ich könnte den ganzen Abend am Glas riechen, so samtig schleicht er sich in die Nase. Eine Empfehlung für leichten Genuss
Review by Fabian Kohler
Rund und süffig, aber schon sehr auf der süß-klebrigen Seite. Fruchtige Noten durch das Sherry Fass sind gut wahrnehmbar.
Review by paulgi86
Very sweet rum - again feels like it’s an artificial sweetness to help round it off somehow…. Somewhat difficult to nose as well as nothing really comes to the nose bar alcoholic prickle and some wood notes but that prickle really fights back despite it being 40% ABV. Nose - tight/closed off (no real difference when adding drops of water), gentle spice, gentle wood, REALLY faint dried fruit but nothing else Palate - massively sweet, pronounced prunes, raisins, dates, almost laced with honeyed sugar and not a lot else. No oakiness, no spices and if there was it was an overriding sweetness that bombs the palate. Finish - short (thank god) This bottling almost reminds me of Planteray - that sickening sweetness that feels so unnatural and artificial and cloying…. I’ve had the pleasure of several PX cask spirits (rum and whisky) but none of them were this sickeningly sweet Quite poor for my palate I’m afraid!
Review by Djoul 🇧🇪
Goût très différent des rhums habituels Très agréable en bouche. Finale moyenne ronde Bien fruité
Review by Trinkfluencer
Diluted with a little water, it is very round. But perhaps too round, without any edges.
Review by Mark Leggett
Very smooth. Aromas of dried fruit, caramel and hints of vanilla. Flavor of rich caramel, raisin hints of oak and vanilla.
Review by Morgan Garet
It's good but much too light, I feel more like I'm drinking a port than a rum.
Review by Rumclub Latvia
Nothing special. Try and forgot
Review by mediabyte
Dry fruit on the nose. Sweet and Well rounded on the palate with a long finish of raisins or prune
Review by Jan Králík
Na doporučení známého jsem zkusil koupit láhev. Příjemné překvapení. Vůně mi přijde trošku nevýrazná. Cítím rozinky. Chuť přijemně jemná a hřejivá, taková uhlazená. Hlavně fíky a sherry. Pije se opravdu příjemně a ani mi nevadí jeho sladkost.
Review by Schnapsschuesse
Sherry-, Port-, Süßwein, sowas in der Nase. Trockenfruchtiges Rosinenbrett dazu. Dennoch recht stark im Alkohol, bei gerade mal 40%. Überaus süße Rosine übernimmt geschmacklich dann auch die Führung. Mit dem Sherry dabei kommen dann Weinbrandbohnen in den Sinn, besonders wenn die Schokoladennoten durchkommen. Der Alkohol ist leider nicht gut eingebunden und bleibt scharfkantig. Das stört im Finish leider richtig, weil man hier fast ein sehr gutes Rumbasisprodukt hingelegt hätte. So landet man leider irgendwo in der Süßrumecke und bleibt im Mittelfeld, wenn auch mit eigenem Charakter.
Review by Michal Zvolenský
Veľmi príjemný rum za rozumnú cenu. Je cítiť sherry
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2 critics scored it, averaging 4.4/10. Reviews from RumX's blog partners, independent experts who have tasted, evaluated, and described this rum..
Expert review by The Fat Rum Pirate
Read full review →It confuses the category. Some would say it adds variety - I disagree. It should be clear that this is dosed heavily with sherry and perhaps noted as a "flavoured" rum. In all fairness if I wanted to spend £40 on Sherry - I dare say I could get a...
Expert review by Zucker und Zeste
For me too sweet and surprisingly alcoholic for the low ABV. In drinks quite good, pure not my case.
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Auction results 25 € – 56 €
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Community paid 29–45 €.
Current best price: 33.56 € – within the typical community range.
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Details about Dos Maderas 5 Years + 5 Years PX
A spirit drink on a rum base from Multiple countries, bottled by Bodegas Williams & Humbert, at 40%.
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