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Taste
Vanilla, Spicy, Dried fruit
Most mentioned across 20 tasting notes
- Perfect for
- Fans of Venezuelan column-still rum who want full-strength intensity
- Less suitable for
- Anyone put off by high-proof heat or a slightly rough edge
- How to drink
- Neat and in cocktails
CDI C.A.D.C Venezuela (Bottled for Germany) 2005
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People who already like Venezuelan column-still rum and want it at full strength are the audience here. Expect vanilla, toffee, dried fruit and a clear chocolate-coffee roast, with clove and leather behind it. Several tasters call it easy-drinking for the style, though at 60.8% the alcohol pokes through on the nose and a couple find it a touch hot and unpolished.
The community says- Chocolate and coffee
- Dried fruit spice
- Less suitable for: Anyone put off by high-proof heat or a slightly rough edge
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How does CDI C.A.D.C Venezuela (Bottled for Germany) 2005 taste?
From community reviews · summarized with AI
Fruity, roasty Venezuelan at cask strength Most rate it a very good Venezuelan — fruity, spicy and chocolatey, harmonious for the origin. The catch: at cask strength the heat sits forward for some, and one taster found it thin and young.
Fans of Venezuelan column-still rum who want full-strength intensity
Anyone put off by high-proof heat or a slightly rough edge
Style & occasion: Mature & oakySipping neatCocktails & mixing
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32 community reviews
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Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Most helpful positive review
Insanely good Venezuela. Together with the RA my absolute benchmark Venezuela cask strength rum. The cognac cask finish brings extra complexity. Unbelievably delicious and harmonious! Insider tip: Kennedy Manhattan with it!
Review by Holger
Most helpful critical review
Again this high alcoholic sharpness. It tastes like an immature rum that still needs to mature. Or simply should be diluted from the start. The hinted aromas are completely overwhelmed.
Review by Gregor
A nice vintage and in my opinion significantly better than the 12-year-old from CDI and for me the best rum from Venezuela I have ever drunk. Lots of fruit and many spices. Overall very coherent and harmonious.
Review by DosenZorn
Tried as a 2cl sample, thanks to Mentalo for the free sample. At first very reserved on the nose. Nothing yet suggests >60% cask strength. More on the spicy side with vanilla, clove, leather and white grapes. On the palate then a very approachable profile. Above average for Venezuelan standards, but rather falling in international comparison. Still a very solid rum. After recently having the 2001 Fiji, I have to say, a quite similar profile, just a bit edgier.
Review by DomM
Very nice dark / sweet / fruity nose as you would expect. Smelling this one is very enjoyable. On the palate again dark / sweet / woody notes as you would expect. Unfortunately, alcohol is a tick too present and there is quite some harshness which you can find regularly in high proof column stills.
Review by Timo Groeger
Wow great, that's exactly my profile. A really very roasted rum, coffee and chocolate are clearly recognizable. Otherwise a slight sweetness thanks to vanilla and caramel, cask and spice are also subtly recognizable.
Review by zabo
Tasted together with DomM in the Blume of Hawaii. For me a positive surprise after the other drams we had in the glass. Although rather in the category of easy sippers, it still almost pleased me very much.
Review by LukaŽiga
8,4:On the nose, toasted wood notes like dark chocolate, caramel, burnt sugar, leather, sweet, spicy with baking spices, raisins, dried apricots, citrus fruits, tar hints, slightly alcoholic, metallic, bump into our nosetrils. On aeration, molasses is dark with black tea, flowery with violet, plums and grapes arise, candied fruits, white chocolate, creamy vanilla, molasses is thick. 8,1:On the palate, the attack is sweet with toasted oak notes like caramel, coffee, pastry, leather, cognac barrel impact is obvious, spicy with baking spices, black pepper, warm, fruity with dried apricots, raisins, orange and plums, slightly alcoholic, medicinal, a bit dirty, dairy hints join, creamy, molasses is herbaceous. 8,2:The finish is medium long, dry&tannic, cognac barrel impact is strong, slightly medicinal and dirty touch is present, fruits like dried apricots, raisins, dairy hints, toasted oak notes with dark chocolate, cocoa, roasted nuts, caramel, pastry, leather, smoky, spicy with vanilla, anise, as molasses is dark with black tea..
Review by Adrian Wahl
Beautiful trip to Venezuela
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
This is a really good CDI considering the price tag. The nose is fruity with spices topped with some barrel and a hint of leather. The palate is slightly sweet and spicy with fruits and chocolate/coffee. In the back i find cognac and a hint of medicinal notes. The finish is long and warm, slightly bitter/spicy with oak and raisins.
Review by Martin Mihaly
Actually, expectations were higher than this rum actually is. On the nose it's nicely round, light, dark chocolate, dried fruits, vanilla, a bit of wood, sweet creamy. But then surprisingly on the palate it is immediately sharp-edged, woody, peppery. Intense, notes of mocha, cocoa. The finish is still intensely sharp sweet. Vanilla woody.
Review by Harald
Color: Amber. Smell: Elegant - slightly fruity, creamy with toffee and white chocolate. Also apricot. A bit floral. Taste: At first toffee and chocolate, becomes spicy in the mouth over time. When swallowing spicy toffee, anise, caraway and licorice. Grassy with unripe green vegetables. Finish: Long and spicy dry with anise, woody sharp in the aftertaste, very dry and slightly bitter. 85 points.
Review by Daniel
Nose: Alcohol comes through quite strongly at first, followed by vanilla and citrus fruits. Accompanied by spices like cloves. Palate: sharp start, while the alcohol still pulls into the nose, unusual sweetness on the palate for a cask release. Malty notes of whisky but also fresh, herbal aromas. Finish: fresh, slightly woody. Conclusion: A bit too alcoholic on the nose to get a higher rating, but a pleasant profile of sweetness, whisky and herbs on the palate.
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CDI C.A.D.C Venezuela (Bottled for Germany) 2005 at live auctions
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9 bottles logged by 9 collectors.
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44% opened, 2 emptied.
What did the community pay for CDI C.A.D.C Venezuela (Bottled for Germany) 2005?
Avg. community purchase price 85 €.
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Details about CDI C.A.D.C Venezuela (Bottled for Germany) 2005
A Column Still Rum from Venezuela, bottled by Compagnie des Indes, at 60,8%.
About the C.A.D.C distillery
The C.A.D.C distillery is located in Venezuela. Rums from C.A.D.C have been reviewed 221 times with an average of 8.0/10.
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