Havana Club Unión
Loved by Stefan Persson, Gyuli & 22 more
A solid stepping stone Cuban-style sipper: soft 40% ABV with tobacco, leather, raisin and dark chocolate. RumX members love it as an elegant cigar partner, though some find it lighter than the price suggests.
- Smooth & elegant
- Tobacco & raisin
- Great with cigars
+9
Details about Havana Club Unión
How does Havana Club Unión taste?
Aggregated from 39 community reviews.
Elegant Cuban cigar companion A solid stepping stone Cuban-style sipper: soft 40% ABV with tobacco, leather, raisin and dark chocolate. RumX members love it as an elegant cigar partner, though some find it lighter than the price suggests.
Cigar lovers and fans of smooth, sweet-leaning Spanish-style rums who want an elegant, gentle 40% sipper with tobacco, leather and dried-fruit notes.
Value seekers or dry-rum fans looking for high-ABV intensity, big complexity or completely unsweetened profiles.
How is Havana Club Unión rated?
RumX's 0–10 scale is strict — 8.3 lands squarely in the "Very good" band. 87% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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Review by Stefan Persson
A truly fantastic and elegant rum, but overpriced as most of the Havana Club rums.
Review by Gyuli
Aroma: At 40 degrees, the aroma is very strong. It has a strong raisin and smoky nuances of tobacco. A variety of fruits, such as bananas and apples, come through at the same time. Toasted almonds and caramel are also present. Taste: Smooth and sweet. Raisins and burnt leather flavors are well integrated. A fantastic balance, neither dry nor rich (if anything, a bit on the dry side). The aromas and flavors are similar and uncomplicated, but that simplicity is completely to my taste... +) In the third month of aging, the citrus becomes more pronounced. Mouthfeel: smooth, without the characteristic nutty hoarseness that I've noticed with some sweetened Rhone. Despite the sweetness at the start, there is little residual sugar afterward. The finish is short and clean, with just a hint of oak. Really good.
Review by Steffmaus🇩🇰
Tasted as part of Whisky, Rum and Gin festival in Bordershoppen back in 2018, where we helped empty the bottle. Very intense in the nose, and with notes of dried fruit, vanilla and the subtle sensation of tobacco, I can see why it would pair well with a cigar
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
Had a retaste and this time I had the right cigar to go with it and wow what a difference, this is truly a mix well worth a try even though the cigar is slightly expensive and hard to get. Just decided to crack open this wonderful bottle and I regret not having a Cohiba Piramides to go with it. I know it was made to match the Cohiba Siglo VI, but that is too heavy a cigar for me :-) A cooperation between master blender Asbel Morales and cigar sommelier Fernando Fernández and they made something out of this world. A wonderful deep and elegant masterpiece that has a long, warm and elegant balanced finish. A rum worthy of the price tag and then some!
Review by Filip Šikula
Ve vůni typický kubánský těžký rum, dřevo tabák a karamel. Chuť je překvapivě lehká až působí řídce, elegantní a podle všeho pecka k doutníkům, což nemůžu podoudit, protože nejsem doutníkář. Nicméně závěr je překvapivě dlouhý a příjemný.
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
brutal much raisin & tobacco on the nose. Tastefully strong & elegant, but personally a bit too much tobacco and leather overall. PLV is also for me not in proportion...
Review by Tschusikowsky
In itself elegant in the first impression, but very volatile and little complex, especially at the price.
Community purchases
79 bottles logged by 52,000+ RumX members. The ratio of closed / opened / emptied, indicates whether this rum is meant to be drunk or is a collector's item.
Also on the wishlist of 33 members.
About the Havana Club distillery
The Havana Club distillery is located in Cuba. Rums from Havana Club have been reviewed 1,785 times with an average of 6.8/10.
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