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Ron / Old Barco de Cargas
Someone just starting out with rum, who wants sweet and easy, is exactly the audience here. Vanilla, caramel and honey up front, very little burn, and a lot of sugar. Several tasters call it a "perfekter Einsteiger Rum" and a top-value everyday sipper, but enthusiasts find it one-dimensional and too sweet, with a short finish and no real fruit.
The community says- Mild and easy
- Vanilla and caramel
- But: Contains added sugar
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How does Ron / Old Barco de Cargas taste?
Aggregated from 104 community reviews.
Very sweet, mild beginner sipper Beginners rate it a mild, sweet, well-priced first bottle. More experienced drinkers find it too sugary and flat, with little fruit or complexity and a short finish.
Beginners who like sweet, mild, easy-drinking rum
Anyone avoiding sugar or wanting fruit and complexity
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RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 7.4 sits in the “Good” band. 56% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 4% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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What does the community say?
58% rate it between 6 and 8. 16 selected write-ups from 104 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Business Liner Ralf
Most helpful positive review
tolles Preis Leistungsverhältnis; Runde Sache
Review by Lukas Jäger
Most helpful critical review
Purer Zucker, da bleibt geschmacklich kein Platz mehr für was anderes…
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
At the price this rum comes at it's a really decent rum actually. The nose is heavy with spices and a touch of fruits and nuts. The palate is sweet with spices and frimuity followed by a gentle touch of oak, caramel and chocolate. The finish is medium long and sweet with spices. A very good beginners rum that I usually bring to tastings for beginners and it's usually a hit.
Review by w00tAN
In der Nase Vanille, bisschen Holz bisschen Frucht. Im Mund Vanille und sehr sehr süß! Bisschen würze aber sehr eindimensional. Sehr kurzer Abgang. Für Einsteiger und mit dem PLV ok.
Review by L ange
Einstiegsspirituose, sehr süß & sehr dunkel (eher durch nachträgliche Färbung). Für mich war er ein Süßrum der mich, als ich mit Rum angefangen habe, anfangs begeisterte, da er auch schöne Rumnoten hat, wie man sich das als Anfänger vorstellt. Heutzutage ist er mir leider viel zu süß, vermutlich auch nur ein spirit drink.
Review by Montana
Ein leicht alkoholischer Geruch, fruchtig, leicht nach Klebstoff, später kommt auch mehr Süße zum Vorschein. Recht angenehmes Aroma. Der Geschmack ist angenehm süß, etwas nach Honig und Sirup. Der Abgang ist recht lang, süßlich und ölig. Ein angenehmer recht süßer Rum.
Review by Holger Bich
Sehr süß, einfach, aber ok.
Review by Simon Mathias Kaspersen
Mild lækker Rom
Review by Arne D.
Hier stimmen Preis und Leistung. Ein perfekter Einsteiger Rum. Sehr mild
Review by Marko Köpke
Ganz gute runde Sache! Gut für den Einstieg
Review by Karlheinz Markhof
Mein Mitfavorit
Review by Thomas Krippgans
War mir zu süß.
Review by Pongo
Sehr runder, aromenstarker Rum
Review by Rosenbech
Åh, denne fadlagrede rom med chokolade og alkohol? En lidt forvirret, men ret sjov smagsfest – som en klodset blind date, der alligevel ender med latter! Første slurk? BÅM! Den rå alkoholen stormer ind som en ivrig valp, lidt for hård i bidet, men fyldt med energi. Chokoladen tripper usikkert efter – sød og klæbrig, ikke super-cremig, men sød som en godnathistorie. Fadkarakteren dukker op med vanilje-vibes, træ og kanel, men de kæmper lidt for pladsen i kaosset. Smagen flipper: bitter spark, sødt hop, eftersmag der griner “hej igen!” – ikke perfekt harmoni, men underholdende rod! Fed til en sjov aften, men ikke hverdag.
Review by Daniel
Nachgezuckert, einfacher Sipper, top Einsteiger
Review by Torsten vom Endt
Sehr, sehr süß
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Market value
Avg. community purchase price 24 €
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Details about Ron / Old Barco de Cargas
A spirit drink on a rum base from Guatemala, at 40%.
Community purchases
378 bottles logged by 271 collectors.
A drinker's rum.
38% opened, 78 emptied and repurchased.
What does Ron / Old Barco de Cargas cost?
Community paid 18–27 €.
Current best price: 24.50 € – within the typical community range.
What members actually paid for their bottles. A typical range, not the current shop price. Full price & collection history in RX+ →
+7 purchases in the last 3 months.
Added to collections, last 12 months — dark bars are the last 3.
378 purchased · 115 tasted · 63 wishlist · as of
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