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El Supremo 8 Años
Metallic, sal,, salty-licorice — that's the note that comes up again and again here, and it splits people hard. Most tasters find this Paraguayan column-still rum awkward: a sour, coppery edge over caramel and wood, with a burnt short finish. A minority get cocoa, cloves and candied orange and genuinely enjoy it. The majority verdict is that it just doesn't come together.
The community says- Caramel-toffee nose
- But: Metallic, salty taste
- But: Sour, unrounded
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How does El Supremo 8 Años taste?
Aggregated from 40 community reviews.
Divisive, metallic and salty-licorice 8-year Most members find it metallic, salty and oddly sour, with one calling it plain unpleasant. A few taste cocoa and spiced orange instead — but this one clearly divides, and low is the norm.
Curious tasters who don't mind odd, funky, salty notes
Anyone wanting a clean, rounded caramel sipper
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RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 4.9 sits in the “Drinkable” band. 7% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 57% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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75% rate it below 6. 10 selected write-ups from 40 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by rum_sk
I didn't like this at all. Probably the worst sample from the 2024 calendar. The smell is repulsive at best, the only positive is a hint of chocolate. The taste, well, that's probably even worse than the smell. Initially sour, metallic, which then turns into a pelendrek taste. It reminds me very much of the Swedish salty pelendrek Svenskjävlar (Swedish bastards) with a flavour of ammonium chloride, i.e. NH4Cl. If you haven't tasted it, you won't understand :D Anyway, I stuck to the once and enough rule with these too. I tasted it, but it won't happen again. The finish is quite long after the pelendrek aka salty iodine licorice candy.
Review by Lutz Lungershausen
24 Days of Rum Kalender – Black Edition 2024 – Day 16 Erster Eindruck: Kakao und Hefe, könnte interessant sein aber auch etwas merkwürdig Nase: Kakao, Hefe, leicht überreife Früchte Gaumen: Holz, Vanille, leicht metallische Aromen, die einen unrunden Eindruck vermitteln Abgang: verbrannt aber zum Glück nur kurz Gesamteindruck: unrunde, störende Aromen in der Nase und am Gaumen, für mich nicht akzeptabel – nicht pur und auch nicht in Mixern. Sorry
Review by Martin Ekrt
Vůně spíš z agricole rybníku. Svěží až bylinková. Vůbec s tím nemám problém. Chuť dost travnatá, zeleninová s koření. Řekněme něco mezi karibským agricole a cachacou. Závěr zase dost rostlinný s hřebíčkem a snad lékořicí, nejsem si v tom moc jistý. Obyčejnější kousek, ale pro mě žádný průšvih.
Review by Michael Ihmels 🇩🇪
Auch wieder ein Kalender aus dem Rum und Co Kalender. El Supremo 8 Jahre, in der Nase sehr süß Karamell und Toffee im Geschmack sehr würzig ein bisschen holzig. Alles in allem nicht wirklich mein Geschmack.
Review by Solidfunk
Weird smell of slightly turned deli ham. Golden pour. Kind of a foul follow through as well. So much for Paraguay. Day 16 of 24 days of rum.
Review by Anonymous
Doesn’t smell like something I’d like to drink and taste is funky allthough not fully unpleasant to my evolving palate.
Review by Robert Houba
Vůní i chutí celkem výrazný, ale nelibé. Jakoby nádech tequily,
Review by gary0067
Calendrier de l'avent 2024 no 16
Review by Vojta
24DoR24 Terribly sweet
Review by Anonymous
I was very impressed by this double barreled rum from Paraguay. An exceptional medium bodied dark amber rum with a complex fusion. The initial nose is warming and redolent. Cloves cinnamon candied orange peel and vanilla . A slightly lactic tang brings to mind a carrot cake ; extremely inviting. On the palate spicy and dry , layers of cocoa, caramel and spices. A strong incienso marrón wood and oak is more inviting than challenging. The structure is coherent. The finish is long smooth clean and supple. There is an appetising bitter cocoa note and it goes down like spiced Mexican hot coco, warming but restraint. Excellent sipping rum.
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Details about El Supremo 8 Años
A Column Still Rum from Paraguay, at 40%.
Community purchases
8 bottles logged by 8 collectors.
A drinker's rum.
50% opened, 0 emptied and repurchased.
What does El Supremo 8 Años cost?
Current best price: 36.62 €.
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