Dos Maderas Seleccion
A newcomer-friendly, dessert-leaning sipper with heavy sweetness, sherry influence and soft 42% ABV. Expect raisins, figs, caramel, vanilla and cocoa. RumX members see it as an easy, affordable starter rum or sweet treat.
- Sweet and soft
- Sherry influence
- Beginner-friendly
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How does Dos Maderas Seleccion taste?
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Sweet, sherry-heavy beginner sipper A newcomer-friendly, dessert-leaning sipper with heavy sweetness, sherry influence and soft 42% ABV. Expect raisins, figs, caramel, vanilla and cocoa. RumX members see it as an easy, affordable starter rum or sweet treat.
Those who enjoy very sweet, sherry-cask rums or liqueur-like sippers and want an easy, low-ABV introduction to rum with raisin, fig, caramel and cocoa notes.
Anyone avoiding added sugar, preferring dry/unsweetened rum, or looking for high-ABV, complex profiles with strong oak or funk.
How is Dos Maderas Seleccion rated?
RumX's 0–10 scale is strict — 7.4 lands squarely in the "Good" band. 61% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 7% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
Rum reviews
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Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
What bothers me about this rum is the sweetness which dominates far too much. I'd say the 5+5 is better in comparison. The nose is smoky sherry with barrel to it. The palate is sweet, too sweet in my mind, a bit dry with fruit and spices. The finish is rather short with sticky sweetness and barrel topped with a bot of licorice. Too sweet for me.
Review by Christian Rudt
Simply far too sweet for my taste and quickly gone in the end.
Review by rum_sk
Revisiting after a year:Lot of sweetness,sugar added; if you don't mind sugar or if you particularly have at some point taste for something sweet, it is a nice sipping rum. Not sure if it is better than its cheaper 5+5.Taste and smell relates to cocoa,dark chocolate,caramel,vanilla,coffee- sort of sweet cappuccino with addition to more fruitines than 5+5.Higher voltage would make this rum even better cause it feels a bit diluted with almost no alcohol in the taste.Both are very similar but this one is even bit more sweet with hints of tuti fruti in the nose and also fruitier in the taste. Sweets/candies in rhe taste. It depends on what you prefer, I would rank them the same they are good if you are in the mood for something really sweet and full flavour in taste. Gotta try both with cigar.
Review by BTHHo 🥃
The taste of this 10-year-old rum gives the first impression of a rounded, dry rum, then the delicate notes of white oak and the sweetness of the old Pedro Ximenez casks begin. Aftertaste: Very pleasant, long and sweet.
Review by Chrischi78
Süss süss, süss klebrig, bisschen spritig. Als digestiv zum dessert bestimmt möglich. Kann man mal machen, überfordert sicher keinen, aber nochmal wird es die flasche vermutlich nicht in meinen einkaufswagen schaffen
Review by Steffmaus🇩🇰
Part of a tasting from February 2021. This seems like a good beginner-rum, as it has a distinct sweetness to it, and the price is not too high. In the nose it's sweet, with hints of vanilla, and the taste-notes have a sherry-like sweetness.
Review by Rumbaer
For me, this is a small development on the Dos Maderas 5+5. Sherry, vanilla and a heavy sweetness on the nose. In the taste then also sherry with vanilla notes, sweet and viscous. A sweetened rum, but I find it very pleasant
Review by Philip M. 🇧🇪
I received this sample as a "present" with an online order. After tasting it, I wouldn't consider it a present. This is horrible stuff. Crazy artificially sweet. I could't even finish the dram I poured, so I poured it down the drain.
Review by Zorman 🇩🇰
My first rum, and after years where I now prefer funky high esther rum the only sweet rum I regulary return to and still enjoy.
Review by Matej
Very nice unexpected gift from my neighbour. Aroma is very sweet, to be honest to much for me. I noticed wood, spice, plums, honey and caramel. It supossed to be elegant, gantle rum but I noticed upleasant alcoholic scent. Taste on the other hand is elegant and subtle. I noticed sweet notes of caramel, wood and maybe little bit of smoke, but what I really liked was combination of dryness and sherry notes. Finish is short, dry, sweet with combination of that sherry flavor. Great rum, if you want to start your rum journey. I would appreciate it if there were less sweet tones in the rum and the rum had a higher ABV content so that the individual flavors had a chance to stand out
Review by paulgi86
Again another very sweet rum - a sweet bomb if you will It’s the same notes as the 5+5 I reviewed - literally copy and paste. Even the ABV bump hasn’t helped the flavour profile, just makes it even more sickeningly sweet I’ve just reversed my Type 2 Diabetes however I can almost feel it coming back after having this!!! Not good for me and a brand I will avoid I’m afraid
Review by Pavel Spacek
Tons of molases in random rum
Review by Blockzeitwilli
Nase ganz nett: Gebrannter Zucker und getrocknete Früchte. Geschmacklich dominiert für mich einfach nur Süße mit Rosinen oder getrockneten Früchten und auch der Abgang (mittellang) ist zu süß für mich..
Review by MJ72
Well-balanced blend, spicy and round. The wood remains on the tongue in the finish, overall very easy to drink.
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Expert review by Zucker und Zeste
"I don't understand this rum and the popularity of the product. Far too sweet, not particularly exciting, no good alcohol integration and then a sticky finish, which is fortunately very short. It works quite well in a drink. Not for me neat."
Community purchases
190 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 55 members.
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