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Cartavio XO
Caramel, vanilla and dark chocolate pour out thick and sweet, with walnut and a dried-fruit sherry edge underneath. This is Spanish-style, soft, and clearly sweetened — most drinkers find it round and easy, a comfortable sipper or a cigar companion. The 40% leaves it a touch thin, and a few call it one-note. An easy entry rum that goes down without a fight.
The community says- Caramel-nut sweetness
- Easy to drink
- But: Added sugar
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How does Cartavio XO taste?
Aggregated from 204 community reviews.
Soft, sweet Spanish-style sipper with nutty depth Most owners find it a pleasant, well-balanced sweet sipper — an easy Spanish-style pour. The recurring caveat: it's sweetened and light, so purists wanting depth may want more.
beginners and sweet-tooth Spanish-style fans
anyone avoiding sugar or chasing depth
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What does the community say?
53% rate it between 6 and 8. 16 selected write-ups from 204 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Anubis_CZ
Most helpful positive review
One of my first biggest favorite of Sweet rums, better than Plantation XO. Great, definitelly recomanded for everyone. Sweet, string, fruity, with dark chocolate. Beautifull bottle, recommended for a gift .
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Most helpful critical review
Intensive Karamell, Vanille und Mokka Noten. Sehr süß und schwer - sirupartig aber jetzt nicht übertrieben süß und noch als Rum erkennbar. Insgesamt könnte der Alkohol aber etwas besser integriert sein.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
This is a very sweet rum with nice fruits and spices. I like this rum for sweet desserts and making chocolate rum cake.
Review by Martin Ekrt
Karamelová moc nenadchne a už věští průšvih. A ten přijde v zápětí, když tento rum ochutnáte. Cukr, vanilka, karamel a pak pro změnu karamel, vanilka, cukr. Nic pro mě. Strašně sladké, až mi to křivilo hubu 😃 Edit: pokus o dopití vzorku. To je fakt extrém. Je to sladkostí vyloženě likér. Musím si spravit chuť nějakým suchým kouskem. Edit2: minule 5cl vzorek, tentokrát 2cl z kalendáře 24DoR a přijde mi to mnohem méně sladké než co pamatuju. Jiný batch nebo mám tak jiné vnímání chutě?
Review by Steve Heuser
Wonderful rum
Review by TheRhumhoe
A Hispanic rum with attractive packaging. The nose focuses on sweet notes of caramel, burnt sugar, chocolate, vanilla and spices, but displays a slightly stronger temperament than usual, with dark aromas of wood, coffee and roasted notes. It's a little out of the ordinary for a ron. The ron is diluted and caramelized on the palate, with brown sugar, vanilla, chocolate, spices, wood, a little dried fruit and hazelnut. It's simplistic, sweet but not too sickening. It's easy to drink, especially for beginners. The finish is short, on roasted, sweet notes, with a background of raisin. Perhaps one of the most drinkable Hispanic rums, but very expensive for what it offers.
Review by Beach-and-Rum 🏖️🌴
Solid pleasant rum. One does nothing wrong with.
Review by BTHHo 🥃
The taste is complex and delicate, with notes of dried fruits, vanilla, walnut and sherry! The taste ends balanced, slightly spicy - quite delicious actually.
Review by Rumpalumpa
A great representative of the "Spanish" style. Some fruit on the nose in the direction of raisins and sherry, more prominent are nutty aromas, especially walnut. Very similar on the palate, lots of nuts and dried fruit and of course the cask. A little sweeter and unfortunately a little weak at 40%, more would be great here!
Review by epicsune 🇸🇪
Sample no.9 of the 24 days of rum calendar 2022. The nose is very inviting with notes of sweet caramel, chocolate and dried raisins. Palate is round and nice with tropical fruits, caramel and raisins. Outstanding rum!
Review by Lutz Lungershausen
24 Days of Rum 2024 - Black Edition - Day 04 Erster Eindruck: Schokolade in einer Holzschachtel Nase: Schokolade, Rosinen, Trockenfrüchte, Tabak, sehr angenehm Gaumen: warm, Pfeffer, Holz, Abgang: mittelkurz, Aromen wirken nach und entfalten sich, z.B. zu Muskat Gesamteindruck: gediegener Rum spanischen Stils, gute Mittelklasse 2023 überraschend frisch und gleichzeitig komplex in der Nase, entfaltet sich vollmundig und reich am Gaumen, der kurze Abgang hinterlässt einen interessanten dritten Endruck
Review by Czexican
Great taste with sharp finish back on tongue
Review by Oliver
Sehr angenehme Süßrum-Nase. Zur Zigarre super!
Review by maxlasvegas
Hard to find something bad about this rum.
Review by Steffmaus🇩🇰
Very easy to go to sipping rum. One of the entries into the diversity of rum for me. A sweetness in the nose, and very flavorful, with notes of butterscotch, vanilla and tropical fruits. Good for almost anyone, and works well with desserts
Review by Michael Ihmels 🇩🇪
Hier ein Cartavio aus Peru. In der Nase bereits sehr holzig aber auch Schokolade und Vanille sind zu erkennen. Im Geschmack dominiert dann die Schokolade und der Kaffee. Alkohol ganz gut eingebunden. Ein solider Rum.
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Expert reviews
4 critics scored it, averaging 5.9/10. Reviews from RumX's blog partners, independent experts who have tasted, evaluated, and described this rum..
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Expert review by The Fat Rum Pirate
Read full review →All of which whilst far from wonderful are better than this. Its pretty shocking really and worrying that people think they are enjoying a fine rum with this. It's just appealing to our love and weakness for sugary food and drink. Dreadful stuff. [caption id="attachment_1469" align="alignleft" width="81"] 1 star[/caption]
Expert review by The Dunder Hut
And again and again and again. I feel like I have drunk this cover of a mediocre pop song over and over again. Too expensive for cola and way too uninteresting for sipping. This may have virtue for the cigar crowd but somehow I have doubts
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Market value
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Auction results 45 € – 66 €
from 9 sales, latest 06/2026
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Avg. community purchase price 75 €
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Details about Cartavio XO
A spirit drink on a rum base from Peru, distilled by Cartavio, at 40%.
Community purchases
233 bottles logged by 223 collectors.
A drinker's rum.
42% opened, 38 emptied and repurchased.
What does Cartavio XO cost?
Community paid 47–104 €.
Current best price: 65.80 € – 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+ →
233 purchased · 215 tasted · 105 wishlist · as of
About the Cartavio distillery
The Cartavio distillery is located in Peru. Rums from Cartavio have been reviewed 415 times with an average of 7.4/10.
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