Aroma visualization from community tastings
El Ron del Artesano Virgin Oak Cask 2009
Best sipped neat, where its cask-strength kick has room to settle. This is a dry Panama column-still rum aged in fresh American oak, so the wood does most of the talking: vanilla, cinnamon and pepper, with a honeyed sweetness rounding out the palate and a whiff of glue and solvent on the nose. Several tasters called it honest and easy-drinking, but not one to overthink.
The community says- Well-hidden alcohol
- Honeyed, spicy palate
- But: Limited complexity
View price history
+10Shopping safely on RumX Returns & cancellation
- Secure payment. You pay via RumX with PayPal, Klarna or card. Your payment data is encrypted and we never store your full card details.
- Clear seller. Sold and shipped directly by the partner shop. And you're never on your own: RumX handles support and communication with the shop, so you always get excellent service, whichever shop you order from.
- Honest shop ratings. The stars show your service experience with the shop, not the rum score. They come from RumX users, and critical ones stay visible.
- Returns & cancellation. Your purchase contract is with the shop, so returns and cancellations run through them under their own policy and your statutory rights. If anything goes wrong, RumX helps you sort it out.
The look inside the bottle
How does El Ron del Artesano Virgin Oak Cask 2009 taste?
Aggregated from 22 community reviews.
Dry, woody Panama sipper, vanilla and pepper Well-liked as a dry, woody Panama sipper with vanilla, honey and pepper. Most find the alcohol nicely hidden, though some wanted more depth — one felt it "could have been a whisky."
People curious how virgin oak shapes a dry Panama rum
Anyone chasing complexity or wary of heavy new-oak spice
How the community classifies this rum. Each category takes you to similar rums.
Which glass for which rum? The community guide →
11 of 22 left detailed tasting impressions · Click an aroma to explore similar rums
Recommendation
Your next rum
Highlights from the community
How is El Ron del Artesano Virgin Oak Cask 2009 rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 8.0 sits in the “Very good” band. 95% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
Community voices
What does the community say?
73% rate it between 6 and 8. 8 selected write-ups from 22 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Lukas Jäger
Bought at the 10th GRF in Berlin. Even if boss Sebastian Lauinger is a very likeable guy, I was not a big fan so far, because I generally do not particularly like finishes and rather stand on cask strength. Fittingly, Sebastian was able to present me this Virgin Oak at his booth, which I liked immediately and above all also has an unbeatable PLV. Clearly in the Spanish style from Panama (honey, caramel, vanilla), this bottling shows how storage off the usual bourbon casks looks and what pure wood does. Young, woody and spicy - tastes good!
Review by Christian Rudt
Richtig guter Virgin oak cask mit ordentlich Lösungsmittel in der Nase, viel pfefferiger Würze aber einer angenehmen Honigsüsse am Gaumen. Ein schöner Tropfen mit angenehm weichem Finish 👍
Review by Frank
This one is actually quite special from Artesano. Not diluted and no wine barrel or anything. No, cask strength and Virgin Oak, then 11 years. Was reason enough to take this bottle on the 10th GRF.Nose: initially strong and somewhat pungent alcohol. Behind that, though, nice smoky woody spicy and creamy fruity aromas. On the one hand there is light tobacco with vanilla on the other creamy taffy with coconut milk, lemon and apple. A resinous freshness with a deep nasal pull. 80Palate: pleasantly powerful. Initially bitter-salty and woody-spicy. Red pepper with vanilla, almost some umami. Then goes towards pecan, has a tart sweetness, like currant and orange peel and closes with blackberry. Back nutty with light umami and wood. 82Must feel your way, then good.
Review by Lot-NAS
A fine drop but also not special. With this intense cask influence it could have been a whisky as well.
Review by zabo
Vorab, entweder man mag die Abfüllungen von El Ron del Artesano oder nicht. Ich finde was hier teilweise mit Fass Finish erreicht wird sehr interessant und biete auch gerade Neulingen in der Rum Welt diese sehr gern an. Um es kurz und schmerzlos zu machen: Solide, ehrlich Abfüllung mal wieder von Sebastian. Weiter so, ich bleibe ein treuer Fan.
Review by Richard Krupa
nerekl bych tolik amper, je lehky, ale krasne hreje, koreni a med
Review by Leo Tomczak
Schöner Panama Rum. Sicher auch gut für Einsteiger in Fassstärke geeignet. Virgin Oak sonst nicht mein Fall, aber hier ergänzt es den trockenen Rum gut. Super PLV.
Review by DosenZorn
Tasted as a 5cl sample.First of all, the 55.9% are perfectly hidden. Neither on the nose nor on the palate to make out. Otherwise, I would have liked more intensity overall. Smell and taste are quite similar. Honey, vanilla, wood and some cinnamon. Uncomplicated rum, in which unfortunately the limit of the flavors to be discovered is quickly reached.Fortunately, I tried the rum as a sample, and not directly bought ne bottle. Not to be misunderstood, it is tasty, but you look for complexity in vain.Edit: Second tasting revealed no new notes, and also in terms of complexity rather at the lower end of the rum food chain. Crosstasting with the other cask finishes could, however, provide a little more tension.
Live auctions
Current bids for this rum at Europe's leading auction houses.
Market value
Avg. community purchase price 76 €
What members paid for this bottle, self-reported. Not a market value — the purchases are over three years old at the median and unverified.
Details about El Ron del Artesano Virgin Oak Cask 2009
A Column Still Rum from Panama, bottled by El Ron del Artesano, at 58,1%.
Community purchases
10 bottles logged by 10 collectors.
A drinker's rum.
60% opened, 4 emptied and repurchased.
10 purchased · 23 tasted · 4 wishlist · as of
You may also enjoy
Rum enthusiasts who like this rum have also given the following rums high ratings:
Simon‘s Rumclub Private Selection Ed. 48 2013
Simon‘s Rumclub Private Selection Ed. 48 2013Spicy, wine-like German rum with a short finish
Rumclub Private Selection Ed. 54 2020
Rumclub Private Selection Ed. 54 2020Spicy, fruity Ghana cane rum, heat well hidden
South Pacific RA Fiji Rum FSDP 2001
South Pacific RA Fiji Rum FSDP 2001Herbal, gin-like Fiji that divides drinkers
Wu Dram Clan Jamaican Rum Blend 2024
Wu Dram Clan Jamaican Rum Blend 2024Old Jamaican blend, glorious nose, woody palate
Privateer Distiller's Drawer #97 Pot Stilled New England Rum 'Spirito di Contemplazione'
Privateer Distiller's Drawer #97 Pot Stilled New England Rum 'Spirito di Contemplazione'Nutty, vanilla-led rum with a hot edge
Beenleigh Rumclub Private Selection Ed. 20 Australia 14 Years 2007
Beenleigh Rumclub Private Selection Ed. 20 Australia 14 Years 2007Fruity, spicy Beenleigh with a hot edge
Never miss a price drop.
Set a target price in the app, and we'll let you know as soon as the rum becomes available at that price from one of our partner stores. This works for any rum on your wish list.
Oliver · FounderBy rum lovers, for rum lovers
I'm Oliver, and RumX began in 2018 as a small passion project in Stuttgart, back then under the name Rum Tasting Notes.
What began as my digital tasting diary is now the world's most comprehensive platform for rum fans, today carried by a small team with Jakob, Lukas and Katharina, with Robert supporting us as a freelancer. We combine the collective intelligence of our community with an integrated marketplace, so you can choose with confidence, without paperwork, detours, or expert jargon.
Oliver, Stuttgart
About RumX →YouTube channel (in German)
