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Rum Nation Panama Decanter 18 Years
Eighteen years in the barrel, yet the first thing most people notice is sweetness, not age. Expect vanilla, honey, chocolate and orange over a light body that slides quickly to a woody, slightly bitter finish. Several tasters call it soft and easy, an everyday sipper — but a few wish this much age carried more grip and body at 40%.
The community says- Soft and easy
- Honey and chocolate
- But: Very sweet
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How does Rum Nation Panama Decanter 18 Years taste?
Aggregated from 81 community reviews.
Soft, sweet Panama sipper, light-bodied Well-liked as a soft, sweet Panama sipper with chocolate and honey. The recurring catch: it reads very sweet and light-bodied, and some expected more from 18 years.
People who like soft, sweet Panama-style sippers
Anyone avoiding sugar or wanting dry, bold rum
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RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 7.4 sits in the “Good” band. 76% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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What does the community say?
83% rate it between 6 and 8. 15 selected write-ups from 81 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by TheRhumhoe
Un rhum hispanique plutôt bien travaillé, le nez surprend de part ses arômes mentholés, atypiques sur ce type de profil. Le reste est plus conventionnel : chocolat, caramel, boisé vanillé et noix de coco forment un profil gourmand et facile d’approche. Le profil en bouche retombe dans les travers des profils hispaniques : le caramel, la texture presque visqueuse qui colle aux dents avec le sucre, les saveurs de noix de coco et de raisins secs et quelques notes rôties viennent avec suavité au palais, mais sans grande surprise. L’alcool n’est pas perceptible dans cet amas de douceur. La finale n’a pas une longueur exceptionnelle mais laisse quelques arômes s’exprimer, notamment le retour des notes plus florales, accompagnées par les fruits secs (raisin), les notes pimentées, boisées, vanillées, rôties et chocolatées. Un profil un peu plus élaboré que les autres rhums de style hispanique, qui fera office de première passe pour les amateurs de rhums.
Review by Benoit Mahe
Le nez est sombre et un peu fermé. Ça n'est pas aussi accessible que la majorité des rons. La bouche donne une forte impression de sucrosité. C'est assez désagréable. C'est dommage car le jus semble pas mal derrière ça avec une finale rafraîchissante. Au final c'est un profil qui aurait pu être sympa mais qui le rhum est gâché par cette forte impression de sucrosité, mal intégrée qui plus est. Je croyais savoir qu'il n'y avait pas d'ajout sur celui-ci. Peut être que c'est une mauvaise information que j'avais eu ou alors ce côté sucré vient d'ailleurs. Dans tous les cas c'est dommage, le pote
Review by X-Savior
On The Rocks: On the nose there is a balanced mix of fruit, floral, spice and oak notes. Taste reveals a strong spike of sweetness with underlying fruit, floral, spice and oak continuing with a momentary burn. Finish is slightly bitter slowly fading away. Mixed Pepsi Zero: On the nose mildly dusty warehouse. Taste presents as a very sweet Pepsi Zero but nothing else. It is very delicious mixed but a little pricy for mixed.
Review by R Wehner
Sehr guter Süßrum, mild, ausgewogen, schöne Würze und Holznoten dabei, lecker, Kaufempfehlung
Review by EnjoyLife89
Riecht nach Vanille, Karamell, Gewürze welcher einer sanften Nuss weichen. Trockenobst. Hat ein wenig etwas von rohem Keksteig. Im Geschmack süß, reifes Obst, Vanille und Karamell, immer wieder kommt eine leichte Zitrus durch. Im Abgang zuerst Frucht, hinten kommen dann die Noten vom Fass. Gewürze, leichte Nuss. Alles in allem ziemlich gefällig. Unkompliziert.
Review by cigares
Une bouteille très décorative. Un nez de thé, un côté assez mielleux avec un côté alcool de fruit. La bouche est très avenante avec un chocolat assez gourmand, du zeste d’orange et un côté tannique, thé vert. La finale est courte avec du mielleux et toujours du thé vert. Un beau rhum mais peut-être lui manque-il un peu de caractère ?
Review by Rado Vito
It is really good rum, it is super soft and sweet at the beginning, but it has no body and it comes directly to the long woody aftertaste. Perfectly drinkable, you can even distinguish orange and chocolate in it, but for 18 years old rum, I would have expected more.
Review by Joel Segerstav
18 years that could have shined better in higher abv.. for me a beginners rum, that has its harmonies but doesn't challenge me the least. Guess it could be nice to offer friends that isn't accustomed to rum but then again other products offer more.
Review by Timo Groeger
Dann zum "Tagesabschluss" noch einen Rum Nation Panama. Ganz ok zu trinken. Vanille, Schokolade und Holz sind nur ganz schwach in der Nase erkennbar. Am Gaumen wird er dann etwas intensiver, Kokosnuss und Honig sind hier noch zusätzlich erkennbar.
Review by Gregor
Für einen mittelamerikaner recht gut. Zu der typischen vanille und dem Karamell gesellen sich hier noch schöne Honig und Schokoladentöne. Er htlat auch recht viel holzige Töne. Insgesamt ist es ein sehr runder rum
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
Retasting at Romdeluxe. Had a relaxing online tasting yesterday and it had a vide spread between low and high end rums. Another rum worthy of a beginner. Sweet and light like an everyday rum :-)
Review by Korkennase🥃
Der Rum ist für Einsteiger geeignet, man wird nicht überfordert. Suess, schokoladiger Geschmack mit Roestaromen. Mir etwas zu SÜSS. Geht eher in die Richtung BOTUCAL.
Review by RCR 🇫🇷
Joli mélange de saveurs. Bel équilibre entre les fruits et les épices. C’est un bon produit, comme tous ceux de la gamme Rum Nation.
Review by Werner10
Maybe a bit too expensive for what you get but still a nice rum. Sweet, honey, chocolate and a bit woody. Easy sipper.
Review by Godspeed
Festive bottle but waaaay too sweet for me. I actually greatly prefer the younger 10 year version
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Details about Rum Nation Panama Decanter 18 Years
A Column Still Rum from Panama, bottled by Rum Nation, at 40%.
Community purchases
69 bottles logged by 66 collectors.
A drinker & collector.
20% opened, 5 emptied and repurchased.
What does Rum Nation Panama Decanter 18 Years cost?
Community paid 36–82 €.
Current best price: 64.90 € – within the typical community range.
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69 purchased · 86 tasted · 26 wishlist · as of
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