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CDI Secret Cuba (Bottled for Germany) 2009
Pear, green apple and caramel up front, with a fairly punchy, alcoholic nose some find harsh before the palate wins them over. At 58.7% it's a column-still Cuban that drinks sweeter and fruitier than you'd expect, with tobacco and spice underneath. A few tasters love it; one called it uninspired and a touch artificial. Polarizing, but interesting.
- Fruity pear-apple palate
- Caramel and tobacco
- Cask strength
+10
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How does CDI Secret Cuba (Bottled for Germany) 2009 taste?
Aggregated from 17 community reviews.
Punchy cask-strength Cuban, fruity but divisive Opinions genuinely split: some find a fruity, surprisingly drinkable cask-strength Cuban, others call it sprity, edgy and a little artificial-sweet. The nose runs hot for most.
Cuban rum fans who don't mind high ABV and want fruit over funk
Anyone put off by a hot, sharp nose or sweet-edged spirit
How is CDI Secret Cuba (Bottled for Germany) 2009 rated?
RumX's 0–10 scale is strict , 7.2 lands squarely in the "Good" band. 58% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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Selected write-ups from 17 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
an der Nase erst etwas stechend und kräftig nach Feuerwerk, Schießpulver, Schwefel, Tabak und dazu Mirabelle, Birne und grüner Apfel. erlebt man selten... im Geschmack dann quasi Werthers echte mit Bums! Dunkle Schokoladen-Karamellbonbons mit Tabak, viel Würze und etwas Aprikose und Erdnussbutter. insgesamt ein überraschend süffiger Cubaner und das auch noch in Fassstärke. das gibt's eher selten aus Cuba, leider! der bleibt definitiv in meiner Hausbar erhalten 🤤🇨🇺 kommt übrigens fantastisch im old fashioned mit Honig und Zitronenzeste!🍯🍋
Review by Harald
Farbe: Blassgold Geruch: Zu Beginn frisch, fruchtig und alkoholisch süß. Aromen von Apfel, Ananas, Melone und tropischen Früchten. Zudem Vanille. Bleibt dabei alkoholisch. Geschmack: Zunächst süß und cremig im Mund, dann alkoholisch scharf. Bei Schlucken süß und fruchtig-würzig. Vanille mit Toffee und Lakritze im Hintergrund. Abgang: Mittellang und würzig Sehr lecker, was für eine positive Überraschung 87 Punkte
Review by Gregor
Vom Geruch her ein ganz schlimmer aber im Geschmack dann wieder top.
Review by Gunnar Böhme "Bauerngaumen" 🤓
A year ago awarded 79 points, now, with more experience and in direct comparison with a Cuban from Bristol (evaluation follows), I must unfortunately devalue considerably. This rum is unfortunately an uninspired, unbalanced something, artificially sweet and tangy at the same time, unpleasantly astringent, which is simply out of place here. And I'm very much afraid that's not because I'm in the mood for the day. I wonder what distillery this should have come from. Hard to imagine that this rum could come from the Paraíso. Sorry, not drunk out.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
01.06.2019 Had a nice meet up at this Nordic Rum Fest where we brought some of our own bottles. Notes. Light in colour. Needs to rest for a good while. Nose: light wood, fruity, raisin, caramel, sweet. Palate: naturally sweet, wood, caramel, tobacco, spicy, fruity. Finish: long and warm, wood, light smoke, tobacco, dried fruit.
Review by Martin Augustin
Ein alkoholischer Geruch mit etwas Kakao und Karamell begegnet einem. Geschmacklich erstaunlich fruchtig mit Noten von Birne und Apfel.
Review by Oliver
Leider zu alkoholisch und kantig
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Details about CDI Secret Cuba (Bottled for Germany) 2009
A Column Still Rum from Cuba, bottled by Compagnie des Indes, at 58,7%.
Community purchases
14 bottles logged by 13 collectors.
A drinker's rum.
35% opened, 1 emptied and repurchased.
14 purchased · 18 tasted · 4 wishlist · as of
About the Secret distillery
The Secret distillery is located in Australia. Rums from Secret have been reviewed 355 times with an average of 7.6/10.
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