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Malteco Seleccion 1981
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Anyone drawn to old, gentle, sherry-leaning sippers will find a lot to like here. Forty years in wood shows up as raisins, prunes, vanilla and a soft cocoa-chocolate note, all sitting on a light, sweet body. The catch is the 40% — several tasters wished for more punch, saying the low ABV lets the sweetness run the show. Easy and dessert-like rather than deep.
The community says- Raisin and prune depth
- Vanilla-cocoa finish
- Keep in mind: Light at 40%
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How does Malteco Seleccion 1981 taste?
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Old, soft dried-fruit sipper let down by 40% Well-liked but not thrilling — most agree the age reads clearly in the wood, yet the light 40% makes it sweeter and softer than a 40-year rum could be.
Aroma profilefans of soft, sherry-style dried-fruit sippers
anyone wanting bold, high-proof intensity
Style & occasion: Mature & oakySipping neat
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Is it right for you?
Yes, if you're after mature, oaky rums for sipping neat.
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What does the community say?
17 community reviews
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Review by Timo Groeger
Most helpful positive review
I'm a bit torn, it's not bad, but I find 8.7 too high. Of course, you can tell the age of this rum, it's relatively woody but also very spicy. Besides that, we have vanilla, cocoa, and chocolate. Edit: I directly lowered the rating to 8.4 😅
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
Most helpful mixed review
I would have loved if this rum had a higher ABV because it's very light in the profile. This also makes it sweeter that it should have been in my mind. Fruity with nice roasted wood. Draws really nice curtains in the glass. The empty glass is really nice and I can pick up some tobacco and citrus.
Review by F Kraemmer
Tasting Nose: dried fruit, sweetness and a hint of vanilla. Palate: Dried fruit, like raisins. A cask influence that gives me a bit of vanilla and some caramel. The glass: doesn’t really give me much. Maybe a slight lingering cask note. All in all a decent rum, but by no means outstanding. Tasting “In the cave”
Review by kondgab
It is sweet and has low ABV. Woody and fruity.
Review by Martin Mihaly
Nice old oily rum. Unfortunately low ABV but still nicely round on the nose, slightly sweet, a bit woody and honey, lots of dried fruits and vanilla. On the palate also good taste, oily consistency, honey marshmallow notes, a bit of sandalwood and nutty. Short light finish. Definitely a good rum for a nice evening.
Review by Daniel Jungberg.
Nose on an adventure👃: I sense dried fruit, sweetness, and a hint of vanilla. Tongue on an adventure 🥃: I taste dried fruit, like raisins. A cask influence that gives me a bit of vanilla and some caramel. The tail of the story💫: doesn't really give me much. Maybe a slight lingering cask note. All in all, a decent rum, but by no means showy.
Review by Richard Krupa
Unexpectedly very sweet, dominant fruit and spices
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25 bottles logged by 24 collectors.
Both drunk and collected.
20% opened, 0 emptied.
What does Malteco Seleccion 1981 cost?
Community paid 149–207 €.
Current best price: 240.00 € – above the typical community range.
Purchase prices reported by members, not a shop price. Avg. 175 €. Full price & collection history in RX+ ›
25 purchased · 18 tasted · 24 wishlist · as of
Details about Malteco Seleccion 1981
A Column Still Rum from Panama, at 40%.
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