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Brugal Extra Viejo
Reactions land in the middle here: nobody hates it, few get excited. It's a wood-forward Dominican column rum — oak up front, then caramel, vanilla and a quick jump to pepper and spice. A couple of tasters used to sip it neat years ago and now find it flat and one-note. One member called the finish "quite harsh" out of the bottle; let it breathe first.
The community says- Woody backbone
- But: One-dimensional
- But: Harsh finish
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How does Brugal Extra Viejo taste?
Aggregated from 49 community reviews.
Woody, peppery, lightly sweetened everyday sipper Middle-of-the-road Brugal: woody, lightly sweetened, spicy and peppery, but most find it one-dimensional with a short, harsh finish. Fine, not memorable.
People who like easy, woody everyday rums
Anyone wanting depth, length or a smooth finish neat
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How is Brugal Extra Viejo rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 6.2 sits in the “Pleasant” band. 12% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 12% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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What does the community say?
63% rate it between 6 and 8. 7 selected write-ups from 49 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Martin Švojgr
Čekal jsem slaďárnu jakobu Legendário, ale opak ke pravdou. Ve vůni sladší, nežli v chuti. Převládá koření, vanilka, dřevo, karamel, sušené ovoce, rozinky a pepř. Barva je určité dobarvovaná, jinak si tu temnou barvu nedokáži vysvětlit. Po otevření lahve jsem musel nechat ve skleničce vyvětrat, bylo to na první napití velmi štiplavé.
Review by FaoRouge
War vor ein paar Jahren angenehmer und brachte mich damals zum neat sippen. Jetzt Mittelmaß und dafür zu teuer. Flasche wird noch geleert, mehr aber auch nicht.
Review by Daniel
On the nose restrained but mainly wood in the foreground. In addition, caramel and marzipan notes.In the taste after initial wood notes quickly peppery. Powerful, but also one-dimensional. Inexpensive, sweetened alternative to Mount Gay, although this is clearly better.
Review by Vincent D
Not very different from the XV tasted previously. A woody ron with controlled (if overly present) sugar. No depth, no complexity, no length. Not unpleasant, but not for me.
Review by w00tAN
Simple but good rum without frills
Review by BjörnNi 🥃
Classically good rum. Here you do nothing wrong.
Review by David J M
Oaky and quite harsh finish
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Avg. community purchase price 18 €
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Details about Brugal Extra Viejo
A Column Still Rum from Dominican Republic, distilled by Brugal, at 37,5%.
Community purchases
178 bottles logged by 151 collectors.
A drinker & collector.
34% opened, 31 emptied and repurchased.
What does Brugal Extra Viejo cost?
Community paid 13–31 €.
Current best price: 35.60 € – above 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+ →
+10 purchases in the last 3 months.
Added to collections, last 12 months — dark bars are the last 3.
178 purchased · 62 tasted · 13 wishlist · as of
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