Havana Club Selección de Maestros

Review by Johannes G

Most helpful positive review

Johannes G

Jan 202130 reviews

8.2/10

For me in the Havana Club range, a really nicely balanced but still typically Cuban racy rum. Very pleasant smell, which is clearly more fruity than the taste. In the finish short but rough. From the price-performance ratio for me the best of the Havanas. And this was tried from 10 to 190 € some from the house Havana Club.

Review by F.L.O.

Most helpful critical review

F.L.O.

Jun 2024306 reviewsGermany

4.5/10

Trinkbar ist fast noch zu gut für den Mist, Aber er macht einen absolut geilen Cuba Libre !!

Review by Stefan Persson

Stefan Persson

Apr 2025680 reviewsSweden

7.8/10

Almost all Havana Club rums are overpriced in my opinion even if they taste good, but this one is much more price worthy than the 15yo. The nose is woody and smoky with an aroma of vanilla. At the palate and during the medium long finish it’s woody, spicy with some sweetness and flavors of fruits and vanilla.

Review by Gunnar Böhme "Bauerngaumen" 🤓

Gunnar Böhme "Bauerngaumen" 🤓

Dec 2024641 reviewsGermany

7.4/10

The rum is too thin and meaningless for me, you're not doing yourself any favors. It's better to go for the HC 15 años if you have the opportunity, even if it's three times as expensive. Update 2024-12-25: Surprisingly, today, three years after the first tasting, I find the rum much better than at the time, when I only gave it 64 points. Unmistakably Cuban, beautifully woody, vanilla and dry, with an appealing level of alcoholic power. I would have expected a lower rating for this re-tasting, as my tastes have moved a long way away from such standard Spanish-style bottlings - but no, this rum turns out to be a rock-solid all-rounder that can definitely satisfy everyone on a relaxed evening in an average small-town bar with rum newbies (and on top of that outclasses the much sweeter Havana Club Barrel Proof). The fact that it has virtually no finish - no problem. Just pour it again right away. 😉

Review by Mirko Frosini 🇮🇪

Mirko Frosini 🇮🇪

Nov 2022151 reviewsItaly

7.4/10

Un buon rum. Un havana club che si distingue dai classici reserva e 7 anni e che dimostra le doti della distilleria. Purtroppo gli havana di fascia superiore costano troppo per me per poter capire le vere potenzialità del marchio. Finale medio. Note di cacao/cioccolato miste a vaniglia e fugace barile. Non capisco perché i rum spagnoli si ostinino ad allungarli.

Review by LukaŽiga

LukaŽiga

Jun 2025801 reviewsGermany

7.7/10

7,5:The nose of this rum is clear and rather frank. It's a traditional Spanish rum, simple and effective. One senses the warmth of roasting nuts, toasted wood and leather. Caramel and vanilla are treated with finesse and delicacy. The cane with pear/apple notes shines through. A well-crafted, balanced nose. On aeration, a certain sweetness compensates for the alcohol emanating from the glass. This is a rather light rum, with a caramelized woodiness. Through this woodiness, hints of mango add dynamism. Smaller, drier notes of straw and hazelnut powder are enveloped in reduced cane syrup. 8,3:On the palate, simplicity is still the order of the day. We savor crushed red berries that are immediately sprinkled with woody caramel and molasses, which brings tobacco, with a whiff of smoke.The palate then becomes drier, with a toasty woodiness that releases a few roasted spices, all is well rounded, balanced and oxidized now. 7,4:The finish remains in continuity, rather dry and woody, fruity, with burnt caramel.. Edit:14.2.25, 20.6.25

Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰

Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰

Mar 20235,622 reviewsDenmark

7.0/10

This is a pretty good rum especially thinking about the price tag. Probably a really good rum for mixers.