Dos Maderas 5 + 3

[rumdog007]

I having my first sip of the day and it is Dos Maderas 5 + 3 gold rum that spent its first 5 years in oak barrels (whisky or bourbon) and finished in sherry casks for 3 years. It is a lighter tasting amber rum with the sherry coming right through a background of toffee, with a hint of cinnamon. This not a rum which kicks you in the face with flavor. Also, it's not quite 100% "rum-like". But, that's a good thing because it's different and a good find. Anyone else tried it??????

[Edward Hamilton]

A few of us were lucky enough to taste Dos Maderas (http://www.ministryofrum.com/forums/../rumdetails.php?r=801) at the 2008 Ministry of Rum Tasting Competition in New Orleans in July where it won a Silver Medal.

[forrest]

Dos Maderas is a gorgeous little sipper that is initially a little complicated-- which to me is a wonderful invitation to investigate. i would say by the 3rd nosing, after the second taste, i started involuntarily to 'just enjoy' this rum, and i gave up (for then) trying to figure it out, and just relished its multifariousness, very nice rum.

[Rum Runner]

Williams and Humbert (http://www.globalwinespirits.com/wx/en-WILLIAMS-HUMBERT/PORTAL.INDEX) is the producer of Dos Maderas.

They are a large and well known producer of Sherry and Brandy, so the Sherry cask finish seems a natural for them.

[TheRumelier]

It sounds like an interesting rum. I'm partial to rums aged in smaller sherry casks eg. Bacardi 8 and Doorly's XO. Is this rum widely available?? The combination of Bajan and Guyanese rum given extra time in sherrry casks sounds just too good.

[rumdog007]

Yup, Rumelier, but think of it as a very tame "interesting"....

[TheRumelier]

Yup, Rumelier, but think of it as a very tame "interesting"....

Does that mean give it a miss?? You know me I'll try anything once!drooling.gif

[rumdog007]

Oh, I would definitely say that you'll want to try it. What I was driving at is the fact that it is not a strong, rich, bountiful head-turner. It's an easy sipper, smooth with little burn. It's a rum which you have 3 or 4 glasses of in a sitting while enjoying its subtle layers of flavor. It fits the profile as a sippable gold rum perfectly. It would get lost in a ti punch, for sure! drool.gif

[TheRumelier]

It's a rum which you have 3 or 4 glasses of in a sitting while enjoying its subtle layers of flavor. It fits the profile as a sippable gold rum perfectly.

That sounds like a rum I could get used to. I will have to hunt down a bottle. Does Forrest carry it?? Perhaps I could persuade him to start shipping rums back to the Caribbean as he has so many good ones.g()fy

[rumdog007]

Yes, that's where I scored it. It appeared from nowhere one day!yay.gif

[rumdog007]

I started my second bottle, tonight. drooling2.gif

[Ben]

Hi gentlemen,

I've never tasted the Dos Maderas 5 + 3, but I was able to get my hands on their new Dos Maderas PX (see http://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-15885-Rum-Examiner~y2009m8d29-Dos-Maderas-PX-aged-rum-from-the-Caribbean)

This rum was the highlight of our last tasting. Now one of my faves. I only heard of availability in France and Spain for now.

Definitely something to try.

Cheers

[rum bluff]

It was a favorite of many of us in the States as well at the Miami rum fest. in May. If I recall a very unique flavor from the sherry barrels no doubt.
If your heading to the states remember your rummie friends.
Enjoy,
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