Ron Santiago 11yr

[Rumrunner]

Hi Folks,
Had a great trip to Cayo Coco (Cuba). My wife and kids enjoyed various resort amemities while I enjoyed, er, well, the rum - often :) I'm blessed to have a patient wife who puts up with my early morning arrivals and rum breath.
So, I bought some of my normal favorites - Ron Varadero and Ron Carney, however I did purchase for the first time a bottle of Ron Santiago 11yr (only one, sigh...was pricey for Cuban rum - 40pesos). Was wondering if anyone here has tasted this rum, comments perhaps. I'll crack it in June on my fishing trip up north...can't wait :)

Cheers All,

C.

[RonJames]

Welcome back, I know little about cuban rums but what you do hear is all HC. If you get a chance tell us about the those rums you've tried and the santiago when you get to it. LOLOL, fishing always was better with a beverage in hand, I think its one of those sports thats designed to keep a hand free most of the time for that reason.

[Rumrunner]

Nothing better than a drink (ok, perhaps serveral drinks) of rum after reeling in a 30lb Northern Pike. For a guy that might be as close to orgasmic as you can get without any women around for 5 days, lol ;) Bqq time is when the rum free-flows. We all bring bottles of rum and we all bring a recipes...makes fishing the next morning a little rough, lol.
The Havana Club 7ryr, 5yr and 3yr were all nice as usual. I swear it tastes different in Cuba than it does here in Canada. Mostly drank cocktails all day, and a snifter at night for the older rums. To this day, I can barely stomach a Pino Colada...not sure how people pack those back...yaye, lol. The Ron Varadero and Ron Carney are smoother and easier to sip than the HC. What differentiates them is beyond me other than sugar cane is common to them all... so hard to find information on these varieties.

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Welcome back, I know little about cuban rums but what you do hear is all HC. If you get a chance tell us about the those rums you've tried and the santiago when you get to it. LOLOL, fishing always was better with a beverage in hand, I think its one of those sports thats designed to keep a hand free most of the time for that reason.

[rumdog007]

Hi Folks,
Had a great trip to Cayo Coco (Cuba). My wife and kids enjoyed various resort amemities while I enjoyed, er, well, the rum - often :) I'm blessed to have a patient wife who puts up with my early morning arrivals and rum breath.
So, I bought some of my normal favorites - Ron Varadero and Ron Carney, however I did purchase for the first time a bottle of Ron Santiago 11yr (only one, sigh...was pricey for Cuban rum - 40pesos). Was wondering if anyone here has tasted this rum, comments perhaps. I'll crack it in June on my fishing trip up north...can't wait :)

Cheers All,

C.

You are in for quite a treat. It trumps the HC7 in flavor by a good bit. Their 8 year is not as good as the HC7, IMO.glass.gif

[RonJames]

thanks for the reply rumrunner

[Lew Barrett]

I have a bottle, or what remains of one, of this rum and you will enjoy it. Nicely aromatic, sweet spices lead off the flavor parade. This rum is smooth, a pure sipper, not for mixing. It has a deep golden/amber color in the glass with the elusive "green rim" visible when held up to the light, and slinky long legs. The packaging is a bit of a let down though; it has a screw cap and diffuser, belying it's higher priced, top shelf location. I hear this is to discourage reuse of the bottles, but in the end, screw caps work well for storage, so it's not all bad.

This rum, if compared to Vizcaya, is subtler, but with a flavor profile that explains what they were shooting for in the latter rum. You are in for a treat. My bottle is half gone, and I got it as a gift. In turn, I gift tiny sips to treasured and appreciative guests. If I were wise, I'd decant it inot a smaller bottle to preserve it from oxidation, as it is somewhat irreplaceable in my collection at the moment.

It's not my very favorite rum, but it is definitely something that, were it regularly available, I'd be sure to put on my short list of "must haves" in the collection.

[RobertBurr]

I have a bottle, or what remains of one, of this rum and you will enjoy it. Nicely aromatic, sweet spices lead off the flavor parade. This rum is smooth, a pure sipper, not for mixing. It has a deep golden/amber color in the glass with the elusive "green rim" visible when held up to the light, and slinky long legs. The packaging is a bit of a let down though; it has a screw cap and diffuser, belying it's higher priced, top shelf location. I hear this is to discourage reuse of the bottles, but in the end, screw caps work well for storage, so it's not all bad.

This rum, if compared to Vizcaya, is subtler, but with a flavor profile that explains what they were shooting for in the latter rum. You are in for a treat. My bottle is half gone, and I got it as a gift. In turn, I gift tiny sips to treasured and appreciative guests. If I were wise, I'd decant it in a smaller bottle to preserve it from oxidation, as it is somewhat irreplaceable in my collection at the moment.

It's not my very favorite rum, but it is definitely something that, were it regularly available, I'd be sure to put on my short list of "must haves" in the collection.

yea, those who from time to time profess a profound lack of knowledge of all things rum are often revealed to be blessed with pent-up passions and secret abilities beyond the realm of mortal humans in describing their rum experiences. I therefore nominate Rum Dog007 to legendary status among rum junkies worldwide. No protest will we abide in the name of modesty.

[rumdog007]

yea, those who from time to time profess a profound lack of knowledge of all things rum are often revealed to be blessed with pent-up passions and secret abilities beyond the realm of mortal humans in describing their rum experiences. I therefore nominate Rum Dog007 to legendary status among rum junkies worldwide. No protest will we abide in the name of modesty.

Oh, my!

I believe that I have been unmasked as the wannabe of the forum....

After I read Lew's notes, I did feel pretty insipid after re-reading my answer. :(

[rumdog007]

I have a bottle, or what remains of one, of this rum and you will enjoy it. Nicely aromatic, sweet spices lead off the flavor parade. This rum is smooth, a pure sipper, not for mixing. It has a deep golden/amber color in the glass with the elusive "green rim" visible when held up to the light, and slinky long legs. The packaging is a bit of a let down though; it has a screw cap and diffuser, belying it's higher priced, top shelf location. I hear this is to discourage reuse of the bottles, but in the end, screw caps work well for storage, so it's not all bad.

This rum, if compared to Vizcaya, is subtler, but with a flavor profile that explains what they were shooting for in the latter rum. You are in for a treat. My bottle is half gone, and I got it as a gift. In turn, I gift tiny sips to treasured and appreciative guests. If I were wise, I'd decant it inot a smaller bottle to preserve it from oxidation, as it is somewhat irreplaceable in my collection at the moment.

It's not my very favorite rum, but it is definitely something that, were it regularly available, I'd be sure to put on my short list of "must haves" in the collection.

Lew, if you are interested in another. At least until last year, Stephan Macha, of: http://www.macha-weine.de/macha-weine/htdocs/index.html could get it for you. glass.gif

[Rogiz Bak's]

I have a couple of bottles, one I cracked a week ago and it has been smooth sailing. I quite enjoy it over the regular fair offered at the Hotels in Cuba but it doesn't come close the the 15yr HC.

Wait a minute though, their is no such thing as a bad rum......just an empty bottle is all I can complain about!Btmup.gif