Ron Barceló Imperial

Of the three rums I acquired today (Botrán and Clement VSOP being the others), this is most...rummy of the bunch, at least insofar as what I tend to expect in rum. The sugarcane is more at the forefront, with a brown sugar and spice nose, and a palate that tastes...well, like sugar cane, wrapped in a buttery, toasty package. There's a subtle, but distinct, minerality present, too, that reminds of the "gunflint" notes found in French wines like Pouilly-Fume; all of these continue out into a long finish. I could see myself drinking this all day long while lying in a hammock in the shade along some pristine, isolated Caribbean beach. I think I just gave myself a vacation idea...

* cuerpo denso con lágrimas finas que descienden lentamente por la pared del vaso. * intensidad, aromática media con nariz floral y cierto tonos cítrico que luego evoluciona a madera, especies, dulces y miel. Puede percibirse un sorpresivo tono cetónico. * primer trago suave y cálido. Éste es un licor básicamente dulce, con notas a frutos secos, melaza y especies. Dulces picantes. Es de cuerpo medio. * la evolución en boca es progresiva y posee un balance equilibrado. La persistencia es casi media y el carácter final, seco y dulce. Este es un trago de complejidad moderada.

In my country it is sold at ABV40. My bottle has a serial number 26219 X, bottled on May 25, 2020. N24, P20, F22, B21. The organoleptic profile is rich and versatile: honey, macadamia nuts, syrup, cough medicine, herbs, boiled condensed milk, pickled plum, dry wood, roll-up tobacco. Maybe even too much of everything but better rich than poor. Finished the bottle with great pleasure but in the end decided that the taste was a bit harsher than desired. Still, it is very good.

Aroma of oak and definitely bourbon, all coated with molasses. Neat sipping flavors are bourbon, oak, and what i can only describe as brown sugary alcohol that coats the sides of my tongue. Retro-hale is dark cola/soft drink. While just okay for sipping, this works really well for mixing, particularly the simple but ubiquitous "rum-n-coke". It's not overly sweet and provides the rum flavor (and kick!) without being overwhelming. Rating based on neat sipping.

Both the Imperial and Imperial onyx are excellent. Imperial is a bit smoky with notes of caramel, tobacco, vanilla, and spices. Onyx dials up on the smoke and other flavors listed above with the charring process with onyx stones, giving the onyx vegetal flavors

Amber gold color in the glass. Vanilla, burnt oak and spice on the nose. Burnt sugar, vanilla and citrus on the pallet. Dry finishes with vanilla sugar and a tingling burn on the tongue. Not the most complex rum, but a bigvanilla bomb.