Panamá-Pacific Rum 9-Year

The nose is rich and full, with some vegetal elements that don't smell bad and a bit of spearmint too. It smells like an aged tequila. The palate is very interesting with a huge rich was and fullness. There's a clear mushroom flavor like in Corralejo Reposado with a good balance to the rest of the flavor. The sweetness is strong, but under control. There's sort of a nectar quality to the sweetness that mixes caramel with fruit and the vegetal flavors (largely mushroom). This may not be an all-time favorite, but it's thoroughly enjoyable. There's definitely vanilla, which works well with the mushroom and some dark-ish chocolate ties in as well. There's a fair amount of spice but it is harsh. I like it, but I don't love it. 15ish.

I'm just really getting into the rum game, and so far this is one of the best I've had. Great sipper with aromas of brown sugar, wood, spice, and citrus and slight hogo. The taste is superb following the nose with with more pronounced brown sugar, citrus, wood and hogo with a subtle earthiness. Great rum!

Sweet, one note, but good flavor. Slight alcohol heat.

Lots of fruit, spice, and wood. Nicely complex

My sense of smell is way below average, but here is what it says on their website: "Aromas of ripe butter, subtle flan caramel custard and white raisin above dried fruit and spices. The palate opens with sweet caramel that quickly gives way to charred wet wood, with white raisin close behind before subtle coconut husk and banana leading to nice long buttery woody notes that linger in the long finish". Buying this for friends as a sipping rum to accompany my other sipping rum on their shelf, Ron Diplomatico Reserva Exclusiva Rum