Aroma visualization from community tastings
Arehucas Captain Kidd
Opinions land in the middle here: some find it a mild, honey-sweet easy pour, others say the 30 years piled on so much oak the rest fades out. Expect caramel, vanilla, toffee and a leather-tobacco edge, but one taster summed the doubters up as "sweet, sweet, bland." A soft, gentle Spanish-style sipper more than a deep age statement.
The community says- Very mild
- Caramel and honey
- Tastes sweetened
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How does Arehucas Captain Kidd taste?
Aggregated from 34 community reviews.
Soft, sweet, oak-heavy Spanish sipper Split verdict: enjoyed as a soft, sweet, low-heat sipper, but several find it too woody or too sugary for a 30-year rum, with the wood flattening the fruit.
People who like soft, sweet, mild Spanish-style rums
Anyone wanting a bold, dry, complex age statement
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How is Arehucas Captain Kidd rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 7.8 sits in the “Good” band. 79% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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What does the community say?
62% rate it between 6 and 8. 6 selected write-ups from 34 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Tim
Most helpful positive review
This rum is stored behind bars (no joke) in the Arehucas Distellerie in Gran Canaria because it is valuable to its makers. A guided tour with tasting at the end is very worth it there. It has a great bottle and is very old. Unfortunately, the flavors do not leave much except wood, but it is very mild. Qualitatively high quality rum, but the too long storage do this rum no favors. For the price therefore not worth it.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
Most helpful mixed review
The oak is very dominant in this 30+ year rum. In fact so dominant the most other flavours are covered up and it appears light. There is a bit og orange and caramel in there as well. Not a bad rum as such but the price is too high.
Review by Jarek
A rum from the early days of my rum passion. Today it is a little too sweet for me and could do with more power. Nevertheless, a delicious drop with a very pleasant nose. What I can't quite understand is the apparently exaggerated wood influence of the tasters. Mine has only light, pleasant woody notes on the palate and in the finish. Different batches?
Review by Jack M
Fairly generic Spanish style rum. Vanilla and sweet (honey) throughout. There is a leather and tobacco note in the palate which adds a little. There is nothing bad here and it isn’t obviously full of additives (though I wouldn’t be surprised at all if there were a little sugar). It is nice and approachable and I’m sure some would love it, but it just isn’t very interesting.
Review by Keujkes
To woody for my taste. For me not worth the price
Review by Johannes
Oh je, deutlich gesüßt, insgesamt wenig Geschmack, künstliche Aromen mit Backgewürzen, Orange, Vanillin.
Details about Arehucas Captain Kidd
A Column Still Rum from Gran Canaria, distilled by Arehucas, at 40%.
Community purchases
37 bottles logged by 34 collectors.
A drinker & collector.
21% opened, 3 emptied and repurchased.
What does Arehucas Captain Kidd cost?
Community paid 128–163 €.
Current best price: 154.39 € – within the typical community range.
What members actually paid for their bottles. A typical range, not the current shop price. Full price & collection history in RX+ →
37 purchased · 34 tasted · 14 wishlist · as of
About the Arehucas distillery
The Arehucas distillery is located in Gran Canaria. Rums from Arehucas have been reviewed 290 times with an average of 7.0/10.
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