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Destileria Carupano Reserva 6 Especial
Butterscotch and caramel candy lead here — several tasters land on Werther's Original as the reference point, with light wood, vanilla and a touch of pineapple behind it. This 6-year Venezuelan column-still is simple and pleasant, but the alcohol stays forward for 40% and the finish drops off fast. One member found it "surprisingly good clean" and wanted to try it in a cocktail.
The community says- Strong butterscotch note
- Short finish
- Alcohol forward
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How does Destileria Carupano Reserva 6 Especial taste?
Aggregated from 44 community reviews.
Toffee-heavy, simple, short-finishing Venezuelan Most find it a pleasant, caramel-forward Venezuelan that tastes young for its age. The catches: a short, quick-fading finish and alcohol that pushes through despite the modest strength.
People who like sweet, caramel-driven easy sippers
Anyone wanting a long finish or bold, layered rum
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How is Destileria Carupano Reserva 6 Especial rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 6.0 sits in the “Pleasant” band. 11% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 13% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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What does the community say?
48% rate it between 6 and 8. 12 selected write-ups from 44 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Niko
Un vrai petit caramel au beurre salé ce vénézuélien sans prétention. Simplicité aromatique mais pas désagréable. 🙂🙂
Review by Robert Mallander
Surprisingly good clean, looking farward to test it in a cocktail
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
02-09.04.2022 This was crazy week, where some friends and I rented a nice summerhouse on Rømø. The plan was to go nuts for a whole week with different rums without going overboard. The final agreement came to 6 rums a day and then enjoy nice walks or ferry rides during the day. Day 2 Notes Medium dark in colour. Nose Light, sweet, light roasted wood, light candy, caramel, light anise, faint chocolate. Palate Sweet, light oily, light wood, light chocolate, faint caramel, light fruits, pineapple. Finish Short to medium, sweet, light wood, caramel, light chocolate, light pineapple. Extra note. Best enjoyed handwarm and I found it to be a really good dessert rum that can also be poured over icecream.
Review by Necron
Lightly spiced rum. Has an incredibly sweet aroma but then leaves a short alcoholic taste in your mouth. The main issue lies with the taste (unless you prefer a bit of blandness in your rum). Overall it is an ok one but not something I would consider drinking it straight. Might fit very well with some mixers.
Review by Skyfly
Angenehm in der Nase; der Butterscotch kommt voll durch. Im Gaumen süß, ölig, holzig, sowie ein leichter Karamell Geschmack. Trotz der "nur" 40% ist der Alkohol sehr dominant, was mir persönlich gefällt. Der Abgang ist eher unspektakulär und kurz.
Review by Cédric Meyers
As is often the case with Ron's, this one has a very powerful caramel nose, which even takes over a little from all the other scents. On the palate, it's flat. There's hardly anything that stands out. There's a very slight buttery, aniseed taste.
Review by Rumpalumpa
Erinnert mich eindeutig an Sahne-Karamellbonbons. Werthers zB. Ist dazu auch angenehm holzig. Aber neben dem Karamellbonon gibts hier eben nichts überraschendes im Geschmack. Scheint mir nicht nachgesüßt zu sein.
Review by Stefan Persson
This is not recommended! The nose is fruity, bitter and sweet with an aroma of vanilla. At the palate and during the rather short finish it’s bitter, sweet, fruity and a little roasted with flavors of vanilla.
Review by Yannick CULTOT
Rhum jeune,plutôt fruité et court en bouche.
Review by Godspeed
Overall: Better than expected but nowhere near great. Nose: Very strong toffee (think Werther’s Original) Palate: Delivers on the toffee on both the attack and the palate. Finish: Like most Venezuelan’s I’ve tried it dissipates so fast you barely remember it was ever there. I am generally not a fan of Venezuelan rums. I find they dissipate too quickly and when you are lucky enough to find an undosed one they are often rather generic and uninteresting. However, I must admit this one was better than I expected and I’ve had far worse light bodied rums than this. I also appreciate that this thing is probably not dosed up and sugared like many other Venezuelans, for sure at least not as much as Diplomatico.
Review by Jason Toepfer
Much forward alcoholic smell. Can tell instantly column before even looking up. Amount of spices surprised me, was not expecting it. Really tastes young compared to other rums of same age. Seems like needs more age. Got a feeling the bottle won't empty as quickly as other bottles. Interesting overall.
Review by rum_sk
Alcoholic, smells fresh with vanilla and alcohol underlined by roasted smell and spiciness. On the 👅 there is sweetness with vanilla primarily and spicy taste but all that is killed by alcohol and weird bitterness. For me a very unimpressive rum. I don't need to try again.
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Details about Destileria Carupano Reserva 6 Especial
A Column Still Rum from Venezuela, distilled by Destileria Carupano, at 40%.
Community purchases
11 bottles logged by 11 collectors.
A drinker & collector.
18% opened, 1 emptied and repurchased.
11 purchased · 50 tasted · 5 wishlist · as of
About the Destileria Carupano distillery
The Destileria Carupano distillery is located in Venezuela. Rums from Destileria Carupano have been reviewed 249 times with an average of 6.7/10.
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