Aroma visualization from community tastings
Edmundo B. Fernandez Ron del Barrilito Superior Especial 3 Stars
Opinion lands in the middle here — most tasters find it pleasant but a bit flat, and a few outright underwhelmed. Expect raisins, dried fruit, pecan, caramel and coffee, with a spicy, slightly astringent wood edge. The nose can fade fast, and several felt it never fully "worked" neat. A couple call it a good cocktail rum.
The community says- Raisin and pecan
- Caramel and coffee
- Often flat
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How does Edmundo B. Fernandez Ron del Barrilito Superior Especial 3 Stars taste?
Aggregated from 50 community reviews.
Nutty, dried-fruit Puerto Rican, a touch flat Mid-scoring and a little polarizing: nice dried-fruit and nutty notes, but many find it thin, muted, or short. Fine sipper, better still in a Cuba libre or daiquiri.
People who like nutty, dried-fruit Puerto Rican rums and don't need big punch
Anyone chasing bold, long-finishing intensity
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How is Edmundo B. Fernandez Ron del Barrilito Superior Especial 3 Stars rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 7.0 sits in the “Good” band. 44% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 8% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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What does the community say?
74% rate it between 6 and 8. 18 selected write-ups from 50 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by cigares
Tasting of Artur's Puerto Rico rums. A nose of apple, vegetal, bitterness, ferment and varnish. Young wood on the palate, followed by sweetness, pecan and sherry. The finish is short, with wood and vegetal.
Review by LukaŽiga
7,2:On the nose, the first impression we get is quite balanced with dried fruits like raisins, roasted wood notes like caramel and nuts, spicy and a little rubber. 6,7:On the palate, the attack is pleasant with dried fruits, banana, orange and smoky, burnt roasted wood notes like caramel, nuts, chocolate, coffee, a but spicy, as the fruits become candied. 6,7:The finish is long with similar notes as on the palate, quite round and balanced...
Review by zabo
06.12.2024 The liquid History of Puerto Rico Tasting First of all, many thanks to Artur for the extreme effort and for sharing such old rums at all. Apart from a few exceptions, the rums themselves weren't really that great, BUT I still really enjoyed it, because you don't get to taste rums like this any more as a normal mortal and I find all this background knowledge that Artur shared incredibly interesting. I really take my hat off to him. Big respect!
Review by abaker-rum
This rum has a pretty muted nose, subtly giving off wood, roasted nuts, caramel, and baking spices. I find the palate quite pleasant with nuttiness, caramel, and chocolate leading the way while balanced with wood and spices. The finish is medium in length with the palate notes carrying through
Review by Mirco
Rum No. 7 Rauchig, Holzig, mit etwas Frucht (Rosinen und Banane) der bisherige Gewinner aus 1-7. Vielen Dank Artur für diese Mega-Split Reise durch Rums aus Puerto Rico. Danke auch für die Arbeit die du für uns immer wieder auf dich nimmst und alte Flaschen für uns möglich machst! 😊
Review by Johannes
The liquid History of Puerto Rico - vielen Dank an Artur für die Teilung! Leicht muffig, eher flach.
Review by Leo Krüper
Weder Schlecht, noch gut. Hinterlässt einen neutralen Eindruck bei mir.
Review by DomM
Puerto Rico Set Nr. 7: On the nose this is an outliner from the lineup so far. Very dense on the nose, with lots of (continental) fruits like apricots and pears as well as raisins. Deviates from the lighter style contenders so far. Pretty nice on the palate as well. Here we are mingling in Guyana column territory. Dark caramel, raisins and dried fruits as well as coffee. While the edges are pretty rough, this one is definitely the best one so far. Cheers to Artur for curating this set!
Review by Lutz Lungershausen
05.2024 Does really well in the blender, gives pleasantly subtle flavors without dominating the drink 06.2023 Fruity, honey-sweet nose, which unfortunately evaporates relatively quickly. The palate is strong, woody and astringent with a long, warm finish. I prefer to enjoy it in mixers rather than neat.
Review by Skyfly
The liquid History of Puerto Rico Tasting Nr. 7 - der erste Rum der das gewisse etwas mitbringt und mehr, sowie stärkere Aromen aufweist. Nuss, Holz, Kaffee und die typische Vanille/ Karamell findet man hier.
Review by Alex1981
Arturs Puerto Rico Tasting, danke für die tolle Übersicht und Historie :-) Irgendwie unstimmig, an der Nase noch die typischen snften Vanille Noten, dNn wird es aber leicht bitter und rauchig. Funktioniert für mich irgendiwe nicht
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Basically not a bad rum but 50€ is just absolutely excessive for what is delivered. I can also get 3 bottles of brugal Anejo or Havana especial and get more for my money... I can't understand the high ratings 😅
Review by w00tAN
23.02.25 The liquid History of Puerto Rico Tasting Danke an Artur für die tolle Gelegenheit und Mühe. Nase gebrannter Zucker, Vanille. Im Mund mild, leicht würzig, süß mit kurzem bis mittellangem Abgang
Review by Morgan Garet
As expected, a light ron with no length and no very pronounced aroma. Some tobacco and citrus notes on the finish.
Review by Rick Meyer
Very fruit forward … accented with barrel notes and caramel. Tasty!
Review by Franzi
In der Reihe des Tastings tatsächlich der erste wirklich annehmbare. Nicht besonders dolle, ebenfalls recht flach, aber immerhin ein paar nette Noten. Etwas trockenfrucht angenehme süße.
Review by Peter Bosel
This is fine for the most part. A bit off-putting finish. I don't enjoy it was much as others seem to.
Review by Solidfunk
Florals and some vanilla. I remember loving this when I first tried it like 10 years ago. A little citrus. Maybe some light tobacco. Red amber pour.
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Expert reviews
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Expert review by The Dunder Hut
This odd little distillery produces an intersting rum that really is too expensive. some pecan adds to the normal PR nose and some orange with some rose at the finish. Daiquiri: balanced, deep and dark, orangeat. Not really tasting of an Daiquiri but a nice drink. 4/5 stars
Details about Edmundo B. Fernandez Ron del Barrilito Superior Especial 3 Stars
A Column Still Rum from Puerto Rico, distilled by Edmundo B. Fernandez, at 43%.
Community purchases
114 bottles logged by 99 collectors.
A drinker & collector.
22% opened, 4 emptied and repurchased.
What does Edmundo B. Fernandez Ron del Barrilito Superior Especial 3 Stars cost?
Community paid 26–44 €.
Current best price: 48.90 € – above 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+ →
+6 purchases in the last 3 months.
Added to collections, last 12 months — dark bars are the last 3.
114 purchased · 53 tasted · 37 wishlist · as of
About the Edmundo B. Fernandez distillery
The Edmundo B. Fernandez distillery is located in Puerto Rico. Rums from Edmundo B. Fernandez have been reviewed 69 times with an average of 7.0/10.
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