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CDI Panama (Bottled for Premium Spirits) 2009
Reviews land in "solid but nothing special" territory, and that's the honest read. It's a chocolatey Panama column-still rum — milk chocolate and cocoa powder up front, then spice, wood and a touch of licorice. Several tasters flag the 61.8% as hot and only half-integrated, and a couple found the nose closed and flat. The creamy chocolate opening is the best part.
The community says- Creamy chocolate
- Cask strength
- Hot alcohol
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How does CDI Panama (Bottled for Premium Spirits) 2009 taste?
Aggregated from 13 community reviews.
Chocolatey Panama, hot and a bit one-note Most land around "decent, not memorable" — chocolate is the draw, but the high proof sits unintegrated and a few found it closed and one-note.
chocolate-forward Panama fans who like cask strength
anyone wanting complexity or smooth integration
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How is CDI Panama (Bottled for Premium Spirits) 2009 rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 7.4 sits in the “Good” band. 69% 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?
92% rate it between 6 and 8. 7 selected write-ups from 13 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Stijn Zino
Brussels Rhum Festival 15/03/2025 Lacks nose. Maybe it needs time to open up. Very basic rum nothing special. Something spicy in finish?
Review by Léo Delek
Alcool très présent mais pas un mauvais rhum
Review by Johannes
Guter, typischer Panama-Rum mit vordergründig Schokoladen-Noten.
Review by Philip M. 🇧🇪
15/03/25: tasted @ Brussels Rhum Festival. Panama can be way more interesting than this. This had a rather average flavour profile, but not bad. I appreciate the higher ABV, but the alcohol could have been better integrated.
Review by Frank
Hier ein eindeutiger Vertreter des „spanischen Stils“. Nase: zunächst kommt der Alkohol unangenehm stechend daher und der Rum wirkt sehr metallisch. Das habe ich häufiger bei rel. jungen „Spaniern“. Dahinter wird er fruchtiger, mit saurer Limette, Sauerkirsche und Apfel. Zudem würzig-schokoladig-holzig mit Vanille und Kakaopulver. Insgesamt unaufgeregt. 72 Gaumen: auch hier zu Beginn alkoholisch-metallisch, dann kommt aber schnell eine angenehme würzig-holzige, schokoladig-lakritzige Note. Das Ganze leicht bitter und hinten cremiger werdend. 74 Der hohe ABV ist nicht so gut integriert, transportiert aber die Aromen und erzeugt die angenehme cremigkeit. Solide aber mehr auch nicht.
Review by w00tAN
Sehr schokoladiger Panama Rum, Alkohol mäßig eingebunden und relativ eintönig. Einseitiger Geruch, Geschmack nur wenig vielseitig, das beste ist der Angang, der cremig schokoladig ist.
Review by Basti
Die Nase ist so verschlossen, dass es schwer fällt überhaupt irgendwas zu erkennen. Etwas Alkohol, Karamell und Vanille sind zu erahnen, wirklich unterirdisch. Auch am Gaumen kommt nichts rüber, absolut flach. Hab mir im Vorfeld nicht viel erhofft und genauso kam es leider auch.
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Details about CDI Panama (Bottled for Premium Spirits) 2009
A Column Still Rum from Panama, bottled by Compagnie des Indes, at 61,8%.
Community purchases
9 bottles logged by 8 collectors.
A drinker & collector.
22% opened, 1 emptied and repurchased.
9 purchased · 13 tasted · 1 wishlist · as of
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