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Cihuatán Rum Artesanal El Salvador Rum 2008
Here's the surprise: this Cihuatán drinks more like an agricole than a soft Central American rum. Green apple (a few tasters name Granny Smith), fresh herbs and green tea lead, with vanilla, toasted coconut and a little chocolate underneath. The clean distillate is pleasant but light-bodied, and at 46.3% the alcohol never quite settles in.
The community says- Fresh herbal notes
- Green apple character
- But: Thin body
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How does Cihuatán Rum Artesanal El Salvador Rum 2008 taste?
Aggregated from 26 community reviews.
Herbal, apple-driven El Salvador with a thin body Most find it fresh, herbal and easygoing with green apple and vanilla, but agree the body is thin and the alcohol not fully integrated. Pleasant rather than memorable.
People wanting a break from Jamaica-Guyana who like herbal, apple-fresh rums
Anyone after a rich, sweet, full-bodied sipper
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RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 7.4 sits in the “Good” band. 73% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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69% rate it between 6 and 8. 13 selected write-ups from 26 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Timo Groeger
Most helpful positive review
Ja dieser Rum gefällt mir. In der Nase kommt er schön frisch und fruchtig daher. Im Gaumen dagegen kommt er eher würzig daher. Ausserdem ist eine leichte Würze zu schmecken und auch Gebäck kann man schmecken. Lecker.
Review by zabo
Most helpful mixed review
Naja was soll man zu dieser Abfüllung groß sagen? Finde ihn nicht wirklich gut, aber schlecht ist er auch nicht. Eher ein nichtssagender Rum, den man nicht wirklich im Glas haben muss, hier verpasst man echt nix leider. Für den Preis aber fair.
Review by Christian Rudt
Had this bottle on the shelf for a long time and someone wanted a sample so I opened it. Lots of herbs, slight bitterness. I like the apple notes and the slightly chocolaty finish. Update 5.5.24: Still a good drinkable rum, alcohol could be a bit better integrated at this strength. Recommended if you want to escape from the eternal Jamaica Guyana Trinidad pendulum to other flavor regions
Review by LukaŽiga
7,9:On the nose, the first impression we get is very pleasant with toasted coconut, an apple, woody with vanilla, roasted notes like nuts, burnt sugar and toffee, then dried fruits like apricots and raisins. On aeration molasses is more obvious, herbaceous, with some tea, yellow fruits from American oak, citrus, maple, spices like cinnamon, nutmeg. 7,6:On the palate, the attack is fruity, woody, with strong barrel touch, as we taste toasted coconut, yellow fruits, apples, dried fruits and banana, citrus with lemon peel.The wood is roasted with pastry, caramelized sugar, nuts, leather, a bit smoky, spicy with vanilla, as molasses is herbaceous, earthy with tobacco, musty. Defintely metallic notes accompany our tasting subtly. 7,5:The finish is medium long, sweet with maple, dry, spicy with variety of wood notes, grassy and herbaceous, green, earthy, fruity with yellow fruits, coconut, green apple.. Edit:25.7.25
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Unusually herbal and apple-like (green Granny Smith) for a Spaniard. But these typical light smoke, nut and caramel notes can also be found here, as is often the case with El Salvador, but here with a much more herbal touch! Overall really very complex and exciting to drink. And you can't go wrong for the money it cost back then anyway! ♥️
Review by Boletus
Zum Glück hat das Bourbonfass noch ein paar ansprechende Aromen beigesteuert, denn ohne die toastige Grundstimmung mit Karamell, Vanille und einem Hauch Kokosnuss wäre hier nicht viel los. Das Destillat selbst ist zwar sehr sauber und frisch, aber außer ein paar Kräuternoten und einer leichten Zitrus-Apfel-Begleitung eher bedeutungslos. Ganz angenehm zu trinken, mehr aber auch nicht.
Review by Skyfly
Vanille und Kräuter dominieren in der Nase, den Alkohol merkt man hier fast gar nicht. Im Mund kommen die Kräuter nochmal stärker hervor und lassen Vanille und Holz im Hintergrund. Der Alkohol ist hier zwar nicht stark, aber dennoch nicht gut eingebunden. Im Abgang Noten von Schokolade und Kaffee. Fand ihn von Anfang bis Ende recht mild im Geschmack.
Review by Chrischi78
Gutes PLV, macht man wenig mit verkehrt und nicht viel richtig. Anflüge eines Agricoles durch die grasigen kräutrigen Noten. Kann man hin und wieder bestimmt mal sippen. Man verdammt, wann sind die 200 Zeichen endlich voll! Jetzt!
Review by Michael Ihmels 🇩🇪
Hier ein ganz bekömmlicher Rum, nichts besonderes. Im Geruch denkt man eher das ein paar fruchtige Aromen durch dringen. Im Geschmack sind dann aber die Kräuter sehr dominant. Alkohol meiner Meinung nicht perfekt eingebunden.
Review by Wernie
A quick taste before the bottlekill 😉 Conclusion, in line with the price. 😀 It's not round, but very sharp for the few percentages, both on the nose and on the palate. Once the spiciness has faded a little, fresh floral and spicy aromas appear. The palate is also spicy at first, then lots of wood, bitter almond, roasted aromas and a certain fresh note. All with a rather thin mouthfeel and a bitter, woody finish.
Review by Lukas Jäger
Guter und ehrlicher Rum im spanischen Stil. Besticht wohl vor allem durch sein Preis-/Leistungsverhältnis (wie man es von RA gewohnt ist) und eignet sich vor allem für Einsteiger.
Review by Frank
Frisch fruchtig, Sauerkirsche, etwas süß-zitroniges, vielleicht etwas ganz kleines kräuteriges oder Grüntee. Angenehm in der Nase. Ui, überraschend anders am Gaumen. Ehr etwas muffig, aber positiv gemeint. Hier kommt das kräuterige noch mehr durch. Eine doch angenehme Süße kommt hinzu. Alles geht auf in grünem Tee, leicht bitter aber auch etwas süß und grün. Gefällt mir.
Review by Daniel
An der Nase noch ein wenig zurückhaltend, Vanille und kräuterige Frische kommen am Gaumen eine gewisse Süße, Schokoladennoten und Zitrusfrüchte dazu. Zwar etwas dünn, aber gefällt mir.
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Avg. community purchase price 39 €
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Details about Cihuatán Rum Artesanal El Salvador Rum 2008
A Column Still Rum from El Salvador, bottled by Heinz Eggert GmbH, at 46,3%.
Community purchases
28 bottles logged by 26 collectors.
A drinker's rum.
35% opened, 5 emptied and repurchased.
What does Cihuatán Rum Artesanal El Salvador Rum 2008 cost?
Community paid 36–41 €.
Current best price: 35.00 € – below the typical community range.
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About the Cihuatán distillery
The Cihuatán distillery is located in El Salvador. Rums from Cihuatán have been reviewed 1,393 times with an average of 7.4/10.
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