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A.F.D. S.B.S Dominican Republic 2012
The port cask does the heavy lifting here: think dark chocolate, espresso, dried berries and a faint glue note over roasted oak. Several tasters flag a leaning sweetness from the finish — one enjoyable, another "too much" for a sugar-avoider. At 57% it warms fast but drinks smoother than the number suggests. A rounded, cask-driven Dominican that's easy to sip if you don't mind port.
The community says- Rich chocolate and coffee
- Good drinking flow
- Leans sweet
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How does A.F.D. S.B.S Dominican Republic 2012 taste?
Aggregated from 27 community reviews.
Port-driven, chocolatey Dominican that leans sweet Well-liked for its chocolate-and-coffee port richness, and one member calls it "an easy drinker." The recurring catch: several find the sweetness tips toward too much for neat sipping.
People who enjoy port-finished, chocolatey, gently sweet sipping rums
Anyone chasing dry, spirit-forward rum or wary of sweetness
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85% rate it between 6 and 8. 8 selected write-ups from 27 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Palo - V Poháriku
An easy drinker for wide spectrum of rum lovers. I think this can be an enjoying rum for relative newbies (who are already used to higher ABV), but also to people who drank many other rums. It's easy, it's not too complex, it's just a solid rum for occasions when you want to sip something nice and not too disruptive.
Review by Galli33
#7 Club of Enjoyment Xmas-Calendar. Nose: Chocolate, spicy, caramel, coconut, glue, roasted, woody, tobacco, espresso, honey Mouth: sweet, Alcoholic, glue, woody, caramel, honey, spicy, tobacco, blackcurrant, chocolate Finish: Medium long, dry, woody, tannins, chocolate, caramel, nougat. Prediction: Belize, <10yr, 55-60%. Intensiv and dominate caramel and chocolate notes. Alcoholic and spicy, but a few drops of water helps. The Port finish, isn’t notable well enough
Review by Gunnar Böhme "Bauerngaumen" 🤓
An der Nase wird man gleich vom unverkennbaren Port-Muff (ausnahmsweise positiv konnotiert!) begrüßt, am Gaumen typischer spanischer Stil mit deutlicher Portwein-Wärme, süffig! Ich könnte mir vorstellen, dass dieser zugängliche, unkomplizierte Rum bei vielen Rumfreunden, die einem Finish nicht ablehnend gegenüberstehen, Anklang finden würde, auch der Preis ist ok.
Review by Andi
An der Nase zunächst Gewürze , Klebstoff, Holz, Früchte Am Gaumen kommt dann noch eine Politur Nite hinzu und leichte röst Aromen und eine Honig Note. Der wärmt sofort gut durch, der Alkohol ist schon spürbar.
Review by TheRhumhoe
Un rhum dominicain boosté aux hormones (et au porto). Le nez est très concentré sur des arômes plutôt sombres et lourds tels que le chocolat noir, le café (espresso), le boisé rôti, les fruits secs, les baies, le tabac et la colle. Le fût de porto fait son petit effet avec une grosse amplitude au nez. C’est au-dessus des attentes pour un rhum de tradition hispanique. L’attaque en bouche est moelleuse, très concentré sur le fût de porto. On retrouve ce côté épicé, rôti, cacaoté et caféiné. Le fruité est marqué par la banane, les baies et les fruits secs. L’ensemble n’est pas mauvais, mais peut vite devenir écœurant avec les saveurs fortes et gourmandes qu’offre le fût de porto. L’alcool est pas trop mal intégré, mais un peu noyé dans les saveurs en bouche qui sont très sucrées. La finale est assez intense mais pour une période de temps assez brève. Le porto fait la part belle aux fruits secs, au boisé chocolaté, épicé et rôti, mais aussi au sucre brun et au nougat. On reste dans la même veine de ce que propose la dégustation, quelque chose de rond et très moelleux. Un rhum sympathique pour faire une transition vers des profils plus puissants, mais clairement pas le rhum de tous les jours, car sinon le diabète guette.
Review by Martin Švojgr
Extrémně tmavá (po portském) dominikána. V chuti čokoláda, kokos, ostružiny, káva, dřevo, sladkost. Na mne tedy je té sladkosti až moc. K doutníku a nebo do drinku si ho dovedu představit, na samotné pití vyhledávám jiné, sušší, chutě.
Review by Richard Krupa
Vyrazna zmava barva, cokolada, lehce drevo a kuze, prijemny vzorek
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
22.03.2024 Retasting at Hemmingways at a Romdeluxe tasting event. Lost a few points in the race. ---------------------- #4640 02.03.2024 Whiskymessen Nose Wood, light roasted, fruity, spice, light chocolate, faint leather, light tobacco, light glue. Palate Wood, light roasted, fruits, polish, light honey, tobacco, spice. Finish Medium long, wood, dried fruit, light chocolate, faint leather.
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Details about A.F.D. S.B.S Dominican Republic 2012
A Column Still Rum from Dominican Republic, bottled by 1423 World Class Spirits, at 57%.
Community purchases
10 bottles logged by 10 collectors.
A drinker's rum.
40% opened, 1 emptied and repurchased.
10 purchased · 27 tasted · 2 wishlist · as of
About the Alcoholes Finos Dominicanos distillery
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