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Milroy's Vintage Reserve Cuban Rum (Very Old Caribbean Rum) 1978
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The look inside the bottle
How does Milroy's Vintage Reserve Cuban Rum (Very Old Caribbean Rum) 1978 taste?
Aggregated from 4 community reviews.
1 of 4 left detailed tasting impressions
How is Milroy's Vintage Reserve Cuban Rum (Very Old Caribbean Rum) 1978 rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 8.2 sits in the “Very good” band. 100% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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Market value
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Auction results 353 € – 414 €
from 2 sales, latest 06/2026
Prices incl. buyer's premium — what a buyer pays, not what a sale nets you.
Details about Milroy's Vintage Reserve Cuban Rum (Very Old Caribbean Rum) 1978
A rum from Cuba, bottled by Milroy's, at 58,5%.
Community purchases
1 bottles logged by the RumX community.
A collector's bottle.
0% opened, 0 emptied and repurchased.
1 purchased · 4 tasted · 2 wishlist · as of
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