Fruitful Spirits Old And Rare Selection
Members keep landing on the same word: sweet — but "sweet without being sugared," as one puts it, which is the trick a 40-year Panama pulls off at cask strength. Dark chocolate, mocha, dried figs and caramel run deep, with tobacco and leather underneath. The 59.7% sits well-integrated; a few drops of water push it more chocolatey and fruity. A couple of tasters wanted more wood for the age.
The community says- Deep chocolate-mocha
- ABV well integrated
- Reads young for 40y
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How does Fruitful Spirits Old And Rare Selection taste?
Aggregated from 13 community reviews.
Rich 40yo Panama, sweet but not dosed The favorite Panama for several here — rich, balanced, sweet yet not dosed. The one gripe: a few expected deeper oak and more maturity from four decades.
fans of rich, chocolatey Panama sippers
those wanting bone-dry, heavily oaked age
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What does the community say?
0% rate it between 6 and 8. 8 selected write-ups from 13 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Felix Reiber
An extremely interesting and tasty rum from Panama. On the nose, I encounter many notes of cocoa, tropical fruits, caramel, baking spices, leather and barrel influences. It is strongly reminiscent of a Barbados rum (FS Absolutio, for example) The 40 years of barrel influence have created some interesting notes on the palate. Here I have a lot of caramel, again baking spices, tobacco, leather, dried fruit, mocha, cinnamon and oak. The 59% is excellently integrated and makes the old distillate very pleasant to drink. The long finish is just as complex and elegant as the aromas on the palate. It is also surprisingly sweet and everything is accompanied by cardamom, cocoa and nutty tones. All in all, very pleasant and enjoyable. I can absolutely recommend it. Thanks to @Lot-NAS for the sample 😀
Review by Johannes
Even rounder compared to the Panama Rum Club 36 years, but still complex, fruity, chocolaty, wood, coffee, cinnamon, alcohol perfectly integrated. Apparently also a great price at 250 pounds!
Review by zabo
Zuerst ein Dankeschön an Rumurmel fürs probieren dürfen. Für mich eine schöne Überraschung an dem Abend. Da dieser Stil Rum nicht unbedingt mein Schwerpunkt ist, muss ich zu gestehen, dass er sehr lecker war. Hat auch sehr gut mit einer kubanischen Zigarre harmoniert
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Probably the oldest panama I've had in my glass to date. I wouldn't guess 40y here, the 1983 Bellamy is much more mature and woody in comparison. There is more cinnamon, green cardamom, caramel, dark chocolate and mocha, as well as dried apricots and dried figs. Dangerously palatable and pleasing! But almost a little "too sweet" to be honest.
Review by DomM
Very nice and rich Panama profile. There is quite some sweetness but with the high ABV also lots of depth and complexity. Delivers what you would expect: heavy on caramel and cacoa/milk chocolate as well as rich dried fruits. So far my favorite bottling out of Panama.
Review by Mopar Rules
fruity on the side of red fruits, tasty but not mind blowing
Review by Nils123
Sehr ähnlich zu RX 242, jedoch nicht so holzig. Mit Wasser wird er schokoladiger und fruchtiger.
Review by Filip Šikula
Příjemný velmý hutný karamelový a olejnatý kousek kde opět dominují sladké tóny, ale postupně se objevují i tóny mimo tuto sladkou panamskou paletu. Je příjemné vidět, že i tato destinace má co nabídnout.
Details about Fruitful Spirits Old And Rare Selection
A rum from Panama, bottled by Fruitful Spirits, at 59,7%.
Community purchases
3 bottles logged by 2 collectors.
A drinker's rum.
66% opened, 1 emptied and repurchased.
3 purchased · 13 tasted · 3 wishlist · as of
About the Varela Hermanos distillery
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