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Santiago de Cuba Carta Blanca
Surprise on this white Cuban is the nutty side: roasted peanuts and a sweet-wine, almost vermouth note next to white grape and a touch of coffee. At 38% it's light and a bit thin, with only a faint leathery, tobacco hint of "real" rum in the finish. Several tasters find it low on weight, but it makes a genuinely fresh daiquiri.
The community says- Fresh daiquiri base
- Thin, light body
- Little rum character
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How does Santiago de Cuba Carta Blanca taste?
Aggregated from 26 community reviews.
Light, nutty white Cuban mixing rum Most call it a light, easy mixer rather than a sipper — nutty and fresh, a good daiquiri and cuba libre base, but low on body and rum character at 38%.
People wanting an easy, cheap white rum for daiquiris and cuba libres
Anyone after a weighty, characterful neat sipper
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How is Santiago de Cuba Carta Blanca rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 6.5 sits in the “Pleasant” band. 7% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 11% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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What does the community say?
58% rate it between 6 and 8. 11 selected write-ups from 26 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Timo Groeger
Kneipe Whiskyplaza Hamburg December 2025. Let's start with an unaged Cuban. Not bad at all, roasted nuts are noticeable, along with some coffee and young wood. Surprisingly good.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
#6496 15.03.2026 Running some samples after a nice day out meeting up with a friend I have not seen in 15 years. This bottle is not really me. I know it is a mixer and it does kind of OK in a cola. The nose is fresh with sugarcane, light honey, spice and some banana. The palate is dry and oily with citrus, floral and peppery notes. The finish is medium long with citrus, spice, nutts and faint tobacco.
Review by Johannes
White Rum Blind Tasting by Artur: hardly any taste, lots of neutral alcohol.
Review by Gregor
Unfortunately little expression and strength
Review by Strassi 🇦🇹
for me, it‘s not really for sipping, but it‘s a very good choice for a cuba libre😎.
Review by Decky Hicks Doughty
A light nose. White fruits and currants with some soft wood and coffee. The palate has a hit of white grape juice with subtle wood and roasted peanuts. The finish is short with an interesting, almost Old Tom Gin note of juniper. Overall, very light, some interesting notes. Not something I would reach for often. Could do with more weight.
Review by Henry Davies
Tasting is of a 1980s bottle but really a very solid white rum. Nutty and caramel on the mouth, a muted nose, some juniper and spice on a medium length finish. Sipped it is remarkable well put together for what I would class a mixing rum. I suspect more recent bottlings are not as refined but an enjoyable white rum
Review by Paul Abrahams
Light and sweet with hints of marshmallow, coconut and vanilla. Could do with a great abv to give more depth in flavour.
Review by Alex22
The best budget known white Cuban. Makes a pleasant fresh flavourful daiquiri, better than Planteray 3 Star daiquiri in my book and also smoother (and I do love funk). The smell is really pleasant, like a nutty floral sweet white wine or vermouth.
Review by Golden Hind
Ungewöhnlich konsistent in Geruch, Geschmack und Abgang.
Review by Mc Pirate
Nez très désagréable sur l’acidité, très limite… Expression de fruits fermentés pourris avant distillation. Second nez avec de légers fruits tropicaux. Bouche acidulé sur le bonbon, reste très frais en bouche mais pas de goût de rhum. Finale courte
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Expert review by The Fat Rum Pirate
Read full review →The only real evidence of "rum" comes in the finish which is slightly leathery with a note of tobacco. I really enjoy more fruity white rums such as Chairman's Reserve White Label and Appleton Special. This is probably handy for a bartender needing a more easy going rum. From my...
Details about Santiago de Cuba Carta Blanca
A Column Still Rum from Cuba, distilled by Santiago de Cuba, at 38%.
Community purchases
72 bottles logged by 60 collectors.
A drinker's rum.
36% opened, 14 emptied and repurchased.
What does Santiago de Cuba Carta Blanca cost?
Community paid 12–19 €.
Current best price: 16.90 € – within the typical community range.
What members actually paid for their bottles. A typical range, not the current shop price. Full price & collection history in RX+ →
+6 purchases in the last 3 months.
Added to collections, last 12 months — dark bars are the last 3.
72 purchased · 26 tasted · 10 wishlist · as of
About the Santiago de Cuba distillery
The Santiago de Cuba distillery is located in Cuba. Rums from Santiago de Cuba have been reviewed 425 times with an average of 7.1/10.
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