Aroma visualization from community tastings
Santiago de Cuba Añejo
Here's the twist: the alcohol bite lands in the middle rather than the front or finish, which one member found genuinely unusual. Otherwise this is a light, thin Cuban column-still rum — faint cherry and fruit, not much depth. Most tasters call it simple and one-dimensional, but on ice or in cola it does its job fine. Don't expect much sipped neat.
The community says- Easy Cuban mixer
- But: Thin, one-dimensional
- But: Alcoholic mid-palate
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The look inside the bottle
How does Santiago de Cuba Añejo taste?
Aggregated from 36 community reviews.
Light, simple Cuban mixer, thin neat Opinions land around the middle: pleasant enough as a Cuban mixer, but flat and simple neat, with an alcohol edge that gets in the way of the flavor.
People who want an easy everyday Cuban mixer for cola
Anyone chasing depth or a rum to sip neat
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How is Santiago de Cuba Añejo rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 6.6 sits in the “Pleasant” band. 22% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 11% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
Community voices
What does the community say?
64% rate it between 6 and 8. 6 selected write-ups from 36 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Mirko Frosini 🇮🇪
Low-end rum. A tasting is meaningless. To be drunk after dinner very lightheartedly!
Review by w00tAN
Ziemlich simpel und eindimensional. Ok wenn nichts anderes da ist aber ne Kaufempfehlung in der Preiskategorie würde ich nicht aussprechen
Review by Alvaro Mateos
Buen ron cubano que compraría de nuevo con los ojos cerrados
Review by Marcus Thelen
Kein besonderer Rum, ich war leider enttäuscht über die flache Note, keine Tiefe in Geruch und Geschmack. Zum mixen kann man diesen Rum nehmen, aber man darf nicht eine besondere Cuba Libre oder sonst einen Cocktail erwarten. Irgendwie belanglos.
Review by Kieron Wood
A wierd middle taste which is unusual for a rum as it's usually the burn at start or the end ... It is a high quality mixer rum that I had on the rocks first then mixed it and it was pure genius ... Lovely balance unique in its own way
Review by Anonymous
Excesivo regusto alcohólico que impide saborear el ron. Mejor con refresco que solo.
Expert reviews
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Expert review by The Fat Rum Pirate
Read full review →I didn't try this with cola as whilst I'm sure it would make a perfectly decent Cuba Libre I would go for the younger Sanitago de Cuba if I wanted that experience. Fidel might not have been right about everything but I can certainly see why he enjoyed this rum...
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Market value
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Auction results 14 € – 14 €
from 2 sales, latest 09/2026
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Details about Santiago de Cuba Añejo
A Column Still Rum from Cuba, distilled by Santiago de Cuba, at 38%.
Community purchases
105 bottles logged by 100 collectors.
A drinker's rum.
42% opened, 20 emptied and repurchased.
What did the community pay for Santiago de Cuba Añejo?
Community paid 14–20 €.
What members actually paid for their bottles. A typical range, not the current shop price. Full price & collection history in RX+ →
105 purchased · 40 tasted · 6 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 447 times with an average of 7.1/10.
To Santiago de Cuba →Read on in the RumX Guide
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