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Distilia Cuban Rum (The 5th Leaf) Cuban Soul Edition I 1992
Oily, thick and dark in the glass, this pours out leather, tobacco, malt syrup and salted caramel with cherry flickering underneath. At cask strength and 31 years it's heavy and concentrated — one member calls the nose "modrig und pilzig" (musty, mushroomy), which some love and one or two find off-putting. Undiluted suits it. A classic cigar companion for patient sippers.
The community says- Leather & tobacco
- Oily heavy body
- Musty edge
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How does Distilia Cuban Rum (The 5th Leaf) Cuban Soul Edition I 1992 taste?
Aggregated from 12 community reviews.
Old, oily Cuban sipper for the cigar chair Cuba is a gamble, and most here landed on the good side — old, powerful, cigar-ready. A couple flag a musty edge and one found the alcohol poorly integrated.
cigar lovers and aged Cuban rum fans
beginners or anyone put off by musty notes
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17% rate it between 6 and 8. 5 selected write-ups from 12 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Felix Reiber
Most helpful positive review
Highly interesting! What a unique profile! I didn’t realize a rum from Cuba could taste so different, but of course, a lot can happen in 32 years of aging. The nose is pleasantly musty and mushroomy. I get caramel, wood, leather, mushrooms, nuts, and malt. Then a fruity note briefly shines through with cherries and berries, which then transitions into baking spices, yeast, earth, and roots. On the palate, there’s a nice sweetness right at the start. Dark notes of leather, wood, beer flakes, malt, cask influence, and tobacco lead back to this refined mushroom note (specifically the upper scales on the cap of the parasol mushroom). Nuts, caramel, and creamy toffee are accompanied by roots and floral aromas. The medium-length finish doesn’t have much body and lives off cask notes, leather, malt, brown caramel, wood, nuts, and earthy aromas. I’m very surprised and impressed by the profile of this Cuban, long-aged rum. Definitely worth the experience! Thanks to @Skyfly for the great sample 😃
Review by bavarian-rumlover
Most helpful mixed review
I haven't had much Cuban rum so far. You can clearly smell the barrel notes, and I find it smells a bit musty too. On the tongue, it's nicely warming, with the alcohol quite pronounced especially at the start. Some tannins and plenty of wood notes. Oily texture with a medium-long start. I didn't find it particularly special but not bad either. Good to drink but a bit boring in my opinion.
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Schöner 92er Kubaner mit viel Power. Alkohol gut integriert, sehr schwer und ölig dick im Glas. Bringt alles mit was man von einem Kubaner erwartet nur eben ohne Verdünnung und dadurch auch deutlich potenter. Schönes bottling!
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Ungewöhnlich spannender Kubaner aus meinem Jahrgang 1992! An der Nase extrem dicht und konzentriert nach Kirschen, Vanille, etwas Leder und Tabak, sowie Creme Brulee, etwas Kaffee und Hefeteig. Am Gaumen dann weniger fruchtig wie erwartet, wenn auch die Kirsche im Hintergrund noch dezent wahrnehmbar ist. Dafür ein unfassbar cremiges Mundgefühl welches an salziges Sahne Butter Karamell erinnert. Dann wieder kräftiger nussig-fruchtiger Mokka, leichte Bitternoten und salzige gebrannte Marshmallows, sowie Kirschwasser und Malzsirup. Gefällt mir insgesamt wirklich außerordentlich gut und hätte ich nicht erwartet! :)
Review by Johannes
Wie bei vielen Kubanern bin ich auch bei diesem zwiegespalten. Deutliche Süße, die an ein Sherry Finish erinnert. Dadurch relativ süffig, aber trotzdem schöner Körper mit Tabak, Holz, Leder. Zur Zigarre sicherlich perfekt.
Details about Distilia Cuban Rum (The 5th Leaf) Cuban Soul Edition I 1992
A rum from Cuba, bottled by Distilia, at 60,9%.
Community purchases
3 bottles logged by 3 collectors.
A drinker & collector.
33% opened, 0 emptied and repurchased.
3 purchased · 13 tasted · 5 wishlist · as of
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