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Brugal Leyenda
Odd twist for a Brugal: instead of the brand's usual dry style, this one comes across thick and sugary, more dessert than dry Dominican. Expect raisins, dates, caramel and honey, with a soft sherry-cask roundness and light roasted wood. Several tasters loved it soft with a cigar; others called it a "sugar bomb" that reads almost like a liqueur.
The community says- Soft and round
- Caramel and dried fruit
- Very sweet
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How does Brugal Leyenda taste?
Aggregated from 85 community reviews.
Very sweet, dessert-leaning Dominican sipper Loved by sweet-rum fans and beginners for its round, honeyed, easy pour. Just as many find it too sweet and a bit flat, closer to a liqueur than a serious sipper.
People who like sweet, soft, easy sippers
Anyone avoiding sugar or wanting dry, bold rum
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How is Brugal Leyenda rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 8.0 sits in the “Very good” band. 81% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 1% 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. 16 selected write-ups from 85 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Anonymous
One of the best run I ever tasted
Review by Pavel Spacek
Too much infusion made it liquer for 100%
Review by Leonardo Párraga
A very sweet rum, with poetic entrance to the mouth, opening a Universe of wonder. Fruity flavors with banana like tones are part of the journey to finish with a round short flavor. Great for those into sweet rums
Review by LukaŽiga
8:On the nose, the first impression we get is a mix of dried fruits like apricots, raisins, and honeyed banana, followed by gourmet caramel, toasted walnuts and just a hint of smoke before the sherry notes take over and dominate the profile, that is thick and sweet. When aired a bit, there is more wood, coffee comes out, the chocolate is milky. The sherry notes nicely round up our experience on the nose. 7,9:On the palate, the attack is sweet and fruity, as the dried fruits and caramel dominate, while a honey sweetness dominates the mid-palate. Sherry and a bit smoky, that is our second attack on the tasting buds, as the chocolate is creamy, prunes and other fruits delicious, but sweet, as the sherry is added extra to this ron, the wood charred, dry, a bit spicy... We could notice some menthol note inbetween... 7,5:The finish is medium, dry and woody, as the palate notes linger. A bit alcoholic in the end....
Review by Oscar Fernandez
Very good complement for a night with friends, Habanos and grilled meat. Fruity, sweet and easy to drink, maybe that's why it was an excellent choice to counteract the cold weather in Uruguay. For beginners who like sweet rums to accompany meat, like me, totally recommended. Cheers! 🥃
Review by Pavel Peknica
Excellent, sweet, cherry, very delicate
Review by Joshua Engels
Nice and soft rum. Perfect with a cuban cigar.
Review by abaker-rum
This rum starts with a maple syrup/caramel nose with some vanilla added in. The taste is on the very sweet side, most likely due to the low ABV at 38%. It has notes of brown sugar and dried fruits that carry through into a medium finish with some spice and vanilla from the barrel impact.
Review by primus
Interesting round, soft rum taste that metamorphoses into an earthy, dark red wine aroma at the end. Coffee-like aromas round off the whole. Not an everyday drop. It tastes good!
Review by Rumclub Latvia
Sugar bomb XXL
Review by Emerson
Not so sweet as I expected looking at the other comments. Compared with the 1888 and the Doble Reserva a bit flat. Still a very nice Dominican Ron.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
I think this rum would be a success for beginners. as it is both light and sweet. Fruity with caramel and chocolate/cocoa notes. Light roasted wood notes on the palate. Price to quality is very good.
Review by Anonymous
Quite caramel and sweet rum.
Review by Gregor
Unfortunately too sweet for me. But nice aroma
Review by Beancheese
Gifted from a relative that traveled to the Dominican Republic, I believe this rum is only available locally (not exported). Fairly dark mahogany colour, this one is very low alcohol, bottled at 38%. On the nose and on the palate this one is very similar - raisins, dates, a little bit of mild woodiness (aged in sherry casks) and lots of sugar. Don’t want to guess how much the dosage here is but this is very sweet, almost akin to a dessert wine and equally easy to drink if you can get past the sweetness. Good rum for beginners and fans of sweet, smooth easy drinking doses rums. A much younger me would have liked this quite a bit, but today there is very little appeal.
Review by Kieron Wood
Brugals usual style is dry and sweet rum . This is something slightly different and when I say slightly its on the finish that misses the usual pal and tobacco dry notes
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Details about Brugal Leyenda
A Column Still Rum from Dominican Republic, distilled by Brugal, at 38%.
Community purchases
160 bottles logged by 145 collectors.
A drinker & collector.
30% opened, 18 emptied and repurchased.
What does Brugal Leyenda cost?
Community paid 21–54 €.
Current best price: 60.50 € – above 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+ →
+5 purchases in the last 3 months.
Added to collections, last 12 months — dark bars are the last 3.
160 purchased · 90 tasted · 63 wishlist · as of
About the Brugal distillery
The Brugal distillery is located in Dominican Republic. Rums from Brugal have been reviewed 746 times with an average of 7.0/10.
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