Aroma visualization from community tastings
Oliver & Oliver Ron Esclavo 12 Años
"Too sweet for me" is the line that keeps coming back on this one. Vanilla, caramel and a chocolate-covered banana note make it soft and easy going down, and a couple of tasters call it a pleasant sipper. But most reviewers land on the same spot: sugary and a bit one-note, with one even catching a faint soapy edge. Comfortable, dessert-like, not much to dig into.
The community says- Soft and easy
- Too sweet
- One-dimensional
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How does Oliver & Oliver Ron Esclavo 12 Años taste?
Aggregated from 67 community reviews.
Very sweet, dessert-leaning Dominican sipper Most find it very sweet and a little boring, with vanilla-caramel-chocolate softness. A few enjoy it as an easy sipper; others say it drinks more like candy than rum.
People who like sweet, soft, dessert-style sippers
Anyone avoiding sugar or wanting a dry, complex rum
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How is Oliver & Oliver Ron Esclavo 12 Años rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 6.6 sits in the “Pleasant” band. 29% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 10% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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What does the community say?
69% rate it between 6 and 8. 13 selected write-ups from 67 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Dirk E.
schöner Rum von 1423.dk
Review by epicsune 🇸🇪
Original impressions from 2017 rum calendar. Nose: **** Taste: *** Overall: **** ”40% Dominican Republic. 87606 systembolaget (499:-)” Nice and sweet on the nose with vanilla, chocolate and caramel. This translates nice to the palate and a very pleasant sipper.
Review by Richard Krupa
Prijemna vune a nasladla chut
Review by Christoph
This rum I would like to try less heavily sweetened. The fruit notes, vanilla, some oak are very pleasant on the nose and in the mouth, but in the end the rum is just too sweet for me.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
Very sweet and more fruity than the other ones but still not my cup of tea 😊
Review by Christian Rudt
Can you drink but just too sweet and somehow slightly soapy
Review by w00tAN
Sehr süßer Rum, eventuell für Einsteiger geeignet. Mich würde es nicht wundern wenn eine gute Menge Zucker zugesetzt wurde. Ist trinkbar, für mich aber zu langweilig und vor allem zu süß.
Review by Hans-Peter Jank
Ziemlich süß, too sweet, it's too much
Review by Korkennase🥃
This rum is also too sweet for me. Oliver and Oliver can do better. This rum is slightly better than the XO but less sweet would be better.
Review by Stefan Persson
Tried this in a hotel bar with very limited range. Would never have tried it under normal circumstances, cause I had earlier tested the XO and thought it was much too sweet. This one is also too sweet for me, but less than the XO.
Review by Hrothgar
Süffig aber langweilig. Vermutlich eine gute Wahl, wenn man Gäste betrunken machen möchte, die kein Interesse an komplexerem Stoff haben.
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Gummibananen mit Schokomantel zum trinken... muss man mögen aber mit Rum hat das nichts zu tun...
Review by Zorman 🇩🇰
Nemt at drikke
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Details about Oliver & Oliver Ron Esclavo 12 Años
A Column Still Rum from Dominican Republic, bottled by 1423 World Class Spirits, at 40%.
Community purchases
93 bottles logged by 93 collectors.
A drinker's rum.
44% opened, 21 emptied and repurchased.
What did the community pay for Oliver & Oliver Ron Esclavo 12 Años?
Community paid 22–46 €.
What members actually paid for their bottles. A typical range, not the current shop price. Full price & collection history in RX+ →
93 purchased · 76 tasted · 12 wishlist · as of
About the Oliver & Oliver distillery
The Oliver & Oliver distillery is located in Dominican Republic. Rums from Oliver & Oliver have been reviewed 2,486 times with an average of 7.3/10.
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