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The Island Rum Company Vigia Ron La Progresiva de Vigia Mezcla 13
Smoky vanilla and caramel over dried fruit, with a distinct glue-and-acetone note a few people flag on the nose. It's a light Cuban column-still rum, and members are genuinely split: some call it a pleasant, roasty everyday pour, others find it sprity and thin with a burn that shows up fast despite the modest 41%. The 13-year age doesn't read as deeply as you'd expect.
The community says- Smoky vanilla-caramel
- Light dried fruit
- Alcoholic, sprity
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How does The Island Rum Company Vigia Ron La Progresiva de Vigia Mezcla 13 taste?
Aggregated from 89 community reviews.
Light, smoky Cuban with sprity edge Divisive. Fans enjoy the smoky vanilla-caramel and light fruit; critics find it generic, thin and alcoholic with a short finish, saying the age barely shows.
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How is The Island Rum Company Vigia Ron La Progresiva de Vigia Mezcla 13 rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 7.0 sits in the “Good” band. 44% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 6% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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What does the community say?
73% rate it between 6 and 8. 16 selected write-ups from 89 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by kaarde
Les goûts arrivent rapidement et tout en même temps: doux, fruits secs et fin de vanille. Après goût très court.
Review by Kieron Wood
This stuff is delightful for a Cuban rum. Decent value for money - too drunk for tasting notes
Review by Rumpalumpa
Initially bites a little on the nose, but also comes with nice fruity-sweet notes. The taste is also surprisingly fruity and versatile for a Cuban. Somewhat smoky and sweetish, is recommendable!
Review by Necron
Amazing smell! Pleasantly sweet and a good kick of alcohol. This little tasting was a wonderful surprise that left a good taste on the tongue. The combination of caramel/sweetness and then slight woody taste makes this rum a balanced sensation that leaves you wanting for more.
Review by Stefan Persson
Unmistakable an Cuban rum that doesn’t reach the me of the Havana Club Seleccion de Maestros. The nose is smoky with an aroma of oak. At the palate and during the medium long finish it’s elegant, full bodied and smoky with flavors of oak, fruit and caramel.
Review by Matthias Freynik
Interesting smell. Taste not so great.
Review by Skyfly
Der Alkohol sticht am Anfang ganz schön in die Nase. Durch das Rauchige empfinde ich es jedoch nicht zu unangenehm. Die klassischen Vanille/Karamell-Aromen gesellen sich im Gaumen dazu. Scheint, als wäre der Rum in Ex-Bourbon Fässern gelagert worden
Review by Godspeed
Quite generic light rum. Nose: Acetone and white grapefruit, some alcohol scent present Palate: Watery vanilla on the attack followed immediately by strong alcohol burn, but balanced in that burn. The vanilla remains present but there is an overwhelm of quite generic light rum taste that dissipates quickly and is easily forgettable. Finish: Barely there, quick to disappear. Even though I tasted this from a small 5 cl sampler I did not feel particularly inclined to finish the whole thing. It is just tremendously generic in the mouth. I do like vanilla notes but they don’t quite manage to impress. A pretty run-of-the-mill light column still rum, don’t let the age statement fool you.
Review by Portman
I like it, but find it a bit less complex and interesting than the younger Eminente Reserva 7. I would have thought it a less sweet Dominican.
Review by rum_sk
Second try and I still don't like it. There is something specific in the taste that is very unpleasant that I cannot describe. 2x was enough.
Review by Insta: spiritofbernard 🇫🇷
Un Ron agréable avec un bon rapport prix plaisir. Je suis tout de même un peu perplexe concernant l’authenticité sur les 13 ans. Un Ron glouglou de copains .
Review by Rado Vito
You can smell cinnamon with caramel. The taste is sour with citrus flavour and caramel. No aftertaste.
Review by Cédric Meyers
The nose is not very good, first we feel the glue and then comes the alcohol which remains present even after 5 mi of aeration. In the mouth it is slightly sweet and at the end we have a light woody taste.
Review by seefarr
Seems like a lot of added sugar. Barrel taste but nothing of the actual spirit. Delightful glue smell on the nose.
Review by Niko
Typical Cuban Ron with no surprises. Pleasant on the sweetness of coconut 🙂🙂
Review by DruNierer
Hard to believe this is 13 years old, sharp edges, immediate alcohol burn and not much else in the way of flavor
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Details about The Island Rum Company Vigia Ron La Progresiva de Vigia Mezcla 13
A Column Still Rum from Cuba, bottled by The Island Rum Company, at 41%.
Community purchases
71 bottles logged by 67 collectors.
A drinker & collector.
16% opened, 6 emptied and repurchased.
What does The Island Rum Company Vigia Ron La Progresiva de Vigia Mezcla 13 cost?
Community paid 31–64 €.
Current best price: 40.45 € – 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+ →
71 purchased · 101 tasted · 34 wishlist · as of
About the Vigia distillery
The Vigia distillery is located in Cuba. Rums from Vigia have been reviewed 96 times with an average of 7.0/10.
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