La Tondeña Distileria Bago Ginebra San Añejo Dark
Vanilla and burnt sugar lead the way, with a syrupy sweetness that flattens most of what's underneath. One member calls it "a sugar and vanilla bomb," and that's the honest picture — spice and fruit hide somewhere in there, but the sweetness runs them over. A few tasters read the flavor as synthetic, like a cheap crème brûlée. Easiest as a starter rum or in cola.
The community says- Easy rum entry
- But: Very sweet
- But: One-dimensional
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How does La Tondeña Distileria Bago Ginebra San Añejo Dark taste?
Aggregated from 19 community reviews.
Very sweet vanilla bomb, better mixed than neat Most land in the same place: too sweet and one-note for sipping, fine as an easy mixer. A couple find it plain undrinkable neat.
sweet-tooth beginners and cola mixers
anyone chasing dry, complex sipping rum
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What does the community say?
68% rate it below 6. 4 selected write-ups from 19 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Stefan Persson
Overall is this a sugar and vanilla bomb. If you concentrate yourself it’s possible to sense some smells and tastes of spices and fruits, but it’s impossible to sort them out cause the vanilla and sweetness overpowering everything.
Review by xasmx
Another rum sample I got from a rum advent calendar. I drank half of the samples in December and then forgot them for 7 months. When I first tasted then, the scores would have been significantly lower. Now months later finding them much more aromatic and flavorful. I don't think my nose and palette has changed so much during this time, so I think these rums really needed a lot of oxidation before coming to their full potential.
Review by Tyler Griffith
Very sweet, one-dimensional. A good gateway into rum, but much too sweet for sipping. Could pair well in a mixed drink or a rum and coke.
Review by Morgan Garet
Bon comme prévu c'est imbuvable.
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Details about La Tondeña Distileria Bago Ginebra San Añejo Dark
A rum from Philippines, distilled by La Tondeña Distileria Bago, at 40%.
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1 bottles logged by 1 collectors.
A collector's bottle.
0% opened, 0 emptied and repurchased.
1 purchased · 20 tasted · 4 wishlist · as of
About the La Tondeña Distileria Bago distillery
The La Tondeña Distileria Bago distillery is located in Philippines. Rums from La Tondeña Distileria Bago have been reviewed 22 times with an average of 5.1/10.
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