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Cartavio XO
Caramel, vanilla and chocolate lead here, with walnut, dried raisins and a sherry-like edge that a few tasters find genuinely interesting. This Peruvian column-still rum from Cartavio is sweet and syrupy, on the softer Spanish-style end. Several people call it a fine first sipper or a cigar companion; others find it just sugar over caramel, one note repeated.
The community says- Chocolate and caramel
- Easy first sipper
- High sugar content
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How does Cartavio XO taste?
Aggregated from 201 community reviews.
Sweet, chocolatey Spanish-style dessert sipper Loved as an easy, sweet Spanish-style sipper with chocolate and walnut depth. But it splits people hard — plenty call it too sweet and one-dimensional, more dessert than rum.
People easing into sweet, soft Spanish-style rums
Anyone avoiding sugar or wanting dry, complex rum
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How is Cartavio XO rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 7.8 sits in the “Good” band. 77% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 4% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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What does the community say?
66% rate it between 6 and 8. 18 selected write-ups from 201 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Anubis_CZ
Most helpful positive review
One of my first biggest favorite of Sweet rums, better than Plantation XO. Great, definitelly recomanded for everyone. Sweet, string, fruity, with dark chocolate. Beautifull bottle, recommended for a gift .
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Most helpful critical review
Intensive Karamell, Vanille und Mokka Noten. Sehr süß und schwer - sirupartig aber jetzt nicht übertrieben süß und noch als Rum erkennbar. Insgesamt könnte der Alkohol aber etwas besser integriert sein.
Review by Steve Heuser
Wonderful rum
Review by Vojta
24DoR2024 Another very sweet sample The sugar just wasted the time in the barrel
Review by Beach-and-Rum 🏖️🌴
Solid pleasant rum. One does nothing wrong with.
Review by ChristophFFM
Stechender Alkohol in der Nase. Sehr süß im Geschmack, da stark nachgezuckert. Abgang mit einem Nichts. Gepantschter Mist. Zum Glück hatte ich nur eine Probe.
Review by epicsune 🇸🇪
Sample no.9 of the 24 days of rum calendar 2022. The nose is very inviting with notes of sweet caramel, chocolate and dried raisins. Palate is round and nice with tropical fruits, caramel and raisins. Outstanding rum!
Review by maxlasvegas
Hard to find something bad about this rum.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
This is a very sweet rum with nice fruits and spices. I like this rum for sweet desserts and making chocolate rum cake.
Review by Czexican
Great taste with sharp finish back on tongue
Review by Martin Ekrt
Karamelová moc nenadchne a už věští průšvih. A ten přijde v zápětí, když tento rum ochutnáte. Cukr, vanilka, karamel a pak pro změnu karamel, vanilka, cukr. Nic pro mě. Strašně sladké, až mi to křivilo hubu 😃 Edit: pokus o dopití vzorku. To je fakt extrém. Je to sladkostí vyloženě likér. Musím si spravit chuť nějakým suchým kouskem. Edit2: minule 5cl vzorek, tentokrát 2cl z kalendáře 24DoR a přijde mi to mnohem méně sladké než co pamatuju. Jiný batch nebo mám tak jiné vnímání chutě?
Review by Mimmi Bodén
Absolut bäst
Review by TheRhumhoe
A Hispanic rum with attractive packaging. The nose focuses on sweet notes of caramel, burnt sugar, chocolate, vanilla and spices, but displays a slightly stronger temperament than usual, with dark aromas of wood, coffee and roasted notes. It's a little out of the ordinary for a ron. The ron is diluted and caramelized on the palate, with brown sugar, vanilla, chocolate, spices, wood, a little dried fruit and hazelnut. It's simplistic, sweet but not too sickening. It's easy to drink, especially for beginners. The finish is short, on roasted, sweet notes, with a background of raisin. Perhaps one of the most drinkable Hispanic rums, but very expensive for what it offers.
Review by Daniel
Komplexe Geschmacksnuancen
Review by BTHHo 🥃
The taste is complex and delicate, with notes of dried fruits, vanilla, walnut and sherry! The taste ends balanced, slightly spicy - quite delicious actually.
Review by Ganimed
Noten von Honig, Schokolade und Kaffee
Review by WillNett
Adventskalender 2025 Etwas trockener als gewohnt. Angenehmer Geschmack, etwas besonderes.
Review by Rumpalumpa
A great representative of the "Spanish" style. Some fruit on the nose in the direction of raisins and sherry, more prominent are nutty aromas, especially walnut. Very similar on the palate, lots of nuts and dried fruit and of course the cask. A little sweeter and unfortunately a little weak at 40%, more would be great here!
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Expert reviews
3 critics scored it, averaging 5.5/10. Reviews from RumX's blog partners, independent experts who have tasted, evaluated, and described this rum..
Expert review by Rum nagykövet
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Expert review by The Fat Rum Pirate
Read full review →All of which whilst far from wonderful are better than this. Its pretty shocking really and worrying that people think they are enjoying a fine rum with this. It's just appealing to our love and weakness for sugary food and drink. Dreadful stuff. [caption id="attachment_1469" align="alignleft" width="81"] 1 star[/caption]
Expert review by The Dunder Hut
And again and again and again. I feel like I have drunk this cover of a mediocre pop song over and over again. Too expensive for cola and way too uninteresting for sipping. This may have virtue for the cigar crowd but somehow I have doubts
Details about Cartavio XO
A spirit drink on a rum base from Peru, distilled by Cartavio, at 40%.
Community purchases
234 bottles logged by 222 collectors.
A drinker's rum.
42% opened, 39 emptied and repurchased.
What does Cartavio XO cost?
Community paid 46–104 €.
Current best price: 65.80 € – 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+ →
234 purchased · 212 tasted · 99 wishlist · as of
About the Cartavio distillery
The Cartavio distillery is located in Peru. Rums from Cartavio have been reviewed 409 times with an average of 7.4/10.
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