Don Q 7 Year

Review #1352; Rum #655

Inspired a bit by Lance over at the Lone Caner putting this bottle on his key rums of the world list, I decided to pull it off my shelf and give it a proper review. What we have here is a rum made at Destileria Serralles on the island of Puerto Rico. Per Lance’s research, it’s a blend of multi-column distilled light rums and single copper column heavy rums aged for 7 years in Puerto Rico before being bottled with no additives.

I will link Lance’s write up, which is great as usual here: https://thelonecaner.com/r1124/

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Distillery: Destilería Serrallés

Bottler: Destilería Serrallés

Region: Puerto Rico

Still: Column

ABV: 40%

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Nose: Orange Slice, Vanilla, Black Pepper, Clove, Cucumber, Dr. Pepper

Palate: Light Mouthfeel, Vanilla, Clove, Cucumber, Dr. Pepper, Orange Slice

Finish:  Medium length finish, Dark Chocolate, Nutmeg, Orange Slice, Dr. Pepper, Vanilla, Nutmeg

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Rating: 6/10

I can longer buy this in Ohio because well, OHLQ doesn’t think we deserve anything but endless Bourbon, but this is really solid. It’s affordable, packs a good punch of flavor at 40%, and does well neat and in a cocktail. It’s pretty affordable and certainly stands heads and shoulders above Bacardi. The folks down at Destilería Serrallés continue to show they know how to make good rum.

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1 | Disgusting | So bad I poured it out.

2 | Poor | I wouldn’t consume by choice.

3 | Bad | Multiple flaws.

4 | Sub-par | Not bad, but better exists.

5 | Good | Good, just fine.

6 | Very Good | A cut above.

7 | Great | Well above average

8 | Excellent | Really quite exceptional.

9 | Incredible | An all time favorite

10 | Perfect | Perfect