The Data

Category   Rum/Rhum

Sub-Category   Rum

Origin   Puerto Rico

Retail Price   $79.99

ABV   40%

Score   4.5 Stars/94 points/Exceptional! +

In the Glass

Brilliant, deep ruby red color.

The nose is beautiful, offering scents of decadent caramel and juicy Ruby Port that gives way to nutty Tawny Port, honey, and loads of brown baking spices and toasted oak.

The palate is in full agreement with the nose delivering a red fruit-driven core with generous waves of caramel, dried orchard fruits, toasted nuts, and dense pomegranate notes.

Medium to full-bodied with ideal balance as it delivers the perfect marriage of aged Rum and Port.

Cool Factor

The Rums created at Destileria Serrallés and their brand Don Q are simply world-class as we have stated for many years now. While cask finishing is far from new and in truth a bit overplayed, Don Q has discovered this amazing combination and in the process created a Rum that tastes like no other.

Value Grade

At nearly $80 a bottle the sticker price may keep some Rum lovers away but we can't think of a better way to spend your Rum budget — it’s the top bargain Port cask Rum we know.

Analysis

Don Q’s delicious Double Aged Port Cask Finish Rum (paired release with the Double Aged Zinfandel Cask Finish Rum) arrives on the heralded heals of Don Q’s Cognac and Vermouth Cask Finish Rums — both earning Five-Stars at BevX.com. This beautiful Rum is aged in American White Oak Barrels for 5-8 years, then rested for over three years in European Old Tawny Port Wine Casks. While cask finishing with Port casks has long been popular in the Whisky world, Rum producers are relatively new to the practice. Don Q’s version is the best that we have seen thus far and the asking price is far more friendly to Rum drinkers. Don Q produced 1,800 six-bottle cases of each expression, which will be divided equally between Puerto Rico, Europe, and the United States. These innovative Rums don’t just happen. It is the result of decades of work and commitment by the Serrallés family and the unmistakable talent of Don Q’s Maestra Ronera Silvia Santiago and Master Blender Liza Cordero.

How to Enjoy

This beautiful Rum needs a little, very little, help right out of the bottle with perhaps an addition of just a few drops of water.