Brugal 1888

I really enjoyed this. Aimed more toward the bourbon/scotch crowd which I also appreciate. If you are looking for the sweetness, probably not for you. A few drops of fresh lime takes this from a single drink to a speech slurring afternoon.

Brugal 1888 Gran Reserva Familiar
Origine : République Dominicaine
40 %
750ml
Nez : Vanille, caramel, cannelle
Bouche : Vanille, caramel, bois brûlé
Un goût trop simpliste pour un rhum ayant passé du temps en fût de bourbon et xérès. Les notes de xérès sont presque inexistantes. Pas mauvais mais décevant.

This is a quite tasty sipper at $40.00 for 750ml. I do notice the alcohol a bit more than I would like too since it is only bottled at 40%, but the flavors in this rum make up for it. A little spice, a little wood, some fruit, a touch of sweetness, and leather maybe? Nothing really stands out as dominating to my amateur senses. I'm a bit torn on what rating to give this one actually. I may upgrade my rating in the future as I spend more time with this lovely rum from Brugal.

Got the 1888 hoping it would be something like the Leyenda...sadly it is not complex enough to compete, very smooth but finishes so fast with very subtle, banana and tobacco notes. A bargain sipper for 40 bucks.

( double wood ) amerikai tölgyfahordóban és spanyol tölgyfahordóban érlelt rum. Gyönyörűszép ,lágy mahagón színe van..főleg a sherry és az alkohol a domináns, plussz kevés vanilia, kissé füstös és jó száraz...többet vártam tőle de a szép üveg némileg kárpótol !!

Went on a work trip with my hermanos from the Dominican. He is the one who introduced me to rum from the DR. We bought this planning on mixing it, and it ended up being somgod we sipped it straight!

Si bien los rones Brugal no me habían sorprendido, éste sí que lo hizo. Fácil de beber tiene un sabor exquisito. Gran ron dominicano.

This is some great stuff. It’s a whiskey drinkers rum. It has great aromas on the nose. At first sip I loved it . It’s dry but sweet and has long whiskey finish. Not much burn but keeps you warm. After trying several Dominican rums this is at the top of my list next to Leyenda. This rum is so good a must have in collection!

Excellent rum, the 1888 is by far my favorite from Brugal, great taste and you can taste a bit of that earthy flavor tipical of Brugal. If you see one of this grab it, definately worth having in your collection.

I didn’t love this initially, but I didn’t hate it either. And then for the second round I had another. And then another. Long story short...this is a very easy drinker. Nothing that stands out about to me, but nothing offensive either. Drank this with a few ice cubes each time, and it was a nice compliment to the cigars down in Punta Cana.