El Pasador de Oro XO is a rum that comes from different Guatemalan distilleries.
After an initial long ageing period of 6 to 15 years in various types of casks, the rum is then imported from Guatemala to the Charente in the cellars of the French company Les Bienheureux. It is then matured in cognac casks for about 6 months before being bottled in a superb decanter. This makes El Pasador de Oro XO a perfect gift for a traditional Spanish ron lover.
Two of us wanted to write down our impressions of this much talked about "ron":
Nico's tasting note
The nose of this rum first brings out a rich, toasty and spicy woodiness. It deserves a little airing which will allow it to open up. The palette is then enriched with sweet spices, dark chocolate, dried and exotic fruits. Although classic, the whole is quite deep and complex. It then develops a certain vegetal freshness, on the cane, balanced by notes of caramel and roasting.
The palate is very soft, caramelised, slightly spicy, balanced and easy.
The finish is sweet and melting, it fades pleasantly.
Laurent's tasting note
Its colour is amber.
On the nose, it is a caramelised woodiness that strikes. After a while roasted and dried fruit notes appear, soon joined by more and more citrus aromas. A ron that offers more than the usual caramel and vanilla.
On the palate, we find this caramelised woodiness. The sugar is under control and the profile in the mouth is quite simple.
The finish has an overall sweet and slightly woody feel.
In video
This rum is part of the Discovery pack for sweet rums that we tasted live with Marc Goubert, a specialist in Latin rums, in a video to be found on our Youtube channel.
Lolo
thank you thank you
Jean De Framond
Excellent
Stephanie M
Excellent rum, very fine
Jean De Framond
Excellent is easy to drink!!!
philippe PAUL
Very good thanks
Thomas
Very good Ron, round, soft, sweet but not too sweet, without great length. Easy to drink.
Loic Sutre
Exceptional rum with a very delicate taste.
Jérôme Fuss
for the originality of the bottle and the quality of the drink.
Clara Pouylau
A successful birthday gift, we tasted it for the occasion, and it was unanimously approved!
Babette
Very nice discovery. Lots of flavour
Debourg
Nice bottle and good product
Christophe GUITTON
Excellent aroma, very good value for money.
A must have in your cellar to share with friends.
The small difference in aroma with the PASADOR GRAN RESERVE
does not justify the big difference in price.
I advise you to stay with this range.
David
Excellent, quite dry!
Ralf
Disappointed with all the noise that is made about rum. Not much flavour, very sweet. It's a very basic rum. And the price is really out of line.
pascal beaujard
Perfect very good rum
Ludovic Theobald
Excellent, a real pleasure in the mouth 😁
brunk
Very fragrant and particularly qouleyant.
JEAN-GUY ROY
Delicious rum which, for an XO, is very attractively priced
MICHAEL ANDRE
Pleasant and very accessible rum