30 Customer Reviews

• 5
  Blackbeard’s apprentice 22 February

  Went to rum tasting event in Durham and was given a taste of Maximo , though,t it was good but not fantastic. Went to Cuba on holiday the following year and saw they had Maximo , when I ordered a shot the bar staff proceded to bring it over .The bottle was opened just for me and despite the cost they proceeded to spill a small amount on the floor saying it was for the souls of the dead when asked if I wanted anything with it I declined as I wanted the true taste of the rum and it was 100% better than I had remembered and stil, remember my experience with a warm glow both inside and out.

• 5
  will13 7 January

  delicate taste wow the best rum ever cuba cuba cuba beautiful

• 5
  mike youn 10 December 2017

  intense delicate and natural aroma best rum ever

• 5
  Kas Mac 15 August 2017

  History in a bottle, one to be savoured. The pinnacle of the cuban rum style

• 3
  Dick Cringley 3 March 2016

  Had a few glasses of it at a Silicon Valley company function but was way to drunk to remember the experience. Could have tasted like tequila for all I can remember. Came to this site to see what I missed. Kind of regret chugging them now and not taking home one of the empty bottles. I remember spinning one of the glass stoppers like a dreidel at one point until it fell off the naked sushi girl's table and broke into two pieces. Glad I didn't add a mixer to it at least.

• David 1 March 2010

  You people in England do not know how luck and privileged you are to have this fun bottle of rum. It is the best in the world. I am living in the United States of America and it has been illegal here for over 50 years. Have shot glass of it at a restaurant or bar. Or buy one of the cheaper cuban rums. But if you can afford to buy this, please do. You can brag with friends and family about having it and stick to the Americans at the same time. :)

• Connor Dowling 2 November 2009

  I had a double shot of this in a snifter that my wife and I shared on our honey moon in Bermuda. It was the greatest beverage I have ever tasted in my life BAR NONE. It is in a league of its own. Anyone who can afford a bottle is getting something special

• Skint And Dreaming 1 October 2009

  WOW!!! I want a bottle!!!!

• george 21 September 2009

  it hs a woody taste first than you taste the rum afterwards,

• Anonymous 1 September 2009

  Had this 2 years ago at the Rum Club in Nottinghill. Fabulous and can almost still taste the rich coffee and vanilla flavours, however Ron Zapaca 23 Anos knocks it around for value.

• Anonymous 13 August 2009

  Sorry but just cannot compete with Mount Gay Tricentennial - absolute bliss

• Anonymous 11 June 2009

  This is the epitome of all rums. You will never find anything better.

• Matt 6 January 2009

  Great rum, one off the best I've had but the price is not justified, I agree with Cal, Zacapa Centenario is better. Mount Gay Extra Old also compares favorably. If you do have the opportunity to try Maximo do yourself a favor and drink it slow as the taste changes significantly the more it breathes in the glass.

• Ricky 24 December 2008

  I second that, Ill slap anyone who tries to mix that thing.. Cannot taste, its forbidden in the US, so you guys describing the experiences is like blowing smoke on the face of somebody trying to quit smoking....

• Cal 16 December 2008

  Tasted it a few weeks ago. Great rum but certainly not worth 4-5 times as much as Havana Club's 15yr, and I still prefer Zacapa. Maximo has a promising pineapple and toaseted molasses nose but still lacks presence on the palate, especially when tasted next to a big heavy jamaican rum.

• Anonymous 23 October 2008

  This is NOT to be mixed with anything. Go to cuba and ask for Maximo and coke/pepsi and watch how fast a cuban slaps you in the face.As for the Rum itself the best i have ever had. Simply un-beatable.

• Anonymous 13 October 2008

  nice rum, overpriced i mean 6 or 7 hundred fine but its not a cognac so i do resent paying that much but spoiling it with mixers is criminal

• Anonymous 14 September 2008

  This is the best Rum in the world. No question about it. I will surely buy a new bottle when I finish the one I have. But again as some are saying, you have to enjoy it, think I will wait about 4 months before I order one.

• Anonymous 8 September 2008

  Laugh and joke as much as you like, when you can afford to drink it its worth every sinfull penny spent. Thats why I worked so hard to be where I am...

• Goatergirl 12 August 2008

  Two fingers with one ice cube,please.... no mixRespect the RUM