Simple, huh? Simple as in Simply Elegent?!!!All I know is that we were hosting an ‘Officer’s Call’ with some visiting Puerto Rican Officers and they brought out some killer, small lable Rhums. Talking Rhums to Puerto Ricans is like talking Tequila to Mexicans—you have to be on your top form to maintain any kind of creditability.

On the ’sperm’ of the moment, I ran into _________ and spied a cool, squat looking Rhum in a letter bota bag (that I intended to use for my GPS). That was the Rhum I poured, sans coke, before we lit up our apre dinner cigars.
To this day, I still receive e-mail complements about that 5 minutes of glorie!!!

FYI, one rarely finds complexity in dark rhums because the malassis concentration in dark rhums usually overpowers all other aspects of the pour. Thats why they are usually reserved for mixed drinks like coke and Rhum.
It’s unfair to compair light Rhums to dark Rhums because they do different things—it would be like compairing a Ferrari F50 to a General Dynamics M1113 Hummv—the Ferrari would blow the doors off the M1113 on the pavement but the M1113 would blow the doors off the Ferrari crossing sand dunes or river crossings.

For Complexity, I usually gravitate to the Agricole Methode certifications like Chaffe Cour of Martineque which I will take over a Flur de Caine any day of the week.

I originally bought this rum at Isla Margarita and for a very low price – didnt know anything abour rums, so I just bought the most expensive one they had.
I brought it home and tasted it many month later and was blown away!
I since then tried to find it and discovered its very hard to come by, but I found it by chance in a airport in the Canary Islands….an airport of all places.
My point it, if you search for it, you will find it when you least expect it

Dood… I luv this rum. Only one problem – I’m living in Australia (Melbourne) now and I can’t seem to find it. I know it’s made it to these sunny shores down under (in the form of cocktails at some exclusive clubs) but I’d like my own stash. Can you help me find it?? The dark recesses of the internet are not forthcoming!

Great review, Dood. Your description is a perfect copy of how I’d describe this rum. To demonstrate how tastes vary subtly though, it’s Pampero’s simplicity that I enjoy. I find it straightforward, honest and fundamentally soothing to my taste every time.It is in short for me…..comfort rum. this is a rum to drink when you want classic, simple, satisfying flavors. I don’t think it’s an expert’s rum in an absolute sense, but rather, an every man’s rum. And, it is excellent paired with a good cigar.

Hey Dood been a while. On a tasting search due to the fact that laws changing in Michigan will prohibit my importing my usual Imperial. Ahh a rum quest. Could do worse. Stumbled onto this bottle and found it a bit “oaky” and a little sharp in the finish. Tasty for sure but lacked the depth I so enjoy in my Imperial. I will find a substitute in time. So many rums…Cheers.

Like the Barcelo Imperial, not a beginner’s rum. It is pungent and spicy, heavy, and leaves a definite heavy and coating aftertaste that borders on cloying. Sue Sea and I found this rum was pleasant, but lacked complexity or subtlety.

Still a powerful rum that some would love with a good cigar, methinks. This is rum you have to learn to like, but scored a solid “7″ (of 10)at our tasting.

Would we buy another? Juries out…

Our review:
(http://rumproject.com/rumforum/viewtopic.php?t=30)

I think you are the only one that can tell me about this bottle of pampero that I have. It is 45 years old, never opened. The leather pouch is a little worn and one of the laces are ripped. Thanks for any info. Carol

Dood, I couldn’t help but notice some similarities with the Barcelo Imperial review. Do you consider that they have similar profiles? Can you do a compare and contrast with these two?

May all you wish for be the least you receive…