AB No. 1 Brands Secret El Paseo del Ron Xperimento (Round and Sweet) 2023

This Dominican bottling carries the El Paseo del Ron name under independent label AB No. 1 Brands, an Xperimento release whose own subtitle, Round and Sweet, sets the expectation. It is a molasses ron in the Spanish style, soft and approachable at 40%.

The rum is openly sweetened, so it reads as a rounded after dinner pour rather than a dry sipper. The record points to dried dates, vanilla, dried fruit and fudge over a finish that stays sweet and a touch spirity, which is true to the dessert leaning Dominican house style. Honest about what it is, this is a smooth, candied sip for drinkers who like their ron on the sweeter side.