SMWS code R9 is Varela Hermanos (Ron Abuelo), in Panama. Any Society bottling numbered R9.x (for example R9.1, R9.42) is a single cask from Varela Hermanos (Ron Abuelo).
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The Scotch Malt Whisky Society bottles single casks under numeric codes rather than distillery names, so a label reading R9.403 means cask 403 from distillery R9. That distillery is Varela Hermanos (Ron Abuelo), in Panama. More on Varela Hermanos (Ron Abuelo) at Wikipedia.
Sold outJun 2025In short · Varela Hermanos (Ron Abuelo) (Panama), 15 years.
“Warm baking spices next to vanilla syrup, honey and marzipan were the initial aromas mentioned.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS
Sold outDec 2023In short · Varela Hermanos (Ron Abuelo) (Panama), 19 years.
“The pirate ship was heavily laden with a hoard of old oak casks filled with fig syrup, balsamic glaze and sweet chilli sauce.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS
Sold outFeb 2023In short · Varela Hermanos (Ron Abuelo) (Panama), 16 years.
“A wonderful all-embracing sweetness on the nose neat; rum and raisin, mango and pineapple in toffee, crème brûlée with maple syrup and a sprinkling of cinnamon.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS
Sold outJun 2021In short · Varela Hermanos (Ron Abuelo) (Panama), 13 years.
“Limited to 1 per member This rum sample, from the country mainly known for a canal that gave the name to a famous hat, was certainly challenging conventional wisdom.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS
Sold outNov 2020In short · Varela Hermanos (Ron Abuelo) (Panama), 14 years.
“Bottle limited to 1 per member The aromas brought a sticky glaze of burnt brown sugar and molasses that coated pork ribs and a heavy serving of rosemary before softening…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS
Sold outIn short · Varela Hermanos (Ron Abuelo) (Panama), 15 years.
“This was a complex nose – Panellists mentioned coconut, pineapple and ground coffee, dark chocolate rum truffles, stollen and mashed banana with cinnamon and honey.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS
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