Pampero Selección 1938 is a Venezuelan dark rum created by Rum Master Luis Figueroa using a blend of 10 rums aged in ex-bourbon and ex-sherry casks. It combines younger and older rums from the distillery’s reserves. Produced by Industrias Pampero, founded in 1938, the rum is bottled at 40.25% ABV and distributed outside Venezuela by Diageo.
This rum has its moments when I really enjoy it. I found an appeal in its youthfulness. It was a stellar mixer with cola and with lime suggesting to me that for cocktails requiring a dark rum this would be an ideal choice. But as a sipper I found myself almost always wanting just a little more depth of flavour and a hint of something sweeter in my mouth.
