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Vizcaya VXOP 21 rum

Vizcaya VXOP 21

Dominican Republic | Aged

Vizcaya VXOP rum is produced from sugar cane that is distilled in small batches then aged for between 18 and 21 years in bourbon casks.

The Oliver & Oliver distillery that produces Vizcaya VXOP rum was founded by Oliver Juanillo in the 1800s. It originally operated in Cuba, but in the 1959 revolution moved to the current Dominican Republic location.

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163 Vizcaya VXOP 21 Ratings

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Beukeboom πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ | 304 ratings
Posted over 8 years ago

Personally speaking I cannot give any rum a 10 because I do not believe a perfect rum exists. The late great Vince Lombardi once said, "Gentlemen, we are going to relentlessly chase perfection, knowing full well we will not catch it, because nothing is perfect. But we are going to relentlessly chase it, because in the process we will catch excellence. I am not remotely interested in just being good." Vizcaya VXOP is the very embodiment of that. It has caught excellence in a bottle. I normally drink rum in Coke Zero but this tastes so freakin' good that I cannot bring myself to use it in such a manner. I would be a crime to do so IMHO. I can honestly say that this is going to be my first, and thus far only, sipping-only rum. Everything about this rum (other than the bottle) screams excellence (the bottle could and should have been more ornate for such a spectacular rum). The flavor is wonderful with just a wonderful balance of sweetness and oakiness (is there such a word a "oakiness"? If not, there ought to be one). It causes a burn in the back of the throat but not a "kick-you-in-the-throat" kind of burn one gets from cheap liquor nor the harsh burn from lesser quality rums but a silky/satiny burn that slides into place only to slide away just to entice you to take another sip. If you have to buy one bottle and only one bottle of rum, at this time, this would be the one I would recommend. I reserve the right to change my mind or add to the list. [NOTE: Yes, I do realize that sugar was added to this rum. I still like it.]

Earl Elliott πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ | 236 ratings
Posted over 7 years ago

Sugar: 28 GPL. A sweet rum from the Dominican. The caramel and oak is up front in taste and aroma, but the underlying taste of cinnamon powers right through that.
This is a fairly smooth rum without any complex taste factor, which I find is like a lot of other rums from the Dominican. It's a sipper if you want it to be, but I would classify this as a high end mixer.

Tomy πŸ‡·πŸ‡΄ | 439 ratings
Posted over 7 years ago

Well, this rum is diffrent, it's mature and alcoholic, woody aged flavor. Diffrent vision about aged rum.

Jens Thomsen πŸ‡©πŸ‡° | 97 ratings
Posted almost 8 years ago

Vizcaya VXOP 21 er en let og lys rom med god duft og smag dog lige til den sΓΈde side.

Nicholas Miller πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ | 75 ratings
Posted almost 8 years ago

It's really not that good honestly. It's simple beyond words. Its 85% oaky 10% vanilla and some sugar and trace other things. The bottle is nice to have in the cabinet but really it's nothing special. Honestly buy 2 bottles of brugal anejo. They taste identical except brugal has a slight less oak flavour. Drinking this straight is alright. Slight burn but nothing bad. Honestly Brugal is made in Dominican Republic and so is this. It would be no surprise to me if this was made in the same place using the same formula as brugal just in a different cask. It might be slightly less smooth than brugal anejo. But for 20$ less I would take brugal. I also could just add sugar to my brugal and it would be this at a large cost savings. I give it 8/10 because it's drinkable straight and I like the oak flavor but it's still nothing flashy. It's just good, not great, not memorable. Just good. Much like that movie you saw a month ago that was "good" but not that memorable, what was it's name again?

mistercoughy πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ | 239 ratings
Posted 8 years ago

Too much added sugar makes this rum hard to take seriously. It lacks depth. It's entry level stuff.

Folharth πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ | 69 ratings
Posted 8 years ago

Good & Smooth. Vanilla, toffee, marshmallow and nuts.

Andrew πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ | 76 ratings
Posted almost 9 years ago

I had to travel to Quebec to get this one; Ontario's selection on premium rum is very limited.
This rum is amazing; it is perfectly balanced on most levels.
It smells of vanilla and butterscotch.
It tastes like vanilla and banana.
The entry is smooth and sweet and the finish seems almost dry and a tiny bit of spice hangs at the back of my tongue.
I guess I'll be making another trip to Quebec at some point

Filip πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ͺ | 84 ratings
Posted almost 9 years ago

Nice bottle and nice rum. Lived up the expectations.

Dave πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ | 36 ratings
Posted almost 9 years ago

Picked up a bottle in Maryland as the ratings were good. Thought it was an excellent supper, very smooth with harshness. I would buy another bottle.

nomad πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ | 137 ratings
Posted almost 9 years ago

A balanced tasty contender that almost gets there, but the addition of sweeteners derails it.

edited to add sugar test results- 28g




Brand Details

Name: VXOP 21
Type: Vizcaya
Raw Material: Unknown
Process: Unknown
Distillation: Unknown
Women Led Rum: No