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Zafra Master Reserve 21 is a premium rum distilled in Panama, at Las Cabras Distillery, by master blender Francisco "Don Pancho" Fernandez. The rum is made from molasses and aged in American bourbon barrels for at least 21 years.
8.3/10
(252 ratings)
Now this is some good stuff
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Posted 9 months ago by JGiralt from United States with 84 ratings
A touch sweet for being such an “aged” rum but still delicious. Vanilla, oak, straw. It’s hard to believe this is actually a 21 year rum with the price point being so low (around $55 usd).
Posted 10 months ago by Soweek from Czech Republic with 71 ratings
Incredibly drinkable. Not usually fan of rums from bourbon casks, but this one is exception.
Posted 11 months ago by Marty from Czech Republic with 66 ratings
Ok .. .
Posted 11 months ago by cK from Canada with 64 ratings
I would have given an 8.5 if I could. Very close to a 9 for me. Easy sipping rum, smooth enough for the price and not too sweet. A good rum to add to your collection.
Posted 12 months ago by Ed O'Herlihy from Canada with 7 ratings
Was gifted this one and it's truly a treasure. I have several guests who deem this their favorite in my collection. Well-balanced, smooth, great as a mixer but that may be wasting it's potential. Enjoy it immensely with a cigar. For some reason we always want cigars when we drink this rum! It works well for those longer sessions with it's balance and smoothness.
Thanks Robin!
Posted 1 year ago by vomi1011 from Germany with 280 ratings
Distilled: Column-Still
First impression: typical panama rum, very balanced. There are some peppery notes with white fruits and of course a lot of vanilla.
With Panama rums I have always a taste of paper and pepper in my mouth. Same here but very balanced. If you a new to Panama rums and you wanna understand them without getting shocked, this is the perfect one.
First you get a lot of vanilla with citrus notes, vanilla is typical flavour from the bourbon casks. Then you get some white fruits (they are not intensive) and after that Panama is greeting you with the typical aromas of paper and some pepper.
It's an easy sipper from Panama, but I need more of the typical Panama character and more intensity.
Smell: vanilla, caramel, white fruit (prune, melon), fermented citrus fruits, cinnemon, pepper.
Taste: vanilla, paper, some cereals (sesame), burned suggar, some white fruits
Finish: spice, sweet vanilla, oak with tanins, again dry paper
Sweetness: 3/5
Spice: 2.5/5
Fruit: 2.5/5
Mildness: 2.5/5
Intensity: 2.5/5
Complexity: 3/5
Value (58€): 3/5
Btw. this rum has nothing to do with El Dorado 21 like I read in another review, the flavors are completely different.
Posted 1 year ago by chriscathcart from Canada with 14 ratings
Tastes likeva Demerara rum to me
Is smooth and has flavor
Posted 1 year ago by IBO from Slovakia with 146 ratings
Veľmi pekne vyvážený skôr suchý rum, zreje po bourbone. Podľa môjho názoru trošku preceňovany vzhľadom na vyššiu cenu. Každopádne každý kto ma rád suchšie rumy si pochutna
Posted 1 year ago by Neman3 from Canada with 90 ratings
I had many trips to Cuba and always enjoyed Havana Club 7 yo. Up until now I did not try anything else except Cuban rum. Once I've brought from there Santiago de Cuba 11yo and have found it so smooth and delicius compared to HC. Since then I've discovered world is full of different rums ). Had tried 12 of them so far. And I will rate them comparing to HC as the base rated 6.
Posted 1 year ago by apaniagua from Spain with 40 ratings
Frutas, especias, barrica y mucha barrica. Bien hecho como Ron y bien añejado en Bourbon.
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A great one from Panama 9 out of 10
Posted over 2 years ago by Stefan Persson (PREMIUM) from Sweden with 196 ratings
As most rum lovers I’ve started my rum journey among the Spanish styled ron. Nowadays there are not more than around 15 left in my cabinet. The ones that still stand out are especially two brands from Panama, Zafra and Malecon. Can maybe depend on that “Don Pancho” has been involved in both. So Zafra 21 is still one of my favourites to a reasonable price. It’s complex, not extremely sweet, smooth, has rich flavours and a very nice afterburn. If it wasn’t for the Zafra 30 I should have given it a 10, but now I stop with a 9 till I have tasted my Zafra 30.
Pictures: My Panama shelf & My two Zafra’s.
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