Zaya Gran Reserva 12-Year

This is a good rum, though the vanilla is a bit dominant. The vanilla is actually quite good, but it's hard to taste the rum over the vanilla (though this is far better than most other vanilla bombs I've tried). Easy drinking and smooth, I'll give this my top score for (what I believe should be) a flavored rum.

Pas de juste milieu, on adore ou on déteste, je suis perplexe face aux arômes de vanille,de chocolat, impossible à mes yeux d'obtenir ce résultat naturellement, une liqueur pas un rhum

Like a more expensive vanilla liqueur. Noticing that recent bottlings of the stuff are especially sweet.

Pomerne drahsi rum oproti pyrat, diplomatico a podobnym rumom. Na prvy krat mi tento rum vobec nechutil, pripominal mi tuzemak a rumove aromy do kolacov. Na druhy krat to uz bolo inak. Vyrazna vona vanilky, velmi tmavy rum. Neviem ale ci sa k nemu este niekedy vratim.

Very pretty bottle, opening it you get a smell of Oak, Caramel, Chocolate and no real alcohol smell. Kinda smells like maple syrup. In the glass its a very deep brown. Sipping neat you are in for a real shocker, its amazingly smooth. Its an amazing balance of heat taste and alcohol. This stuff was MADE to sip. Starts with a vanilla-oaky taste then you get the heat of the rum and the bold chocolate taste, maybe a hint of caramel sweetness in there toward the end. In diet coke it makes a velvet-y rum and coke, smooth flavors balanced in the coke make it easy to have "one too many".

This is great on the rocks. Almost tasted like cream soda but not overly sweet. Loved this one.

This is not a bad rum. It has a bit too much vanilla and a bit too sweet as well. That said, I think it would be great with a desert. The price is too high, I would choose Diplomatico Reserva Exclusiva over Zaya anytime.
Will not buy it.

Great flavors including nice vanilla notes. Very smooth. Great sipping rum.

To start with!!The bottle is heavy and more nicr than Ron Zacapa! Zaya becomes better and better staying in the glas. I tasted it direct after opening it and same with Ron Zacapa and they did smell almost simmular but the after taste was better for Ron Zacapa. After som minutes in the air Zaya becoming better and better. But in the end Zacapa is more full body and longer aftertaste. Sorry I would have liked Zaya to be better because my expectations was higher on the product. You need to have in the collection because the bottle is formidable.

enjoyed this a lot. A little sweet but very enjoyable.

Very smooth rum; on the nose I am overpowered by cocoa.
the taste is the same with some vanilla mixed in there as well.
I could drink this everyday but at the same time I could not drink more then one or two at a time; very rich.

$30 for a rum this good is simply amazing. Not overly complex but well balanced and loads of flavor.

One of my favorite rums so far. a Vanilla bomb and a great sipper.

After trying Ron Zacapa, I've been dying to dig further into the world of rum. This was my next step and... wow.

I tasted everything. I agree that the vanilla was the most obvious part of it. But that's fine with me because I love vanilla. It was sweet which, again, as I said for Ron Zacapa, is perfect for me. Caramel was evident, as was a hint of nuttiness. I even detected cocoa on the tongue. And the nose was just as wonderful.

Highly recommended. I loved it.

If this is the best that your store has, you'll be ok buying this, but there are many much better rums out there. Too much burn and oakiness to realize any other flavors.

I wish we could give 1/2 points, this would be 7 1/2. Maybe next time I have some I can upgrade to 8, but not today. It is very good and I would never refuse a drink if offered to me. The problem comes when I try to justify filling my bar space with so many good rums. If I need the space, I will just save it for 8s, 9s and 10s. Know what I mean? Very much recommended though.

Parfumé, caramel au nez , puissant mais pas trop en bouche . Il aurait été un peu plus doux , je lui mettais 10/10. C'est un grand rhum. Dans mon top 5.

Le package est séduisant : une belle couleur ambre foncé, une jolie bouteille au col entouré de rafia.
Il sort des distilleries Angostura et se comporte comme un Zacapa. Comme ces rhums espagnols qui se boivent facilement, le caramel et la vanille prédominent, malgré tout la puissance est là, tout en finesse.
Un produit jeune mais déjà à posséder.

12 year stated on label but easily smoother than some 18 year aged rums out there. I have seen it priced as low as $20 which is a steal at that price. I bought the set with 2 glasses for $22. Zaya is sweet and smooth..

God og spændende med knap så megen sødme, men alt for megen vanille for min smag

Smagen er lidt nød og karamel. En god rom til en kop friskmalet kaffe. Skal købes igen.

Tastes a bit too much like Capt. Morgan's for my liking. A bit too spicy and sweet but the taste improves as the ice melts.

My goto sipping rum! Easy on the burn, wonderfull long finish. Yes it hits the nose with venilla but the sweet caramel taste makes this what I find perfect after dinner drink.

This is a very nice rum. It is smooth,versatile and has a nice finish. It can be enjoyed neat or with in sweetened cola.