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Matusalem Gran Reserva 23-Year rum

Matusalem Gran Reserva 23-Year

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Dominican Republic | Aged | 40% ABV

Matusalem Gran Reserva 23-year rum is the premium version of the Matusalem company's rum, aged an average of 23 years and distilled from molasses using the traditional solera process.

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222 Matusalem Gran Reserva 23-Year Ratings

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Tomas 🇨🇿 | 200 ratings
Posted almost 7 years ago

Pretty good rum, but for the price there are in my opinion better choices.

Balazs33 🇭🇺 | 26 ratings
Posted 8 months ago

I tried it so many times. For me it is better than Gran Reserva 15-year.

Rumrum 🇺🇸 | 9 ratings
Posted 9 months ago

My reviews are aimed at those who sip rum neat, or on the rocks. Any rum can be diluted to taste better as a mixer.

This rum setup lacked character and depth. Every sip I was hoping for a better burst of tasting notes than I received. A faint woody and creamy nuance was all I could get and it was short lived and quickly overpowered by the power of the alcohol and it’s bite. Drinkable, but certainly won’t be buying a bottle ever again. There just isn’t enough there. I typically prefer rum on the rocks with my cigars. Anyone who does the same should know that a Connecticut cigar shouldn’t overpower the body of your rum. I would gladly recommend don papa Anniversario, Diplomatico, or even Zacapa over this and all three are a lower price.

archaye 🇸🇬 | 1 rating
Posted 9 months ago

Colour: light golden colour, pleasing to the eye

Body: as you swirl the rum, there is a lovely little bit of viscosity and the golden liquid develops some legs in the glass

Nose: sweet, caramel and toffee is the initial aroma, another whiff and the alcohol comes through and later on something faintly medicinal (not herby, but more chemical-ish)

Taste: it’s easy to hold and roll around your mouth, sweetness is definitely there, and a little bit of a metallic taste, not much of an aftertaste and there is an ever so slight burn

I had the Matusalem 23 without ice first and honestly, I liked sipping it neat. I don’t mix my rum, so then I tried it on the rocks and again the sweetness comes through though a bit muted. The metallic taste is still there, cannot figure out what it is, I guess I will learn to discern the more I drink.

Will I buy it again…I think I will, its a good sipper, works both with or without ice. My personal preference though is on the rocks. You can find it for S$75-85 in Singapore.

PekAti (PREMIUM) 🇭🇺 | 103 ratings
Posted 10 months ago

Igazából a Platino a topMatu szerintem, de ezen azért már érzem a törődést.csak nem az én lepárlóm.

dougw 🇺🇸 | 36 ratings
Posted 10 months ago

This was one of my first rums so I wasn't sure what to expect, so I waited until I had tried about 20 different rums before rating any of them. That being said, I'd categorize this one as being somewhat similar to Zacapa 23 and Plantation 20th anniversary XO. They're all fairly sweet, and not too exciting, but all solid rum values in my opinion. I liked this one the best of the three, and I think its a little less sweet than the other two. I can't give it an 8, but I think a 7 is a bit low, I'd give it a 7.5 if the system allowed fractional ratings.

Rob 🇳🇱 | 21 ratings
Posted 11 months ago

Heeft een mooie smaak echt een rum om van te genieten. Zeker aan te bevelen.

KgFisher 🇺🇸 | 22 ratings
Posted 12 months ago

I received a bottle of this solera 23 as a gift, and I’m really enjoying it. Great color and flavor.

Tvorn 🇭🇺 | 42 ratings
Posted 1 year ago

This is how a perfect rum tastes like. Every drop is valuable

Foglialuce 🇮🇹 | 281 ratings
Posted 1 year ago

Note di cioccolato e caffè, un finale medio, ma avvolgente

sketcher1255 🇺🇸 | 22 ratings
Posted 1 year ago

Quite nice, but disappointing given the additional price over their 15/18 year stuff. I actually prefer their 15/18 year aged stuff to this one. Seems like something has happened at the distillery and the blends were changed or the quality control has been compromised… not sure what.




Brand Details

Name: Gran Reserva 23-Year
Years Aged: 23
ABV: 40%
Type: Matusalem
Raw Material: Unknown
Process: Unknown
Distillation: Unknown
Women leading Rum: No