Flor de Caña 25-Year

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A pleasant spicy flavor with rich smoothness on the tongue. Beautiful rich color. Hint of dry fruit and mild sweetness. Slight tobacco smell as it dries in the glass. Very nice.

Nach 25 Jahren im Fass wird jedes Destillat furztrocken und vom Holz dominiert.

so auch der 25jährige Flor de Cana.

Dazu gesellt sich eine runde Weichheit und Vanille.

Ich mag die Flor den Canas grundsätzlich und mag auch die ruppigen und bissigen jüngeren Abfüllungen.

Ein ehrliches Produkt.
Die Nicaraguaner verwenden meines Wissens nur für die ganz jungen Abfüllungen etwas Zucker.

Slightly expensive but wonderful product. Everything exudes quality. It’s a beautifully finished bottle. Once it have had some time to breathe, and this is important in my opinion, the nose greets you with hazelnuts, butter, roasted brown sugar and a hint of leather and oak. It's very refined. On the palate I pick up delightful things like soft oak and leather, buttery nuttiness and candied apples, fading into dark, slightly bitter chocolate and some tingling oak spices on the finish.
This rum is good in a no nonsense kinda way, but as mentioned above it's key to let it breathe for a good while. At this kinda money, I would probably prefer something like Appelton 21, which has a somewhat similar profile, but to me slightly better and (8,5)

Цвет - Заварка чёрного чая.
Аромат - Также весьма закрытый,
Вкус - Тут всё намного лучше, сочные нотки пряного дуба и тёмного шоколада, корица, капучино, больше сладости, но она компенсируется дубом и не так заметна, вот это уже ром способный подарить вкусовое наслаждение.
Послевкусие - Пряное, продолжение вкуса с лёгкими металлически-кислыми оттенками, кофе, тёмный шоколад, чуть вяжущий дуб.
Вывод - Хороший шаг вперёд по сравнению с 18-леткой, достойный, насыщенный и глубокий ром.

Not too sweet and with a little kick. Easy sipper rum

Flor de Cana 25-Years comes in a very nice and classy black box.
 
You really have to let this rum rest in the glass. I think the equation one minute per year old works fine. The sticky alcohol disappears and smooth aromas of caramel, vanilla, honey and oak becomes clearer.
 
Flor de Cana 25-Year is very smooth and you taste nice flavours like vanilla, caramel, dark chocolate, oak and a little bit of smoke. You also get some spice. Flor de Cana 25-Year is less sweet than expected.
 
The aftertaste is smooth and long. This is a very good rum but it has a bit too much oak and spice for my taste. Flor de Cana 25-Year is a bit dry and I like my rums a little bit sweeter.

This was a very expensive rum 25 year old for my 25th anniversary. Also having Facundo Exquisito, and Diplimatico SVTG 2004 same trip. Diplomatically was the most expensive by long was and least favorite. Very smooth, no alcohol burn, but no depth. Nothing to get excited about here unless you like fancy packaging. Save your money.

8-The nose gives off fine notes of oxidised fruit. The toasted wood and roasted nuts are quite dry and almost charcoal-like. The woodiness is also spicy and fragrant, like cedar wood. The maple syrup is both caramelised and woody, and then a little freshness comes in as a surprise. It seems to come from the coconut and its slightly milky water, which leads us towards something creamier like a vanilla crème brûlée or a butterscotch.

8-The palate is soft and quite balanced and tasty. The caramel is rich, leaning more towards its Breton version with salted butter. The molasses covers a wood that seems more fragile than on the nose, the cocoa and coffee remind us of an Irish Coffee, renamed Caribbean Coffee for the occasion.

7-On the finish, coffee, liquorice and cocoa linger, with some vanilla at the very end.

I picked this bottle up a few years back and when I first opened up the bottle I was very impressed.

The bottle and the packaging make you feel like a cocaine baron opening some secret South American boss rum.

In saying that, once you pour it, the first thing your gonna notice is the whiff cause its a bloody strong smelling rum. Like I won't say its a bad rum, its definitely not, but equally, its not a bad idea to pour it from the bottle and like leave it for an hour before consuming. It's a very smooth rum but you know its boozy when it goes down your throat and it kind of feels like "a mans rum" in that sense. Strong flavour, long long aftertaste and quite smooth.

At the price point, it is definitely on the step end of what I think you can get in comparison for the money but I would also be lying if I said this wasn't worth the try at least once. Give it a go, once the bottle is mostly empty and the rum has had some time to breathe, it becomes a bit tamer and quite delicious. The price point is on the steeper end I think for what your getting but don't be mistake by my winging, it is a premium level rum.