Santiago de Cuba Anejo Superior 11-Year

Good and strong rum. Avec un bon cigar cubain ça se prend bien.

Nothing spectacular going on, but it has interesting nose with baked chestnuts.

De entrada: no es un ron complaciente ni suave, es un ron del oriente de Cuba así que está hecho para los que más saben apreciar la intensidad de un ron. A mi me gusta especialmente precisamente por ser un ron muy tradicional, nada de los inventos esos que se ven en rones más famosos y a los que no les cabe un aditivo más.
De hecho, hice un artículo en un blog al que me invitaron y hablé precisamente del Ron santiago de Cuba, si quieren pueden verlo aquí
En resumen, un ron para los que quieran disfrutar de la escencia del ron cubano.

This rum has a deep amber colour, and a pleasant sweet smell. It is a strong rum to sip, although not too alcohol tasting. The rum has a richness to it, although I can't say that it has a specific flavour profile of anything specific. It is a little sweet and makes a rum and coke with an unusual "depth" to it - You know you're drinking rum with this one.

Deze rum scoort goed zowel bij de geoefende 'sipper' als bij de professionele 'mixer'.

Deze 11-jarige Cubaan blijkt de 'talk of the town' te zijn tijdens het Fiesta del Habano in Havana dit jaar. Dit is ook niet zo verwonderlijk daar dit een heel toegankelijke rum is.

Met zijn amber kleurtje en lichte tranen moet hij zeker niet onderdoen voor zijn oudere conculega's.
In de neus ervaren we een lichte alcoholroes met zelfs een vegetale toets. Zeker niet onaangenaam en vooral niet agressief. Zouden de trillingen van de treinen de rijping op eikenhouten vaten dan toch die magische touch geven (lees bijgeloof in Cuba).

Eens in de mond ervaar je alweer de zachtheid van deze Cubaan, die bij de eerste kennismaking toch wat karakter (ballen) mist. Dit merk je vooral bij de afdronk. Eens naar binnen weet je amper of je iets gedegusteerd hebt.
Bij een tweede slok meng je de rum met wat speeksel en plots laat hij je kennismaken met zijn zachte caramel en vanille toetsen. Maar na het slikken is hij even snel weg als gekomen.
Jammer, anders kwam hij aardig in de buurt van de 8.
Zullen we hem dan maar als 'the genie in the botlle' dopen?

Leuke foto's op mijn Instagram:
#rum_and_cigars

En rigtig god Rom med den aroma og fylde og en god Rom skal have

Like most Cuban rums 40% alcohol, tropical dry finish like Spanish Brandy. Only slightly sweet, medium smooth bot no 25 year old or Isla Del Tesoro. But for the price point and 11 years aging this is a decent Cuban rum. Would even consider for a Cuba Libra, but just on the edge of sipping straight.

This is a column distilled Cuban rum from one of the oldest Distilleries in Cuba, aged 11 years in white oak casks. This rum is regarded in some circles as the Pride of Cuba and was the favorite of Fidel Castro. Unfortunately, it is less known abroad - probably due to it originating outside of Havana, in Santiago de Cuba.

This rum is produced from sugar cane grown in the Southeast part of Cuba. It is then boiled down to molasses and distilled on a column still. After distillation the rum is is the charcoal filtered before being aged 11 years in used white oak casks in Cuba. It is then bottled at 40% ABV.

The nose is somewhat typical of other Cuban and true Cuban style rums I have had, but a bit lighter. Wafting it through the Glencairn I get rich Maple Syrup, Green Apple, Toffee, Allspice, and just the faintest hint of Chocolate covered Bananas (this note is very faint at the base of my nostrils).

The palate is far lighter than other Cuban and true Cuban style rums I have had. Here I only get three notes, though each is easily distinguishable: Caramel, light Maple Syrup, and Toffee. It is certainly enjoyable though a bit lacking in richness or complexity to my anticipation.

The finish is light and fairly simple. Here I mainly get Maple Syrup and Toffee along with a distinct minerality. After setting the glass down for a bit my mouth is left with the taste of aged Tobacco leaf.

While this rum is fairly enjoyable, it is unfortunately nowhere close to the hype I had created for it in my own mind. It reminds me a great deal, and I do mean very much, of Bacardi Ocho. In fact, side by side, I may be hard pressed to guess which one is which.

I had anticipated this rum to be far richer than what it is. While this certainly isn’t bad, indeed it is a eminently enjoyable sip, it just isn’t as rich, deep, or complex as I had hoped. Hey, not all unicorns turn out to be perfect specimens. And that’s ok. If this was offered to me at a bar I would drink it and enjoy every drop of it. It’s a pretty decent aged Cuban style rum. Please don’t take that as a knock on the rum, I can definitely appreciate it and maybe even a bit more. It just isn’t what I had hoped it would be. That’s life. I am immensely grateful to this community and a certain redditor that gave me a chance to finally try this “forbidden fruit”.

Short Description: I am pretty sure I know where Bacardi got their ideas and profile for their Bacardi Ocho. /Stares at this rum

ABV 40%

Country of Origin: Cuba

Distillery: Santiago de Cuba

Nose: Rich Maple Syrup, Green Apple, Toffee, Allspice, faint Chocolate covered Banana

Palate: Caramel, Maple Syrup, Toffee

Finish: Maple Syrup, Toffee, Minerality, long after Cigar leaf

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Rapport qualité-prix, un bon achat !