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A sugar-free 18-year old, ultra premium rum that is sustainably produced (Carbon Neutral & Fair Trade certified). From a 5th generation family estate, it is naturally aged without artificial ingredients, distilled 100% with renewable energy and KOSHER certified. A full-bodied rum with a long and smooth finish that lingers in the palate. Best enjoyed neat or on a rock, with a peel of orange.
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Nose: Caramel and oak. Harsh for a 40%
Palate: Oak, caramel
Finish: Same thing, and somewhat fiery tail
Overall it tastes good, but isn’t nearly as complex as it should be for its price point and age. It is an old, boring rum, though I suppose it is good at being old and boring.
Good sipping rum. Not too sweet, reasonably smooth.
Buen ron para pasar un momento agradable en compañia.
Not sure why the 7yr is sooo good but the older ones just have too much alcohol burn.
This rum isn't too bad at all.
Oak, tobacco and lighter elements of caramel and vanilla all come to mind. Strong fumes off the glass, this stuff will put hairs on your chest just like the 25 year old.
Not too bad although for the price I reckon its better going for something different. 7 out of 10 range seems fair.
Whilst being more pricey I didn’t find it significantly better than Gran Reserva or other Flor bottles. Still, a solid choice for a drink
Interesting, first poured out and had a lovely grapefruit scent. Left to stand for a short time and the aroma changed to a spirit lacking direction.
Sip is not strong in the mouth and does not burn in the throat. Flavour does not last and a bit weak.
Hell and the Devil! This be an outstandin' sipper - and that be comin' from havin' the 12-year at some point! On the nose, she be nowhere near as harsh as her 12 year-old sister, but what you do smell is CLEAN... pure and clean with oak, caramel, brown sugar, a bit of spice, and a hint of the tropics on a beautiful day. Sweet, but not too much. Enough to be invitin'! Goin' down the hatch, she be SMOOTH with a tiniest of burn, but not nothin' another shot couldn't fix. She be the perfect balance of sweet and dry with oak comin' thru, some caramel, and a bit of spice. If you be one of those sweet-toothed biscuit-eatin' land lubbers, this may not be the rum for you! But for us grown-up pirates, this be exactly the type of action you'd be expectin' from an 18 year-old. Hide this one from the crew, lads. She be a keeper! arrgh!
I would not have much to complain about if this was sold as an 8-year-old rum, maybe 10. But the number 18 has absolutely nothing to do with the contents of the bottle. The taste is fine but they should stop lying about the age of the rum. Omitting the word "years" from the bottle does not make it any better.
Toffee, Caramel, Dark Chocolate, hazlenuts and a little touch of tobacco give a sweet but not overly cloying nose.
"It’s not overly sweet and retains a dryness which is particularly good on the finish."
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Double the price of the Gran Reserva 7 and no better
4
/10
out of 10
Actually, this 18 year old Flor de Cana is a bit harsher than it's 7 year old younger brother. Why pay a little more than double? Just to get a pretty bottle?
Update one month later: I have tried like hell to like this as a sipping rum, but even letting it breathe in the snifter or the bottle does little to improve the flavors other than to remove the alcohol burn. Save your money and get the best from the Central American Caribbean with Flor De Cana 7.
Update March 9, 2018: Adding ice cubes does nothing to improve this horrible rum. Don't be fooled by the otherwise high ratings. This rum is really crap! Sorry, but I always tell it like it is! I have just lowered my rating from a 6 to a 4. Flor de Cana needs to quit while they are ahead at 7 Anos. Only one other premium rum showed an epic fail for me, which was Mount Gay XO that tumbled from a rating of 8 to a 3.
Update November 10, 2021: Because of my bad experience with this rum, I have held off in buying their 25 Year rum for $145 until today. I also bought two other premium rums in the $100 to $150 US price range to try and find something better than my top ranked rum of Foursquare ECS Shibboleth. I was not expecting any higher rating than a 7 for the FDC 25 Year. However, to my surprise, it scored a perfect 10 and is now my all time top ranked rum that is also fairly easily replaced. I was once told my a salesman that the 18 year and 25 year are two totally different rums, but I had ignored him thinking that it was just a sales pitch. How wrong I was!