Flor de Caña Añejo Clásico 5-Year

Tones of peppermint and acetone. On the high end of the low ends, but nothing to tell your friends about.

Ok. Nothing to write home about. Ok for mixing but bog standard, middle of the road stuff

I didn't have great expectations, not a Flor De Cana fan, and this is what should be expected for any rum aged 3-5 year's.a 3-5 rating. Mixing rum only nothing redeeming on the palette from sipping.

This rum does not have a lot of flavor and will get lost when you mix it with coke. It does not have the bite of similar priced rums.

1. owned by (2022): Compañía Licorera de Nicaragua (part of Grupo Pellas). first distillery was built in Chichigalpa in 1890 at the base of the San Cristóbal Volcano, which is depicted on the logo.
2. distilled (2022): SER Licorela distillery in Chichigalpa
3. bottled: SER Licorela distillery in Chichigalpa

Marketing tells us a lot about sugar-free, gluten-free, kosher, volcanic soil, renewable energy and bla-bla-bla...
About this rum itself: very soft rum, which, perhaps, could be used to distinguish it from other similar rums. But personally, I expect something more from rum. The aroma is very subtle. It is probably absolutely impossible to recognize it by its aroma. And this is a significant minus. The taste also does not stand out, at least for a mediocre connoisseur like me. At the same time, there is nothing annoying like dominant vanilla or sugar. The rum is honest, soft, pleasant, but nothing special. Rather, for cocktails, or to warm the insides, or as a start to travel into the world of real rums, not crap like Captain Morgan or Bacardi. Little better than Flor de Caña Extra Seco 4-Year.
I see no reason to buy it again - to many much better rums for this price. Besides it is from Nicaragua, which has been supporting russia in its aggression against Ukraine since 2014.

I usually love Flor de Cana products and this has got to be their most basic. Not a bad option, but for the money, jumping to the 7yo or even the 12yo is well worth it over the 5yo

I'm writing this from memory. Didn't really enjoy it, I remember bit being lightly funky with a hint of molasses, but had a bitter tanin flavour. It took forever for me to drink this stuff as I wasnt keen, ended up mixing it away. I'd be interested in trying the more premium versions maybe the 12 year. But I'm apprehensive.

You might like it, but not for me

The oak is not too overpowering but not my thing. Transitions to some dissapointing molasses very quickly and then gives way to a burn that is not very smooth or eventful

N: alcohol, buttery, sweet. T/F: Quite smooth. mid-sweet. Not much happening / not really a sipper

Straight up it is harsh and even so with ice. For mixing it is fine.