Flor de Caña 12-Year

I have had the luxury of tasting some excellent rums while on vacation in Mexico and other places in the Caribbean. At our most recent visit to a 5 star resort on the Riviera Maya they served FdC12 at every occasion including in our suite. At other 4/5 star all-inclusives FdC7 was served. The 12 was more mature with a smooth taste which was a pleasure to drink on the rocks. Surprisingly, the taste was too smooth with little bold alcohol flavors found in fine rums or single-malt whiskeys. Admittedly , I am a person with a champagne taste and a beer budget so the practical side of me comes to the fore. In conclusion, I really like this rum but would be happy paying less than half the price for its younger sibling.

Agradable, no se siente en exceso el alcohol al pasar. No es tan dulce como otros rones, pero no le quita lo bueno.

I'd really like to give it closer to a 7.5 if I could. The 18 is significantly better in my opinion, but the 12 year is a great rum to ease into the sipping rum world. A little rougher around the edges than the 18, but I expect that with a lesser aged distill. Sweet, a bit of oak and a hint of spice. Can be drank neat, but i'd recommend letting it meld with some ice to soften it up just a smidge.

If you are gonna drink Flor you need to start by this 12 years old aged, is definitely worth buying, real smooth and easy to drink, then move on to 18 and 25!!! fire stuff.

Very thin body, in taste only ethanol and sugar. Similar to Metuzalem 15y. I'm happy I get only sample for testing. For the lrice you can find much better choices...

I found this rum very similar to the 18 years version, it is smooth and without any additional flavor. It is a very good rum to drink with ice or alone.

well, I tried it few days ago, it is good rum, very good, however it does not inspire me to write anything about it... it misses "soul" but I will give more tries to Flor de Cana collection
edit: after some more rums, i bought this one again, 7/10 still applies, i must say it is not that great sipper (but still enjoyable) , but it is a great refference rum to start your tasting with, bit dry with small afterburn, i call these "real" or "pirate" rums hahaha, no pretending, just good serious aged dark rum, definitely cant go wrong with this one, but not recommendable for sugar and sweets lovers

Tout d'abord, on ne peut qu'être séduit par cette magnifique bouteille!
Belle couleur ambrée, le nez dégage pas mal d'alcool au début avant de laisser percer des notes de fruit sec (amande) et (un peu) de vanille.
En bouche, l'alcool est toujours bien présent et pique un peu la langue et le palais. Ce rhum manque à mon goût un peu de rondeur et se montre plutôt sec, tirant limite sur un whisky.
J'arrive à déceler des notes de caramel et de vanille.
Ce rhum est assez fin mais manque pour moi un peu d'épaisseur...
Bon, mais pas exceptionnel non plus à mon humble avis de débutant!

This is a very good sipper. It's a bit drier than the El Dorado 12-year-old that is my favourite.

I've come to appreciate flor de cana much more than in the past, they have single vintage bottling, so no blends, it provides a very smooth and clean taste. The 12 year old is very good, and the 18 year old even better. I've got the 25 year old on my wish list, I'll see how it compares to the other 25 year old I've tried.