Flor de Caña Gran Reserva 7-Year

Not bad to drink alone but too expensive to use for mix

Perfect bottle. Cologne water in the nose. Taste is very correct, but bitter and rude. ....... Стильно и качественно сделана даже винтовая пробка. В аромате как и в названии цветы, несколько остро и тяжело. Вкус тяжёлый правильный ровный заметно горький. Суров и натурален. Увы, но честный и качественный подход к делу - не гарантия, что получится замечательный продукт.

Сначала в аромате - сухофрукты и дерево, аромат приятный и чуть спиртуозный, но это не портит картину. Вкус довольно слабый, неопределённый, терпкий, чуть сладковатый но всё равно какой-то водянистый и непонятный. Послевкусие практически отсутствует, спиртяга чувствуется слишком сильно. Возможно, в коктейлях и зайдёт, но в чистом виде - так себе. К тому же, его цена сильно завышена.

At first there are dried fruits and oak in aroma, which is pleasant and has a bit of spirit in it, but it doesn't mar the impression. Taste is weak, vague, harsh, a bit sweet, but still watery and unclear. Aftertaste is almost absent, but spirit harshness is too strong. It might be OK in cocktails, but straight - so so. Apart from that it's heavily overpriced.

P. S. The bottle really looks different, as some reviewers already mentioned

This was my first Floor Dr Cana that I have tried and I am not too disappointed or thrilled. For a little less I would take Stades No. 8 or for the same price, the really McCoy or Plantation 5 year. This rum is a bit dry. Not overly sweet. Just nothing really standing out for me. Will probably not buy again when I know there are others in this price range that just have more to them than this rum. Solid 6 for sure.

Nothing special, a bit too harsh for me.

Edited. Plus 1 point

Nothing that sets the world on fire, but by the same token, there's not much wrong with it either. Smooth enough, but lacks kick and length so over all is a little bit bleh!

Bought this from Amazon Singapore with 74 SGD (53 USD), I drank it mostly neat with a dash of fresh lemon juice. In retrospective I think the price is high but it’s a good start for Flor de Cana adventure

Many years ago when I first tried the Flor De Cana rums from Nicaragua, I was so impressed that I had decided to do side by side taste tests for their amber rums of age 4, 7, and 12 years. This 7-year is definitely worth only a few bucks more than the 4-year, but I could not tell the 7-year and 12-year apart at that time. All I concluded was that the 12-year was a rip off, so I rarely ever bought the 7-year again. I have always been impressed by it, but there was still that nagging thought of being duped by marketing on the extra aging.

Now that I am contributing my own rum reviews to this site, I picked up another 7-year bottle of this amber rum. It is smooth with no excessive sweetness and can be used as a budget sipper, served on the rocks, or as a mixer. Not many rums can boast credit for all three. It is basically inoffensive and well worth the fairly low price. It is not the finest sipper, but for the price, you can't beat it.

Now that I can appreciate this rum since it wound up in my top 30 list, most of this bottle still remains after several months. In the old days, the whole bottle would be gone in only a few days. It wound up in third place among my dark rum budget sippers behind El Dorado 8 and Don Q Anejo respectively. After bidding farewell to my first and final bottle of the over rated Mount Gay XO, this Flor De Cana 7 was a welcome pleasant surprise. Sad but true! This one is also much better than the over priced Flor de Cana 18.

it's a nice rum, but just a little too sweet for me...

This is a very elegant basic rum. Right price, fine taste, but basic. Very enjoyable for it's price.