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over 8 years ago
Mild aroma in the bottle. The flavor is slightly sweet with hints of toffee and caramel. Medium level burn in the throat leaving a nice subtle sweet finish. I expected a bit more from a 12 year aged rum. If this was aged in oak barrels you really couldn't tell since there isn't much of the mild oak bitterness to be found. Very nice rum. Surprised to find it in Thomasville, Georgia. I rate this so close to a 9 but not just quite there. I wonder how it would be if it were 15 years.
Posted
over 8 years ago
Perfecto para relajarse en el sofa, solo o con hielo. Un ron intenso, lleno de sabor.
Posted
almost 10 years ago
This blew me away the first time I had it. Good spice, descent body. Lots of character and finishes nicely.
Posted
almost 11 years ago
Makes for a decent sipping um, but very spirited. Was a wonderful addition to some vanilla ice cream/coke floats we made. Would be a great mixer.
Posted
11 years ago
Veri Nice Smooth rum, great daily drinker
Posted
11 years ago
Guatemala- blend of aged rums for 12 years.
An average sipping rum.This is by far nothing compared to agricole rhum as you’ll find in the same region. A rum to definitely try.
Posted
over 11 years ago
I tasted this rum in New Orleans, came home and found it in the first store I looked in, haven't seen it since.
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Worth buying, if you can find it.
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out of 10
This is a terrific Guatemalan rum. I use to find it at a hole-in-the-wall liquor store when I lived in Washington, D.C. There was a casino in another state where I used to be able to order it. Both were 5-10 years ago. Recently I was in DC on business. That hole-in-the-wall joint is long since closed. Nearby I found another place and decided to see what rarities they had. Voila, the first bottle of Montecristo 12 year old rum I've seen in years. It was on a top shelf (that required the clerk to get a ladder) covered in dust (and marked up by some $20. Guess the guy was getting a return on his investment).
So onto the review. The color is a light golden. It is about the same color as Bacardi Gold. But don't be fooled. That's where the similarities end. This is no swill. It's a sipper not a mixer.
Nice nose. Not overpowering and rather unlike most I've tried. Perhaps Westerhall (one of my all time favorites) comes closest but not the same. Considering it's been aged in oak barrels, there is little oak in the aroma or taste. There is a hint of vanilla, but it is not strong as many others such as Zacapa and Zaya. The sweetness is unique. No doubt there is molasses. But there is more that I couldn't discern (and humbly I suggest I'm pretty good at telling). After several days and halfway through the bottle, I had to cheat and do a little research. It seems the sweetness I couldn't identify is Maple Sugar and the spice (or just the other taste) I couldn't figure out is ginger. It makes for a superior rum.
For me it's more of a summer time rum. And while it has the same label as the Montecristo Cigar, it wouldn't be my first choice to sip over a cigar. I thought about giving it a 9. Maybe more attractive packaging and NOT a screw top would have been worth a half point and taken it to a 9. This is still a special rum.
It's unclear if they are still producing this rum (as well as who "they" are) but I found the additional info provided by the manufacturer for the San Francisco Spirits Competition. It seems to be from March 2016. So maybe they are still producing it? If you know for certain (as well as where to buy it), please let me know. If you see a bottle but don't want it, get it and the odds are I will buy it from you at a reasonable profit!