Atlantico Gran Reserva

Sampled the Atlantico Gran Reserva at Cardiff Rum Festival on the weekend and I must say it's my favourite out of the Atlantico family. I almost purchased a bottle instead choosing the Botran 18 year old instead.

The Gran Reserva is achieved by first distilling 2 separate rums one from molasses another from fresh sugar cane juice, aging them separately then blending and reaging after this double aging the blend is put into the solera system. It's a thoroughly well aged liquid and it's just so good!

Aromas from both distillations are detectable on the nose there's rich caramel and a grassy freshness too! There's coffee, cacao and charred oak too

The smell is not special, but I like the balance of the aromas. It's good for the price.
I think the mix of agricole and molasses rum is well accomplished. If you like Plantation XO this is your entrance in the Agricole world.
The taste is a little bit young, sweet and bright. I get coconut, paper, bitter notes and vanilla.
There are not much agricole aromas.

Smell: paper, coconut, sugar syrup, vanilla, gras, vanilla, some berries
Taste: coconut, paper, tannins, vanilla, young wood, some light bitterness and spice
Finish: middle long, sugar, spice, coconut, wood remains on the palet

Sweetness: 3/5
Spice: 2/5
Fruit: 3.5/5
Mildness: 3/5
Value (35€): 3.5/5

Did not think it'd be as smooth as I thought. Very good from beginning to end.

Krásna vôňa - dub, vanilka, trstinový cukor. V chuti sa k tomu pridávajú citrusy, med a jemne káva. Záver je veľmi jemné štiplavejší po agricole zložke. Že mňa krásne vybalancovaný rum!

Strong caramel and vanilla flavors with a fruity banana aftertaste. A lot of caramel scent on the nose (for me smells delicious). Body is not thick, but not too thin either. Goes down relatively smooth and is a very pleasant sipper.

- vůně opět jemně nasládlá, částečně dřevitá, hnědý cukr
- chuť jemná, nasládlá, vanilka, citrusové plody, med a určitá příjemná štiplavost - blend melasy a čerstvé cukrové třtiny

In taste is like velvet with touch of mixture of sweet spicies.

Not as smooth as the Private Cask. Has a nice initial mix of spices and vanilla. However after breathing the vanilla completely takes over and it becomes way too sweet

This is one the best rums i have drank. The taste of sugar cane, carmel and vanilla notes are evident. Very smooth and no bitter burn.

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