Ron Zacapa 23 Solera

It's a good enough Rum, nothing less and nothing more. Not as sweet as people love to pretend, but nevertheless sweeter than it should have been, thus the call-out for adding sugar is called for. It's a starting Rum for people, who are accustomed to sweet liquor (including Whisky-Cola), but nothing Rum lovers can get behind as a go to fave.
The nose is lovely, full of aroma.

By far the most over rated rum in the world. There are so many additives, including sugar and glycerine, which is fine I guess, but they a deny it! It's marketed by Diageo which is one of the biggest liquor companies in the world. The rum has no flair, no passion, it's essentially an alcoholic sugar syrup and for the price you can get so much more. Do yourselves a favor if you want Guatemalan rum and go for ron botran. It's not as sweet, and it adds so much more passion and depth than this garbage

Zacapa is the reason I got into rum. My dad introduced me and loves it. I did too, but once I start something, I tend to dig deeper. After having tried some more rums, I now think Zacapa is at best a seven. The added sugar makes me want a glass of water besides it.

It's also not as fresh or exciting as many other rums. I think Plantation XO 20th Anniversary Edition is significantly better at around the same price point, if you're looking for a swwet dosed rum, that is.

Tasted at Laka Lono on 7/16/23. Pours sepia brown in color. Brown sugar, vanilla, cotton candy aroma. Lots of woodiness to the up front flavor. Oak and cedar- maybe sandalwood. Honey and a slight chicory taste. Mild willowy finish. Good.

It wasn't a disappointment but it was really sweet. The XO is more worth the price.

Balanced, not to sweet, pleasant taste, but for a 23yo it lacks a unique feature that would make it distinctive and exceptional

On a scale of 1 to 10, I would rate Ron Zacapa 23 Solera around 7.5, considering its smoothness, complexity, and overall quality. However, taste can be subjective, so it might vary depending on personal preferences.

Great flavor and easy to find, but is a little pricy for how good it is.

A bit to sweet for my liking, but a very good mixing rum

I was sure it's the pinnacle of rums below 70 euro. A jewel of the supermarket/discount stores genre. I don't know why - it's just look like it.

At first - still being a rum greenhorn - I was obviously enamoured. Elegant and sweet, plus the phrase "virgin sugarcane honey" surely crancked up my overall feelings.

But after reading the most popular reviews here, I started to thought that yes, it's a bit "too much" of everything. Too sweat, too polished. And yes, it's a great liquor, but a kinda fake rum with those huge amounts of sugar and misleading "23 YO" sign.

I'll gladly drink every drop from my bottle, but since discovering, what Zacapa 23 is like (and knowing it's just very expensive), I'm not sure I'm going to buy it again.