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Guatemala | Aged | 40% ABV | Column Still (1-4) Distilled
Ron Zacapa 23 Solera Rum was created in 1976 in the highlands of Guatemala, where it is distilled in a copper-lined column still from fresh cane juice before solera aging.
The 500 year-old Spanish Sistema Solera method is used to age Ron Zacapa 23 in white oak casks. This results in a combination of rums aged between 6 and 23 years.
The current Ron Zacapa 23 bottle features a woven band around the middle, which is in reference to the original hand woven palm leaf petate bottle cover that covered the bottle.
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This rum will never let me down. Lovely taste:) ..
Love it how it's not to strong, not to weak and has an awesome taste.
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over 2 years ago
Like Diplomatica Exclusiva Reserva, this is bordering on a liqueur rather than a proper rum, so again it understandably divides opinion. Of the two, I've given this the lower rating - mainly because it costs 25% more without being particularly better in my opinion.
The stylish bottle and packaging are a very nice touch, but the misleading '23 solera' rating (meaning the oldest rum in the blend is 23 years old, not the average age or youngest, as you may understandably assume) does grate a little.
Nice rum, bit smokey, soft in the beginning with a slight burn afterwards.
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over 2 years ago
It's an okay rum but what really surprised me is the strong smell and taste of alcohol. The sweetness and the molasses only come through as an aftertaste. I've had rums that were 55% and tasted less of alcohol so that really makes this rum average at best.
Still quite enjoyable though!
Edit; this rum really benefits from being out (how do you say that in English? Tumble?) for a while, it really helps bring out the suppleness of this rum and rids it of the intense alcohol taste
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over 2 years ago
Trhalo mi srdce ako ho ludia pili s colou. Nehadzte perly prasatom.
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over 2 years ago
Allways in my cabinet. Everyone knows it.
A litle bit overrated.
Looking forward for this rum but it isnยดt that special. Sheet a bit flat but still good. Just not that good as i ecpected.
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over 2 years ago
A big name for rum lovers, it's incredibly smooth and pleasant, but...really that's all after 23 years?!
Nose: surprisingly, it seems there Is no alcohol in the glass. Maybe that bottle was opened some times ago, I don't know, but it smells so smooth, sweet, a tons of vanilla and other spices, a minimum touch of citrus. It's really good, but I expected more complexity from a rum aged by 23 years...
Taste: coherent with the nose, starts sweet and smooth immediatly, and again It seems that there is a very small amount of alcohol in, no trace of warmth, and this disappointed me a little bit. Also, Is not that complex (and again, I expected a lot of complexity from a distillate 23 years old): molassess, vanilla, reminding of pastry and butter cookies and rape fruit notes are present, but no traces of oak, woods or other spices... uhm, I drank very very younger rums with infinite more character! The finish is medium, with bitter memories of licorice, a sweet pastry.
Notes: overall, it's a good rum, this is sure. But from 23 years old of aging, I expected a great, that I never found neither to the nose nor to the taste.
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over 2 years ago
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sweet rum
7
/10
out of 10
rather one of my favorites due to the sweeter character, but i wonder if it's from addition of sugars as the sweetness doesn't seem to come from natural distilled liquid affected by oak aging.
still a commendable flavor profile.
it was even better when the price was lesser than now days as it seems Diageo has increased prices too frequently to make this less attractive for my wallet/palate preference ratio.
in conclusion, if you care not for price history and prefer sweeter profile, a good choice.
if you are very experienced and well versed in rum, steer clear!
if you are new to rum experience, do invest for tasting!