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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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Posted
almost 3 years ago
Great taste, easy to drink, a must have to convince everyone around you
Posted
almost 3 years ago
Great rum to begin your rum journey on.
Drink neat and enjoy the smooth warm molasses brown sugar notes.
Very similar and equal in enjoyment to diplomatico reserva exclusiva, just marginally less sweet.
Posted
almost 3 years ago
Love this rum as a sipper. Sweet molasses and nutty notes round out this delicious, well-crafted rum
Posted
almost 3 years ago
Doux en bouche. Notes de caramel, vanille et cannelle. Ce rhum n'est pas du tout agressif. Il sait vous envoΓ»ter en douceur, ce qui peut Γͺtre traitre car il invite Γ se resservir. C'est un bon Γ©missaire qui sait parfaitement vous accueillir dans l'univers du rhum.
Posted
almost 3 years ago
Nice complex flavors, sweet, smooth, good aftertaste
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almost 3 years ago
If you want to taste the extent of what hogo tastes like, this is the rum to go for. It is very much present yet still integrated with a fruitiness akin to a wine- or sherry-finished liquor. lots of dark caramel as well.
A bit on the pricey side where I live , but itβs a great tasting rum .
Posted
almost 3 years ago
First Ron Zacapa...didn't dislike, tasted better than a couple of my other favourites.
Very tasty and one of my favorites. Not too sweet.
Posted
almost 3 years ago
Nice colour, yet not much else going on. Lots of alcohol fumes, a singular sweetness and harsh finish. I swear this used to taste better when I first started on rums.
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Everyone should try this at least once
7
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out of 10
Dominant flavors: Chocolate covered cherry/Dr.pepper
I wasn't sure that I would, but I like this. In the past the bottle didn't explain that this was a blend of rums so I think buyers had different expectations for a 23 year old rum. If you know what your buying (a solera rum with some added sugar after distillation) then you won't be disappointed.
Prices on this stuff can be way too high bc of its popuIarity but once again Total Wine has great deals and this was $37. US in NJ.
Lately I've been interested in mostly more natural style rums like Doorly's, Mount Gay, or Don Q but I always keep at least one sugary rum around for when I want something really sweet. My last two sugar bombs have been Diplomatico RE and El Dorado 12. This rum is notably less sweet than both of those.
The nose is kind of bland and smells mostly of alcohol but not harsh.
The taste however is really nice like dried fruit, vanilla, and chocolate. I recognize some flavors in here that are much like Diplomatico RE but on a milder level and I appreciate that bc Diplo-RE is arguably overkill with its sweetness/spicyness. I have lowered its score by a point after tasting this bc I realize it could be less syrupy sweet and more balanced out.
Update: Zacapa 23 really isn't that sweet like some reviews say. It's definitely smooth but as I continue to drink a little each night this week I'm finding that I wish it had the same flavors but just a bit bolder. Or maybe I'm wanting a stronger finish?This is good beginner sipping rum to get used to some of the flavors found in darker/aged rum on a mild level.
Update 2: it's almost too smooth for its own good and because of that there's nothing that really pops. If too much ice melts in it, then it's reminiscent of FLAT CocaCola. Still enjoyable rum but it's something I wanted to note. I also noticed that this tastes like the base flavor of Diplo-RE b4 they bomb it with vanilla & sugar or whatever they use in there. Possibly why I think the finish is a little flat.