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Santa Teresa 1796 rum is produced in Venezuela and aged using the solera system that blends rums aged between 4 and 35 years. Before bottling, the rum is aged for a further year in large French oak casks to marry the blends.
This rum was first created in 1996 to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the establishment of the distillery, the Santa Teresa Hacienda.
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8 years ago
This is probably one of the most underrated rums I've tried besides the Ron Centenario 20-Year.
Smells and tastes of caramel, butterscotch, molasses, honey, vanilla, and a light oak. This is exactly the type of rum I love. It's especially good for the low price of only $38.49 (Total Wine & More, 2020 price).
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over 8 years ago
Bit disappointed with this one. Starts off well but to much of a rougher ethanol burn overpowers what flavor initially comes through. If Zacapa xo is a nine, El Dorado 15 and Plantation 20 year are an 8 I can't give this more than a 6. The sealed cork was covered in mould as well. First time I've ever seen that
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over 8 years ago
It was a long time since I wanted to try it and I finally tasted today. I must say, it is really an excellent rum and above all value for incredibly reasonable price. You will be satisfied immediately, first sip! I'm sure in the future I will take another bottle. I love it! Highly recommended
Posted
9 years ago
este ron desde su apertura, puedes notar su aroma y lo delicado de su proceso lo cusl lo pone entre los mejores rones que he probado
Posted
11 years ago
Santa Teresa 1796 is my first rum love. It has a perfect balance of spice that lingers. Slight hints of molasses and nutmeg with a little oak.
If it was slightly more sweet, it would be a 9 for me. I'll admit that
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over 3 years ago
If you think Diplomatico is now too sweet and flat, give Santa Teresa 1796 a try. I find it quite similar in style to the popular Venezuelan rum, but with much less sugar and some added complexity from the solera aging process. You get the same honey, butterscotch, and chocolate notes, but with more nuts, dried fruits, and a touch of smoky oak. Strikes a great balance between all facets to remain approachable, yet interesting with every sip. My favorite Latin style rum to date.
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7 years ago
Nice dark leather color with pastry notes with caramel, honey, toffee, butterscotch. Same notes in mouth added with chocolate. Smooth, very short, no aftertaste. A little disappointed but for the price, it's ok.
I just tried with a drop of water and other fragrances are emerging, perhaps on ice.
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over 8 years ago
This rum is outstanding as both a sipper or mixed. It's pleasant, accommodating, flexible and delicious. Perhaps more of a generalist in it's applicability, if I had to settle on having only one rum, this would be it.
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over 8 years ago
Pleasant aroma. Sipping some proved to be interesting. Definitely a complex series of flavors and I don't claim to be anywhere near an expert but there is a distinct sweetness and some fruitiness to it. Gives a good burn but it not harsh nor overpowering. This would be excellent as a mixer as long as the ingredients used are not overpowering. This rum needs complimentary flavors that are subtle.
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over 8 years ago
This is one smooth rum without any cloying sweetness or added flavorings. It's a perfect straight-up sipping rum, one of the best in the $50 US category. Excellent.
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A wonderfully flavorful pure Latin American style rum
5
/10
out of 10
Nose: Honey, Vanilla, Cinnamon, Buttered Toast
Palate: Vanilla, Honey, Cinnamon, molasses, oak, just a hint of roasted chilli peppers
Finish: Cinnamon, Oak, and Molasses
This is an ok rum. Its not a crazy exotic funk rum, but it doesn't try to be. This knows exactly what it wants and gets straight to the point. This is enjoyable enough to sip on slowly. The nose is Honey, Vanilla, Cinnamon, and I pick up just a hint of something I can't quite put my finger on, maybe buttered toast. The palate gives you exactly what the aroma says and is refreshingly direct. On the palate, just as the nose, I get strong Vanilla, Honey, and Cinnamon notes accompanied by deep molasses and oak. I also get just a slight faint hint of roasted chili peppers.
This rum has a rich mouthfeel to it and its flavors are deep. The aftertaste is unfortunately shorter than I anticipated but is a consistent and pleasant combination of molasses, oak, and cinnamon profile. In many respects this rum is like Diplomatico but less sweet. All in all it is a somewhat enjoyable experience even if it doesn't have anything especially exotic. After trying some 75+ rums now this doesn’t rate as high as it used to. It is the quintessential Latin American rum, with minimal dosing. Unfortunately it doesn’t mix that well in comparison to others while being a bit too flat as a sipper.