La Hechicera Extra Anejo

I've traveled to Colombia but mostly had beer, aguardiente and some basic rums in mojitos. I had to travel to the Czech Republic to find out about this rum. Even most of my Colombian friends hadn't seen this in Colombia.

This is the rum that really sent me on my now two-year deep dive into rum and its history. And it all started in a tiny bar/liquor store hidden down a small walking street in Prague. This was served in a Rumhatten (a rum version of a Manhattan) with their own homemade cherry liquor and it was fantastic! So before I even get into my review of the rum, putting it in a Rumhatten is one of the best ways to drink this rum. And its GREAT in a Mai Tai paired with a sweeter rum like Appleton Estate or Diplimatico Reserva.

So La Hechicera (you don't pronounce the "H" so its "La Etch-ee-sera" is a simply wonderful rum. The nose is mild with just a slight wiff of alcohol and a nice even aroma of toffee and vanilla with a hint of orange. The mouthfeel is smooth and almost velvety. Its dry but not too dry. Once it hits your tongue you get a slow buildup of earthy tobacco a hint of coffee and subtle toffee and dry, dark fruits. Its very well balanced to me, but what you get out of it may be different (plus Im a little biased as this rum brings back some great memories).

The finish is mellow with an easy slow warmth sticking around your throat and chest. Nothing is overpowering. Nothing is too much or too in your face. This is just a great, dry, smooth tasty rum. If you don't care for the sweet rums, give this a try if you can find it. Unfortunately it's only available in about 14 countries, primarily in Europe and its not available in the U.S. according to their website.

This is a rum I will always try and keep stocked in my bar. Despite my bias and personal memories to this rum, objectively I would rate it an 8, but subjectively I have to give it a 9 overall because this bottle, and the rum inside it, always puts a smile on my face. :)

Columbia rum, 40 %, 12+ year old,
The taste is intensely woody, sweetened with orange peel with undertones of fresh roasted coffee, while the finish is pleasant and tasty to drink.

The taste is a bit sharp, too spicy and generally not very pleasant to taste. Aroma is a lot better, but I didn't buy a rum to just smell it. I also got a stomach ache after each tasting.

This rum is aromatic but with stronger alcohol aftertaste.

Osobitejsi ve vůni i chuti nez zacapa 23. Vždy si rad dam

Traditional and well balenced rum. Coffee and some oak. NICE

been caught by the bottle and was sure not disappointed. true gem.
this is what imagine as a sipper. for decent price about 35€ currently my favourite rum, next to plantation XO

Maybe the best rum from the supermarket. Very characterful and thankfully not too sweet, so the claim that not to additives are used seems valid.

nothing extra, nothing bad either, smells nice, first taste kinda sweet, then a bit too much of afterburn, for a sipper 6/10, I can imagine it as a great mixer, for the price (33 EUR per bottle) I could think of some better rums both on sweet and dry side, but I will probably have another bottle of it some time

taste - 6/10
smell - 6.5/10
sweetness - 6.5/10
price/value rating - 6/10