Zafra Master Reserve 30-Year

I have bottle 2088 out of 6720. Here are my impressions:

Nose: Matured Oak, Fine Tobacco, Maple Syrup, Baked Apples
Palate: Matured Oak, Smokiness, Maple Syrup, Fine Tobacco, Tangerine
Aftertaste: Smoky Caramel, Oak

This is excellent - a fantastic rum -but the 21 year is actually more to my liking at about 1/4 the price of this rum. Perhaps this rum will grow further on me but right now it is just too expensive to be a full 10 in relation to the product, even if it is mostly excellent.

On the nose you get a wonderful deep and pungent combination of deep oak, tobacco, maple syrup, and something like baked apples. The oak comes through very strong but in a very matured way. Once you take a sip you get a lovely combination of that oak with a smokiness to it along with a hint of maple syrup and lighter notes of fine cigar tobacco and tangerine. It really is quite a pleasant combination. The aftertaste is drier with a slight burn with the smokiness and a caramelized oaky flavor lingering in the mouth. The aftertaste is not as impressive or long lasting as I would have expected, but it is still quite excellent. I think overall I am very slightly disappointed with the final product experience in relation to the price. It is a fantastic rum for sure, but I am not sure it is worth what I paid for it. If price is truly no object to you, then this is wonderful rum and a real treat...and maybe my experience with it will get better as I come back to it. That said right now Zafra 21 Year is a slightly more complex and enjoyable rum at 1/4 the price of its 30 year old brother. As I sip more on this one I will reflect further and this review may change but here is my initial scoring.

Nose: 10
Palate: 10
Aftertaste: 8
Smoothness: 10
Versatility: 9
Price: 6

Overall: 8.8

Une fine texture en bouche. Un bon goût de bourbon bien présent. Doux à boire. Le meilleur rhum de type hispanique que j'aie bu jusqu'à présent.

Ein guter Rum, leider für das was er bietet viel zu teuer.

Nose - cocoa, buttery

Taste - sweet, very smooth, chocolate, candy, a little spicy, warm
Nice taste, but the price... I think there are better options for the same money. According to the rating, I expected a little more from it. It's not a bad choice anyway. I prefer the Unhiq XO, which is similar and more comprehensive, in my opinion.

Complesso e interessante, esplosione di aromi e gusto e con un finale piacevole, nonostante la bassa gradazione è caldo e si distingue nella sua personalità
Voto: 8.7

Lots of vanilla and caramel, a little too dessert like for me. Very smooth and enjoyable still.

Colour: nice, dark
Nose: Too much alcohol in it, smells a bit like 90 proof.
Taste: okish, the persistency of strong unrefined alcohol is still present
Finish: good
Final score: 6,5 out of 10
Comments: at a whopping 175 GBP a bottle is not really what you would expect. Read other comments and got excited so purchase was made! Disappointed! Very strong smell of unrefined alcohol is persistent in this rum. Taste does not convince. Can’t possibly believe this is a 30 y.o. Rum.

Good quality but a little over priced. Nice presentation.