Flor de Caña Añejo Clásico 5-Year

Very nice and smooth for daily drinks

A friend bought me a bottle from Niccaragua when she was on vacation and the best rum i ever drank

New label for a rm thats been around for a while. Hint of carmel, medium legs, light amber colour. Carried in most BCLCB stores.

Inoffensive is the immediate description that comes to mind.

Light/medium bodied with a caramel notes and a touch of sweetness. Accompanied by a nice bite of alcohol. Nothing particularly great about this one, but certainly nothing obviously wrong with it save for maybe a bit spirity and lacking in weight of fruit.

Overall quite smooth, helped by the sweetness that is ever present, despite the slight alcohol attack, which to me adds a bit of character. I had to check the alcohol content - it's 40% but drinks like a 37.5%.

Problem is though, that as an everyday rum, the cheaper Chairman's Reserve makes this look really very ordinary.

One of my favorite brands. Nothing wrong with this one, but I like the older ones better as they have more taste

Spend the extra couple dollars and get the seven year

Not a sipping rum. Will have to use mix to enjoy this rum. This is one of the worst rums I have tried.

Some buttery sweetness and mild vanilla tones are present but on its own this is just not something I'd enjoy straight-up, myself, but mixed with Sprite or 7-Up, and some OJ, pineapple juice or 5-Alive, and yup, I'm on-board. ( I wouldn't turn it away! )

Decent bottle of rum. Semi smooth but with a bit of sour after notes. Better in cola, and surprisingly enough, gets better as the night wears on. Not something I reach for to impress someone, but fills the need in a pinch.

This was, handed to me over ice at a party. Back then I generally drank whisky neat and rum with cola. Since my friend was out of mix. I drank it on the rocks and was impressed at its smoothness. This experience has had me start buying aged rums. So far I have bought the El Dorado 12 and the El Dorado 21. Both of which put this to shame. But, it will always hold a special place in my heart for being the rum that first got me into great rums. Now this is my go to mixing rum.