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Nicaragua | Aged | 40% ABV | Column Still (1-4)
A sugar-free 12-year old, ultra premium rum that is sustainably produced (Carbon Neutral & Fair Trade certified). From a 5th generation family estate, it is naturally aged without artificial ingredients, distilled 100% with renewable energy and KOSHER certified. A full-bodied rum with a long and smooth finish that lingers in the palate. Best enjoyed in a Rum Old Fashioned or with a splash of premium sparkling water or ginger ale and an orange twist.
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Posted
4 months ago
I’d recommend this with ginger beer, naturally sweet, smooth
Posted
5 months ago
Very nice and easily accessible sipper. Good at the price point and the environmental commitment of the company is laudable.
Posted
5 months ago
Smells good and tastes good. Air it out a little and it's good
Posted
5 months ago
It was nice but not as nice as expected ,,, i will be trying it with orange peel to see if that helps
Posted
5 months ago
The nose is quite harsh (especially immediately after decanting) - almost like pencil sharpenings soaked in ethanol.
By comparison, the taste is smooth and pleasant, with a prominent creamy butterscotch flavour that is more dry than sweet. I would expect far more depth and a longer finish from a 12-year-old rum though.
While most rums of this age would make a decent mixer, if you can justify mixing a rum in that price bracket, Flor de Caña 12-Year simply doesn't have enough character to punch through. Even ignoring the price difference, I'd much rather use a younger (and cheaper) rum that adds more flavour.
Posted
6 months ago
I prefer to drink Dark Rums with Root Beer. Barqs has caffeine, if I want it. The others don’t, if I don’t. This pairs fantastically with Root Beer, and that’s what I like. It’s pretty cheap for a decent rum, at around $32. I like their 18 year—but cannot justify the extra money, when this is so good. I am not the biggest on their 7 year; I think this 12 year is just right.
Posted
7 months ago
Wonderfull sipper. Must try for everyone rum lover
Posted
7 months ago
Very good, somewhat simple but totally pleasant. Definitely sippable.
Posted
7 months ago
Had this on an Iberia flight from Madrid to Lima. The taste was very well balanced. I would try this again to pick up the exact notes. I recall honey and milk chocolate.
Posted
7 months ago
Smell caramel, vanilla, wood, clove and sweet.
Taste wood, clove and sugar, but it doesnt have sugar
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I tried this rum with 3 cigar pairings over several sessions in a single day.
The first pairing was with a A fuente gran reserva maduro. I found the alcohol to just come to the top of the nose sharply as well as the palate, I also felt it went down a bit fiery in the throat a rarity for a 12 year old rum.
The second pairing was a brick house Maduro a sweeter spicier Nicaraguan cigar seemed to pair much better and the flavors came out a bit more and it seemed sweeter and smoother overall as the cigar paired well with this.
The final pairing was a 7-20-4 Maduro. this was an unmemorable experience and I don't think the pairing helped nor detracted from this experience.
Overall, I would smoke a Brick house cigar maduro wrapper anytime with this as a perfect pairing which enhanced the rum.
On its own this rum I felt was below the bar I was expecting for its age and price point. Its incredibly sharp nose detracted from this. I actually held my nose like a child as I drank this from my snifter. This also was fiery in the throat a rarity for a more aged rum almost comparable to a lower end gold but not quite. Mixed its much better but at the general price of admission I could point you to plantation artisinal or 10+ other rum mixers which are on par or better actually, so I have omitted this from my score.
Overall, I wanted to love this rum, I really did. I have heard so many great things about it. This experience detracts me from this rum line away from trying 18. I think ill stick with other lines for now.
Finally, I was not Flor'd.