Flor de Caña Gran Reserva 7-Year

I fell in love with this for Cuba Libres while in Mexico and it continues to a very good option to utilize as a mixer when you don't want to just go with a white rum.

A bit harsh for sipping, but makes a decent cocktail.

This rum smells and tastes a lot like alcohol, but I still like it, it's good for Cuba Libres.

Tasted June 23, 2021 at Laka Lono
I was really impressed by the flavor of this rum, not too sweet by solid vanilla and caramel notes. It received three "yum"s and a doodled heart as well as a circled YES. I sampled neat and then as a Daiquiri, both forms were excellent.

The taste is like mediocre rum diluted with water, and at the same time it is alcoholic. 7-year-old aging unnoticeable, weak inexpressive taste, and at the same time the price is unreasonably high.

Rum ze sekce, pijeme u ohně s kamarády v lese, mě na něm vadí něco co bych nazval mýdlo.

On the nose:
Slight alcohol, sweetness, and coconut.

Taste:
Smooth with hints of vanilla, caramel, roasted nuts, and coconut and a soothing alcohol finish.

Summary:
Good all-around rum. Great for more premium drinks or cocktails.

Smells rich yet superficial or watered down. Taste is forgettable with a strong tinge of alcohol that is a little off putting when drinking neat. Unfortunately, it’s not much tastier mixed with Coke and lime. I could have sworn the quality was better say 5+ years ago…tastes cheap (even for the price point) or my tastes have changed.

This rum has better flavor/finish than the 4, and isn’t overly oaky like the 12. Factor in the price, and this is the best mixing aged column still rum in my opinion. Great with cola.

Very basic rum for an aged, easy to drink, but not a lot of character to it