Flor de Caña Gran Reserva 7-Year

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.

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.

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

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

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.

I always love FdC 7 year, even more than the 12 year. Florals and oak. A little honey. Golden amber pour. A touch of tangerine on the finish.

This rum worked well in all kind of cocktails, may it be freshly pressed juice or low budget sodas. But it changed radically over time. The more air that came in to the bottle, the tastier it got. This is true for many spirits, but i have never tasted such a big change as with this bottle. It transformed from "ok" at the first three cocktails, to "perfect" at the last three. But all through this journey it was priceworthy (with being "reasonably priced" at first and at the finish being "a bargain"). Maybe this will be my "old faithful" in the bar cabinet in the future?

Even with the larger size being available, the 12 Year is just so much better. If I want a good cheap rum, I like Kaniche Reserve.

For being as cheap as this rum is, it’s probably a better quality rum for sipping than most conventional sipping rums are. Give it like 5 minutes sitting in the glass and you’re good to go

I have went trough quite some rums by now, and yet this one strikes me with the excellence in execution - it is well built, it has some legend behind, lacks nothing, and has no confusion in ambition delivery. I have dropped drinking, just adventuring into somewhat special festivity on occasion, of which more than decent partner is this sinful, otherwise proper rum.