Flor de Caña Gran Reserva 7-Year

Rich and dark profile. Tobaco and woody tanins play prim. Hint of butter, nut shell and caramel. Lightly sweet in afterburn, pleasantly.

Example of an average rum which is actually not so bad but there is nothing special in it.

I wouldn't drink this one straight either. I'd personally step down to the 4yr Extra Dry if I wanted a mixer, or I'd step up to the 12/18yr old, if I wanted a more complex sipper.

Okay to start I like the bottle of Flor De Cana, its simple but that is what makes it nice so its a good addition to a collection. Flor De Cana is a nice amber color in the bottle. Opening it smells like raspberries to be honest, raspberries some faint cask smell and that's about it, no real alcohol smell. In a glass it smells more like alcohol and that's about it. So sipping is rough its harsh upfront bite and then stops and then gives a hello im back again bite. Hard to zone in on a flavour when being kicked in the balls then helped back up and kicked right again by the guy who helped you. Its very dry alcohol, the cask taste is there but not in the extent of woodsiness that I enjoy. Some sweetness but nothing bold. In all honest its a super simple rum. A harsh simple rum, wouldn't recommend sipping. in diet coke it keeps much of its simpleness but has a nice amount of sweetness with a some bitterness in the aftertaste (which some could enjoy). I would rate this rum higher but there are better options for its price that have far surpassed it in taste smoothness and complexity.

This by far my 2nd favorite rum. Just enough aging to give it complexity not to long to make it over oakie.

It is so strong, smooth, with flavours, great rum :) Enjoy

its a superb rum to mix with coke or sprite my favourite one

I found this rum to be decent taken straight up. It has its edges to it but still for this price it is not just for mixing.

Best option from cheap rums (together with Malteco 10).
Not so harsh, full, taste like older than 7y.

I have trouble understanding how this rum can have such a good rating. I found this rum almost undrinkable, even mixed. Overly strong attack, and even very strong over time, even to the point of bad after-taste. Perhaps I got a bad bottle ?