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Havana Club Añejo Especial is a blend of rums aged for up to five years produced from the fermented molasses of sugar cane harvested in Cuba. The molasses is combined with yeast and water, distilled using column stills, and aged in white oak barrels.
Havana Club was founded in 1878 by Jose Arechabala and later nationalized after the Cuban Revolution in 1959.
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over 8 years ago
I enjoyed countless bottles of this one in my life. Very fair price for what you get!
Compared to the Havana Club 7 anos, is this one less intense. But very nice and good priced rum.
Posted
over 5 years ago
Always a great rum night with my favourite "bang for bucks" rum. Every drink improves an already exceptional Cuban flavour. In my opinion better than the more expensive 7 year old
Posted
over 5 years ago
Smooth but with a twang. A really nice drink with a great flavour.
Posted
3 years ago
This one is best for mixing, but definitely not a bad sipper. Surprising amount of fruity notes; a lot of plum, cherry and grapes(?). In the nose more vanilla and tawny port notes. Not a bad rum, and great price!
Very tasteful, a really good basic rum in my opinion the best for that kind of money
Posted
almost 8 years ago
A bit harsh straight up, but i love it when it's mixed. My go to drink when the barr has no real good rum to offer. Especially with fanta it's amazing. The orange really enhances the rum
Posted
12 months ago
Nice color, pleasant taste, great with coke or in other mixes.
Posted
over 1 year ago
The best for this value in cocktails. All the rest under this Havana is ..
Posted
over 1 year ago
As the title says great mixer but not special when drunk pure
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Decent mixer, changed to a bit worse some time ago
6
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out of 10
The original taste before the 2015 change of recipe (last bottle with original taste I bought 2016) was unmistakable Havana Club with pronounced tobacco and wood in smell, taste and aftertaste. I cannot remember first time I tried this rum, but it must have been some 25 years ago. Some people do not like the bottom HC product line (3y, Especial, 7y) smell, the body, the alcohol burn. Well, I am pretty much used to it after all these years, so was able to sip HC Especial, no problem. Used to make decent Cuba libre. Reedit 06/2021 - I did not realize for how long I actually did not buy this rum - the characteristic tobacco in smell and taste is almost gone, it is sweeter and smoother than the original, but also less distinctive in taste. The original would score 7, but this is rather 6. Still a decent mixer and a good value for the money. It lost most of its sentimental value for me though, as this is one of the first rums I have ever tasted.