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Botran Solera 1893 18-Year rum

Botran Solera 1893 18-Year

Guatemala | Aged | 40% ABV

Botran Solera 1893 is a dark rum from Guatemala aged using the Solera method in casks that previously held sherry, port and bourbon.

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Tasty, but not quite great
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221 Botran Solera 1893 18-Year Ratings

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Chri$$ 🇦🇹 | 18 ratings
Posted 7 years ago

Leichter und übersichtlicher Rum. Der Geruch macht Lust, der Geschmack ist recht einfärbig und endet bald ohne aufhebens zu machen. Fazit: simpel aber gut. Preislich ok.

Melda 🇨🇿 | 60 ratings
Posted 7 years ago

Velmi dobrý rum. Jemný, chutná po karamelu. Velice dobrý rum za tu cenu.

Sven Rose 🇬🇹 | 7 ratings
Posted 7 years ago

In a country with Zacapa Centenario it is difficult to compete if that is what a rum wants to do. This one exceeded my expectations. A classic rum of molasses with a fruity flavor and notes of almonds and vanilla.

Earl Elliott 🇨🇦 | 236 ratings
Posted 7 years ago

Sugar 0-5 GPL
Slightly better than the 15 year old version but nothing spectacular. Vanilla, wood, honey, and some baking spices. The aroma has too much of alcohol for my liking, and the finish on this a bit harsh trending towards bitter. I think that they may have used too many barrels of a younger rum in the blend. There are some good flavours in the blend, but they fade too fast. Overall I would classify this a very good mixing rum.

Ryan 🇺🇸 | 33 ratings
Posted 7 years ago

Over all I thought it was going to be a good rum. But it did not have the flavor profile I was expecting for a rum of this age. It was still good though.

Laurent Folichon 🇧🇪 | 36 ratings
Posted 7 years ago

Rhum classique dans ses arômes de caramel, beurre, fruits confits, .... On pourrait en attendre plus...

Jarda 🇨🇿 | 33 ratings
Posted over 7 years ago

Ovocny a jemny rum.. Lehce na konci prijemne zastipe. Ale ta chut ovoce, mozma visni je super

MARTIN 🇲🇶 | 69 ratings
Posted over 7 years ago

Douceur du caramel et des épices. rhum plutôt agréable.
Peut se boire avec un dessert ou en association avec du chocolat.

Charles M 🇬🇧 | 149 ratings
Posted over 7 years ago

Botran Solera 18yo starts off so well, but finishes so averagely.

A lovely nose with good fruit, oak and hints of banana, coffee and spices. A rich, warm, spicy body that finishes oh so disappointingly. Behind the nice soft burn of alcohol, there is a bitterness that I can't get my head around. It is a good rum all round save for this. Maybe I really should give it a 6½, but I suspect that this is one of those rums that if you catch it when you are in the right mood, it will be stunning, and on other days it will be disappointing.

I'm trying to like this, but coming back to drink it again I really just don't like the taste of it. The finish is horrid. I think that I might have to blend it away with something, but as I drink my rum straight up....!! Maybe a dash of OVD. As the Botran is quite dry, I am thinking to mate it with an overly sweet rum that I have ended up with to kill two birds with one stone.

There aren't many rums I dislike, but Botran is one of them. I gave the 1893 Solera a 2 thinking it might have been corked, but maybe it was just nasty.

EDIT (again). The bottle has been sitting in the back of the cupboard for months now, with me wondering what I was going to do with it. So I decided to try it. There is a softness and rich caramel notes on the palate that I didn't pick up before.The dryness is not there in such a domineering way. While I am still a little undecided, it is much more harmonious that previously had, and I am enjoying my glass. I might have caught it on a good night, so maybe I should try and knock off the rest of the bottle (its only half full!!!). ☺

Pascal 🇨🇦 | 231 ratings
Posted over 7 years ago

un bon gout de caramel. il est très doux. très abordable. suffisamment complexe, j ai bien aimé. je le recommende mais pour 18 ans c est decevant.




Brand Details

Name: Solera 1893 18-Year
Years Aged: 18
ABV: 40%
Type: Botran
Raw Material: Unknown
Process: Unknown
Distillation: Unknown
Women leading Rum: No

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