Botran Solera 1893 18-Year

Todays tasting is the BOTRAN 18 years solera from Guatemala, made from virgin sugar cane sirup. Unknown are the individual age groups of the rums and their rates.
No sugar added and the full 40 % that is written on the bottle are really inside.
Nose : raisins, vanilla, spicy wood. In the back a little toffee and chocolate. Everything is harmonious, aromatic, soft and pleasant.
Palate : sweet vanilla, fresh grapes and also raisins paired with a slight sharpness. A little pear and oak, despite its slight sharpness, the alcohol is well integrated. Nothing special at all, but a very successful and tasty rum for roiund 30 Euro.
Finish : long. With all the impressions from the palate. What remains is a great vanilla taste with a little more oak, than from the palate. The sharpness disappears quickly.

Conclusion : a tasty rum without frills but with a good value for money. For advanced learner but also for first-timer user, who wants to have a honest not sweetened rum in the jungle of all the sugared spirits.
My rating is not a full 8, but between 7.5 and 8. Enjoy it !

Nice smell and color, really good taste and nice end. 8/10

Slighty better than botran 15. More flavoured but not so great. And still this depleasant aftertaste on my tongue.

I expected a lot more but finally something from Botran that is tolerable neat, but lacking any resemblance of an 8 or higher. Enjoyed sampling some rums on Guatemala fishing trip.

Tasted 1/26/22 at Laka Lono, neat.
This rum had a rich, deep flavor. Like the blanca, it was not overly sweet. The predominant flavor was caramel and it was a smooth sipper.

It's a nice thick sipper, needs ice to balance the sweetness. Strong molasses and a few smoky notes.

Een geur van gedroogd fruit, vanille, caramel en eikenhout. Een zoete smaak met tinten van toffee, fruit en vanille. Een medium afdronk met kruidige tinten en gebrand hout. Misschien extra lekker omdat ik deze op een mooie plek in Guatamala drink.

Je to příjemný rum z určitou hloubkou, elegancí, štavnatostí, lehkostí a právě ta lehkost je "je až moc lehká" :-). Poměr ceny kvality, ale velmi příjemný.

Quite a strong one. Definitely not as sweet as I like 'm. With a coke it's quite good. Just a bit is needed to have a good taste. Neat it's a bit too harsh.

Nice smell. Nice taste. Smooth. I like it - slight aftertaste