Centenario 25-Year

Slight notes of vanilla and rosin (or wood notes) some sweetnest to nose also. After swirling/agitating the drink in the glass very strong ethanol flavour rises to the nose.

Taste has some sweetness, molasses or brown sugar, but only slightly. End-taste has stronger alcohol notes, maybe even a bit cognac like dryness, and the sweetnes disappears as it becomes a bit tart - and just at the end slight sweetness coats the whole mouth. Taste of barrel also rises a bit towards the end.

Flavours, whichbare not super strong, are well in balance and this is a bit more complex rum for beginners ( = me) who might prefer e.g. Matusalem.

Very complex and fruity. Sweet, but not too heavy. The price is a bit too high compared to others with a similar quality of taste. Good if you can get it at a discount.

Very sweet sipping solera, no edges, missing the salt, the character, somehow boring

I like it better than the 30 year centenario. But that's just my taste.

The Centenario 25y Solera Gran Reserva is a molasse rum that is stored in oak barrels between 6 and 25 years in the Solera process. It is bottled with 40% drinking strenght and at least 40-50g of sugar per litre. The bottle is typical Centenario. Appealing without being exciting.

The rum is pleasantly light on the nose with a fruity touch. Sweet wood and caramel notes resonate. It's quite fun to explore the rum here. It is very similar to the Solera 20, but actually has some kind of recognizable complexity. While drinking the evil awakening starts. Heavy sweetness spreads on the tongue. Caramel, vanilla and banana are recognizable but the rum is dictated by sugar. The finish still has sharpness and woody barrel notes try to unfold desperately. The typical sticky feeling in the mouth also comes with this sugar bomb.

The Solera 25 is not really different from the Solera 20 and is similarly pleasing. Generally speaking, it is rather disappointing for about 60 Euros. There are really better rums out there. If you like it very sweet, you will like this Centenario. It is a little more versatile than the Solera 20. Slightly more wood and fruit. On the basis of the price rather no purchase recommendation and the Rating is the same as the Solera 20. If you want a Centenario try the Solera 18.

Der Centenario 25y Solera Gran Reserva ist ein Melasse Rum welcher im Solera Verfahren zwischen 6 und 25 Jahren in Eichenholz Fässern gelagert wird. Mit 40% Trink Stärke und mindestens 40-50g Zucker pro Liter wird er abgefüllt. Die Flasche ist typisch Centenario. Ansprechend ohne Aufregend zu sein.

Der Rum ist in der Nase angenehm leicht mit fruchtiger Note. Süße Holz und Karamel Noten schwingen mit. Es macht durchaus Spaß den Rum hier zu erforschen. Er ist dem Solera 20 sehr ähnlich, hat aber tatsächlich eine irgendwie erkennbare Komplexität. Beim Trinken dann das böse Erwachen. Schwere Süße verbreitet sich auf der Zunge. Karamel, Vanille und Banane sind erkennbar doch der Rum wird vom Zucker diktiert. Der Abgang hat durchaus noch Schärfe und holzige Fassnoten versuchen sich verzweifelt zu entfalten. Das typisch klebrige Gefühl im Mund hinterlässt auch diese Zuckerbombe.

Der Solera 25 unterscheidet sich nicht wirklich von dem Solera 20 und ist ähnlich gefällig. Allgemein ist er für ca. 60 Euro eher enttäuschend. Hier gibt es echt Besseres. Mag man es sehr süß, wird der Centenario gefallen. Er ist etwas vielseitiger als der Solera 20. Etwas mehr Holz und Frucht. Auf Grunde des höheren Preises aber eher keine Kaufempfehlung und keine Steigerung in der Bewertung gegenüber dem mit der 20. Dann tatsächlich lieber den Solera 18 kaufen.

I was expecting more quality on this 25 years old. Too much sugar on it.

It is sweet and enjoyable, but nothing special in my opinion. Too much sugar, not much depth

This rum has an incredible nose on it that made me anxious to sample a sip. Unfortunately I was disappointed at a flavor profile so sweet that it bordered on a liqueur. I can't say why this rum is rated so high by so many as most experienced rum drinkers would not class this rum as anything exceptional.

Not very impressed. Think twice if you prefer dry or pungent rums. You'll like this if your in the El Dorado camp. For the price I would have liked the ABV to at least be 42%. Bottled at 40% with this amount of sweetness is not for me and it's obviously catered to an audience that prefers smooth over interesting. There is some depth here but I just keep getting distracted by sugar and cola always rushes to mind.

Being a solera system the '25' years can be a bit deceiving, sure there is rum at the bottom of the stack thats been around for 25 years but it's always mingling with spirits trickling down from the top. I'm okay with this method but it always seems to produce overly sweet end results. Thinking of Papas Pilar and a triple cream sherry that uses the pyramid. And I'm not certain that sugar hasn't been added as well. Given the sweetness I can only assume it has and if it hasn't then it's a bit of an achievement how Centenario got to this point of cloy unadulterated.

There are far far better rums at this price. Especially if you like distillers such as Foursquare or Richland. Wish I could return the Centenario and get one of those. Looks like I need to work on my time machine.

While I have enjoyed this Ron Centenario, it did not blow me away as it has most other raters; but I suppose that happens on occasion. Perhaps just a little too sweet for me. I ranked it as a 6.5 on my scale.