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Ron Zacapa 23 Solera rum

Ron Zacapa 23 Solera

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Guatemala | Aged | 40% ABV | Column Still (1-4) Distilled

Ron Zacapa 23 Solera Rum was created in 1976 in the highlands of Guatemala, where it is distilled in a copper-lined column still from fresh cane juice before solera aging.

The 500 year-old Spanish Sistema Solera method is used to age Ron Zacapa 23 in white oak casks. This results in a combination of rums aged between 6 and 23 years.

The current Ron Zacapa 23 bottle features a woven band around the middle, which is in reference to the original hand woven palm leaf petate bottle cover that covered the bottle.

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2268 Ron Zacapa 23 Solera Ratings

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Dunderful 🇺🇸 | 5 ratings
Posted over 6 years ago

This isn't rum. Oh, wait, it actually IS rum because pretty much anything can be sold as rum since rum consumers are apparently too ignorant/lazy/naive/easily parted with their money/etc to demand the kind of regulations that would exclude this cheap sugary swill from being labelled rum in the first place.

Besides the diabetes-inducing levels of sugar in here there is almost certainly a boatload of other additives, chemical flavourings, and artificial adulterants added as well. And yet, after all that, after having forsaken all their integrity and craftsmanship, the producers still failed to make it taste good. I mean, if you're gonna add sugar, artificial flavours and god knows what else then at least make it delicious! Otherwise what's the point? This is just extremely sweet (so smooth!) booze water that has a bunch of very flat, artificial-tasting rummy notes, eg, caramel, toffee, vanilla, coconut, orange etc. I did my own simple sugar test by placing a few drops on a plate and letting it evaporate. Several hours later an obscene amount of sticky residue remained, so much so that you'd think almost half of the rum was sugar and glycerol. Try it out yourself. By the way, the bottle claims the rum is 40% ABV, but it doesn't taste like it, even with the added sugar taken into account, and I have seen (admittedly amateur) tests that put it around 28-35% ABV... So, yeah, this company sucks so much.

Anyway, on to the more important aspects of this rum. First, it has the number 23 on it, which is a good high number to have written on a bottle of alcohol. Second, it is wrapped in a kind of twine band - very fancy! Third, on the label there are some gold medals denoting some kind of awards. From these three facts alone you immediately know that you're getting a quality product...

Okay, okay, I know I'm being kinda snobby and pretentious, but if people were a little more discriminating and demanded the kind of transparency that would allow one to know exactly what it is they're consuming then perhaps we'd all start getting the quality we're already paying for. The price for this dreck is absurd. Look, I don't want to stop people from drinking this shite, I just want it labelled correctly so that brilliant, fascinating, handsome people with exceptionally refined tastes will only ever see it where it belongs - on the bottom shelf in the liqueur aisle.

Henrik Krogh 🇩🇰 | 26 ratings
Posted almost 9 years ago

Alle kan lide den, men den bliver lidt for sød i længden. Flot gylden farve og god duft.

Rum Ramblings 🇺🇸 | 7 ratings
Posted almost 9 years ago

Amazing brown-mahogany color. Nose similar to a well aged whisky. Strong aromas of sherry oak and american oak sweetness. Tastes very smooth and sweet - with lots of caramel, coffee and prunes or figs. the sugar cane honey makes it round and sweet with no edges and flaws.

Lanier 🇧🇪 | 37 ratings
Posted almost 9 years ago

This rum has a sweet flavored, lightly smoked, deep, colorful vanilla taste. This bottle deserves his place in your rum collection.
I buy always 2 bottles, because the first one is always so quickly empty.

Rumguru 🇨🇭 | 10 ratings
Posted almost 9 years ago

i really enjoyed to drink this rum. for the pricetag you can't really expect more. a very good balanced rum with a sweet body. the finish is good, but nothing really special. the flavour doesn't hold to long but overall a very good rum and definitely to recomend.

Even though it says, that this rum is at his best on the rocks, I enjoyed it more straight up, because on the rocks it looses quickly on quality.

Kenny 🇸🇪 | 4 ratings
Posted 9 years ago

Riktigt god rom, en av de bättre enligt mig. Kanske en aningen för söt.

Franklin Fraitus 🇺🇸 | 27 ratings
Posted 9 years ago

I drink rum straight up. The Ron Zacapa Solera 23 is nowhere near as smooth as other aged rums. In fact, I find it to be more than a bit harsh and oddly sweet at the same time. As such, sometimes I can tolerate it, and other times I find the alcohol burn to be a bit too much. Holding it in the mouth results in a scope mouthwash like burn, not unpleasant, but not what I'm looking for in a quality sipping rum. With that in mind, it's simply not smooth enough for the price. It does have a nice color and looks good in the glass. I absolutely don't like it mixed with Coke.

Scott Stephen 🇫🇷 | 11 ratings
Posted 9 years ago

Diplomatico Reserva was one of my favorites (bang for buck), however after picking up RZ 23 at the airport, I had to admit the better overall smoothness.

Cezary 🇺🇸 | 20 ratings
Posted 9 years ago

I love Zacapa 23 - rounded, well-balanced, great for sipping. I love their idea of developing a special Riedel glass for sipping their rum. It's teally world-class marketing and treating their consumers highly. Bravo!

Marc GENNAOUI 🇨🇦 | 2 ratings
Posted 9 years ago

À delicate and complex rhum. Taste of lightly smoked wood. Hazelnut and very faint vanilla.

pearl 🇨🇿 | 13 ratings
Posted 9 years ago

my second rum i tasted, wow, after abuelo 7 such a change and introduction of real aged rum. Had couple of litres over last months and love it more and more. Sweet and tasty. Just amazing and wil definitely keep on buying it - especially good value for 1l.
92/100




Brand Details

Name: 23 Solera
ABV: 40%
Type: Ron Zacapa
Raw Material: Unknown
Process: Pure blend (1 distillery)
Distillation: Column Still (1-4)
Women Led Rum: No

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