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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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Posted
9 years ago
For its price and all the hype around it, I find this rum quite overrated. It is bit harsh and I find similar but much more pleasant (and chaper too!) rums like Plantation Guatemala or Kraken.
Posted
9 years ago
If you have sweeter tastes, or friends who reject drinking neat spirits, then Ron Zacapa is for you. Ron Zacapa Solera 23 is certainly a sweet rum, but has more than enough flavor to back it up.
A great and dependable rum. Always enjoyable and easy to come across.
Posted
9 years ago
Ret sød, og ganske udemærket, men uden den store dybde og fylde, anelse sprittet.
Posted
9 years ago
I find it to be sweet and the flavor somewhat flat. I expected a bit more out of it after having some other solera rums. Overall, a decent rum but probably not worth the price.
Posted
9 years ago
In terms of price / quality ration this is my overall winner so far. Straight, for some maybe a bit too sweet but still very good.
Posted
9 years ago
My first "expensive" rum that I tasted. Loved it and started my rum adventure from this. Since then I find it still has a good taste, but it's too sharp.
Posted
9 years ago
rhum de type hispanique on retrouve la douceur. Il y a aussi un côté boisé.
Très complexe et agréable à déguster
Posted
9 years ago
Like this 1 much better, than the 15, this is the rum for me where the rum journey started whitout coke, with dark chocolate really nice for sipping
I've just started drinking rum (rum and coke isnt counting) and rz was very good and easy for me as a beginner.
This one made me interested in trying more of what the world of rum has to offer:)
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Spicy and sweet
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There's no doubt, Zacapa 23 is great for the premium rum industry. I'd guess its the most prevalent aged rum out there, and brought many newcomers to rum.
I like Zacapa 23 but not as much as Diplomatico, El Dorado, an others. It has a great rush of initial spice that dissipates quickly and leaves the mouth with a slightly oily sweet molasses finish.
For a ‘10+ year’ aged rum, I wanted more subtle notes. I get a blast of butterscotch and caramel with a little nutmeg and maybe even an olive note - but generally a little bland without much depth