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Ron Zacapa XO Rum is produced in the highlands of Guatemala where it is distillled from fresh cane juice. The rum is then aged from 6 to 23 years at 7544 feet above sea level at 62 °F (17 °C) using the solera process. The solera aging process incorporates barrels that previously held American whiskeys, sherries, wines and Cognac
The unique Ron Zacapa XO glass decantur features an impression of 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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Found this for $99 at my local shop (Total Wines & More). The rum has an excellent taste, not much burn, and quite sweet with some nice aromas. I’ll let other describe those, but definitely better than the Zacapa 23 I had recently. Of course, I am dubious that I’m not being swayed by additives since the sugar has been reported at 26 g/l. Regardless, I really enjoyed it. I added ice half way through and wished I hadn’t. Much better neat.
One thing I noticed is they seem to have changed the bottle and packaging. The phrase “virgin sugar cane honey” is now replaced everywhere with “virgin sugar cane”. Interesting change... They must be sensitive to their sugary reputation. Also, my bottle is more circular compared to the older photos. Mine has some cheap gold-colored plastic wrapped around the top of the bottle and underside of the cap. It doesn’t fit cleanly and just feels cheap. They seem to have take some cost out of the box as well (pretty flimsy).