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Matusalem
Gran Reserva 23 Year Aged Rum
Category: Rum (Aged more than 3 Years)
Date Tasted:
3/22/2022
Country: Dominican Republic
Alcohol: 40%
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95 Points
Gold Medal
Exceptional
Matusalem
Gran Reserva 23 Year Aged Rum
Category: Rum (Aged more than 3 Years)
Date Tasted:
3/22/2022
Country: Dominican Republic
Alcohol: 40%
Brilliant bronze color. Aromas and flavors of book-pressed flowers, ripe banana tree, cocoa-dusted dark roasted nuts and oranges, and creme brulee with tropical fruit compote with a satiny, bright, dry-yet-fruity medium-to-full body and a tingling, complex, very long finish with accents of roasted coconut milk in a copper mug, waffles with peach-pepper jam, sweet and peppery spices, and sandalwood. A round and poised very-long-aged Rum with lovely integration of fruity cane and spicy barrel flavors; this is an easy choice for a fine sipping Rum.
Tasting Info
Style:
Complex, Fruity, Rich & Spicy
Aroma:
book-pressed flowers, ripe banana tree, cocoa-dusted dark roasted nuts and oranges, and creme brulee with tropical fruit compote
Flavor:
Same as aromas with accents of roasted coconut milk in a copper mug, waffles with peach-pepper jam, sweet and peppery spices, and sandalwood
Smoothness:
Tingling
Finish:
Very Long
Enjoy:
neat, on the rocks and with cigars
Bottom Line:
A round and poised very-long-aged Rum with lovely integration of fruity cane and spicy barrel flavors; this is an easy choice for a fine sipping Rum.
The Importer
Proximo Spirits
3 Second Street
Suite 1101
Jersey City, NJ 07302
USA
1 800-837-8452
www.proximospirits.com
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