Full Review

Ron Zacapa

Ron Zacapa
Solera Gran Reserva XO Especial Rum

Category: Aged Fresh Cane Juice Rum

Date Tasted:
Country: Guatemala
Alcohol: 40%
95 Points
Gold Medal
Exceptional
$99
2022 Top 2 Aged Fresh Cane Juice Rum

Ron Zacapa
Solera Gran Reserva XO Especial Rum

Category: Aged Fresh Cane Juice Rum

Date Tasted:
Country: Guatemala
Alcohol: 40%
Dark amber color. Aromas and flavors of dark chocolate toffee, root beer float, mocha gelato, and banana bread with a satiny, bright, medium-to-full body and a smooth, appealing, medium-long finish evoking notes of spicy tropical fruit and cherry compote, baking spices, pepper, and maple. A rich and satisfying aged Rum that we be equally versatile neat, in cocktails or with cigars.

Tasting Info

Spirits Glass Style: Complex Fruity Spicy Rich
Aroma Aroma: dark chocolate toffee, root beer float, mocha gelato, and banana bread
Taste Flavor: Same as aromas with notes of spicy tropical fruit and cherry compote, baking spices, pepper, and maple
Smoothness Smoothness: Smooth
Enjoy Enjoy: in cocktails, on the rocks, neat and with cigars
Cocktail Cocktails: Hotel Nacional, Old Cuban, Dark & Stormy
Bottom Line Bottom Line: A rich and satisfying aged Rum that we be equally versatile neat, in cocktails or with cigars.

The Producer or Importer

Diageo North America

The Producer or  Importer
530 Fifth Avenue #4
New York, NY 10036
USA
1 646-223-2000

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Aged Fresh Cane Juice Rum

Spirits Glass Rock Clear.jpg
Serve in a Rocks Glass
Fresh cane juice rums are made with fresh sugar cane juice instead of molasses, but are not AOC or DO products, such as Martinique Rhum, Haitian Rhum or Cachaça. These are often of excellent quality with nutty, spicy flavors and a tangy finish and are perfect for cocktails or with the best examples, ideal as a sipping rum.

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