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Solera Gran Reserva XO Especial Rum

Category: Aged Fresh Cane Juice Rum

Date Tasted: 4/8/2022

Country: Guatemala

Alcohol: 40%

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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: 4/8/2022

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

	Style:	Complex Fruity Spicy Rich
	Aroma:	dark chocolate toffee, root beer float, mocha gelato, and banana bread
	Flavor:	Same as aromas with notes of spicy tropical fruit and cherry compote, baking spices, pepper, and maple
	Smoothness:	Smooth
	Enjoy:	in cocktails, on the rocks, neat and with cigars
	Cocktails:	Hotel Nacional, Old Cuban, Dark & Stormy
	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

530 Fifth Avenue #4

New York, NY 10036

USA

1 646-223-2000

www.diageo.com

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Aged Fresh Cane Juice Rum

Serve in a Rocks Glass

About

Aged Fresh Cane Juice Rum

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.