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Zaya Gran Reserva 12-Year rum

Zaya Gran Reserva 12-Year

JR
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Trinidad and Tobago | Aged | 40% ABV | Column Still (5+)

Zaya Gran Reserva Rum is a blend of molasses-based rums distilled in a five-column still and aged in white oak barrels for up to 12 years.

Zaya rum was initially distilled by Industrias Licoreras de Guatemala in Guatemala. The brand was acquired in 2008 by Infinium Spirits and is now produced in Trinidad and distilled by Angostura.

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610 Zaya Gran Reserva 12-Year Ratings

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Falcon91Wolvrn03 (PREMIUM) ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ | 562 ratings
Posted almost 9 years ago

This is a good rum, though the vanilla is a bit dominant. The vanilla is actually quite good, but it's hard to taste the rum over the vanilla (though this is far better than most other vanilla bombs I've tried). Easy drinking and smooth, I'll give this my top score for (what I believe should be) a flavored rum.

Sylvain Lussier ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ | 50 ratings
Posted almost 5 years ago

trop vanille, sucre brun, pas subtil comme saveur, doit รชtre pris avec de la glace

Reiwa ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต | 142 ratings
Posted 5 years ago

The rating of this rum was very good, I bought this with hope, but it was not my style.

Ernie Higgs ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ | 36 ratings
Posted 5 years ago

A very good rum but almost too sweet and spicy. A must have for the cabinet but no longer my first choice.

Alice.Hilaire ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ | 3 ratings
Posted 5 years ago

The sugar cane in this is gorgeously developed, I love every sip of this. I prefer this rum neat most often than not, it is so smooth and bold with age that it should really be meant with nothing added to it.

Jaybird ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ | 48 ratings
Posted 5 years ago

Ratings are all over the board on this one. It really depends on your taste. Sweet cane nose. Very sweet flavor with hints of caramel and vanilla. Not terribly complex but not at all as bad as some of the ratings make it out to be. I think this is more of a middle of the road rum. Not world class but definitely not swill. Warming approaching hot. Slightly bitter finish but not unpleasent. A decent sipper if you really like it sweet and simple but it would be much better served with cocktails wanting a fuller bodied sweet rum.
Edit 9/25/19 - rating above is for old Guatemala rum. Recently tried the new Trinidad version. Not at all the same. Over sweet and artificial. No depth just sweet vanilla. Sadly this is giving rum the wrong reputation. I lower my rating for the new formula from a 6 to a 4. If you like real rum do not spend $30 on this.

Mipresser ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ | 11 ratings
Posted 5 years ago

Too sweet and this for my taste. I had it to sip at a celebration but was not impressed.

Jack ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ | 27 ratings
Posted 5 years ago

If this is the same rum everyone else tried. I have a couple bottles from a few years old to a couple years old. I like this rum. It is sweet and flavorful but an enjoyable supper with a little burn. Rum forward. Sweet. Vanilla and spice in the middle. Not my favorite but an enjoyable sipper to Gabe in the mix.

ihavenosavior ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ | 2 ratings
Posted 5 years ago

Had a glass of this and I enjoyed it. One of the better glasses of rum I've been able to get at a restaurant or bar. Good flavor to it without the overpowering taste that you usually get from a bar/restaurant rum. Not up there with a Kirk and Sweeny, but definitely a good rum

jcapable ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ | 7 ratings
Posted 5 years ago

Thought it lacked the depth of a truly great rum of a higher rating

MartinK ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ | 45 ratings
Posted 5 years ago

Vona velmi prijemna, sladka, citit hrozienka, melasu, vanilku. Chut zodpoveda voni, je to sladsi rum, chut v celku plna a vyvazena, ale... s cenovkou okolo 50โ‚ฌ by sa urcite dali najst aj lepsie volby - El Dorado 15, Millonario 15, Centenario 20, Plantation XO - vsetky lacnejsie ako Zaya 12.




Brand Details

Type: Aged
Company: Zaya
Country: Trinidad and Tobago
Name: Gran Reserva 12-Year
ABV: 40%
Years Aged: 12
Raw Material: Unknown
Process: Pure blend (1 distillery)
Distillation: Column Still (5+)
Women Led: No

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