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Botran Solera 1893 18-Year rum

Botran Solera 1893 18-Year

Guatemala | Aged | 40% ABV

Botran Solera 1893 is a dark rum from Guatemala aged using the Solera method in casks that previously held sherry, port and bourbon.

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Tasty, but not quite great
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221 Botran Solera 1893 18-Year Ratings

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Paul B ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ | 472 ratings
Posted 6 years ago

About 5 to 10 years ago, I found a bottle of this rum in the old teardrop shape. Thinking that the liquor store would soon get more than just that one bottle, I did similar to what Tomy from Romania suggested years later with his bottle of the same shape. Yes, it was so smooth that I almost consumed it in one day like he said could easily happen, but it actually took two days for this fool to down. At that time, I liked it better than Eldorado 12, which is now my third rated rum. My top two were only found recently thanks to this website.

When I got my new bottle home, I was actually afraid to open it for quite a while. Did Zacapa change the formula? Was it totally different than what I remembered? I cautiously poured a snifter and let it breathe for about twenty minutes. The aroma is of alcohol and caramel. On the tongue, it is a slightly peppered burn with caramel. Going down the pipe is nothing nasty, but nothing memorable. This new version cannot even make it into my top ten thanks to the parent company Zacapa.

When I read many of the other reviews before trying to find it, I was wondering if this is the same rum that I remembered. Unfortunately, it is not! This bottle was also about $10 cheaper than that old bottle, which should have tipped me off right away. I just had to solve the mystery. It's tough being tenacious.

After letting the new bottle with only one snifter removed sit for a few hours, I poured another snifter and let it breathe for a while outside on a breezy day. The burn was gone. However it smelled almost like nothing and tasted almost like flavored water. Flavors going down the pipe are minimal. So once the burn is allowed to breathe off, there is really nothing there to encourage me from buying another bottle. Nothing offensive, but nothing to get excited about either. I would suggest this one to lovers of Don Q Gran Anejo since they are similar.

LarsF ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช | 39 ratings
Posted over 8 years ago

I was full of expectation when I bought Botran Solera 1893 Gran Reserva.

The smell is sweet with caramel and fruit. Some sticky alcohol too but that goes away after a few minutes in the glass.

The taste is sweet but it is too much spice and barrel for my taste. I expected it to be sweeter.

The aftertaste is long with spices and barrel. In my taste this is a blender that goes well in drinks and with cola. I donยดt think itยดs good as a sipper.

Nielf ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐ | 211 ratings
Posted 2 years ago

Denne rom er smagt til whiskymesse 2022 i Kolding.

LeoTheFinn ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ | 3 ratings
Posted almost 4 years ago

Paired yet again with the Pirates of the Caribbean movies. This is a very pleasant rum as well. Not quite there with the Bristol's Jamaican 8yo though, but close. The smokiness of burned Salazar, the saltiness of Davy Jones & the sweetness of Elizabeth. Then the aged rum breath of Jack & Gibbs, fruitiness of Cannibal Island & the exotic touch of monkey Jack. Ending with the smoothness of Will without the bitter kick of Barbossa. Aye to that I say! Cheers!

Nicholas Miller ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ | 75 ratings
Posted almost 8 years ago

It's nothing atypical of a rum. It's a very standard oaked vanilla rum with a lot of cinnamon/allspice in the back. Horrible straight. It acts like a nice guy in front of your girlfriend and then secretly tries to steal her when you're not expecting it. Basically it enters the mouth pretty smoothly and then a second or 2 later rains down like hell fire on your tongue, roof of mouth and back of throat. You must ice this one at a minimum or add cola. It makes a good rum and coke but for the price no thank you. I got this from a friend on a trip to mexico because it isn't sold in the states here. I would recommend cruzan gold over this. Very very similar, the only thing you might notice is the 40$ or you just saved.

Nicoakr ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท | 114 ratings
Posted 8 years ago

It's a very good rum, not too sweet like many rums of the region. Nose I got lot of caramel and dry fruits. Mouth is more mineral which I like but I think lacks of something to get a better rating, in that price range.

Jonny Olsson ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช | 162 ratings
Posted almost 9 years ago

I would use it for drinks but some of my friends like it straight up, normally the ones that likes Whiskey.

mamajuana ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ | 148 ratings
Posted over 9 years ago

This is a very nice rum. It uses wine casks as part of the solera. Intensely smooth no burn at all. No funky taste or harshness or overpowering notes. This is a great blend and I highly recommend this to anyone. The price point is amazing for this quality. Could easily drink an entire bottle of this in one sitting.

Per71 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช | 79 ratings
Posted over 2 years ago

A basic but good rum.
Like Zacapa 23 but less sweet...

Richard ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช | 80 ratings
Posted over 3 years ago

Well balanced rum with a nice spicyness. A bit too harsh, but leaves a very pleasant chest burn

Neman3 (PREMIUM) ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ | 283 ratings
Posted almost 4 years ago

Tonight, this is the game of two grandfathers (in the same price range stadium).
First goal scored by Botran: it is classic Solera. Good balance between dry and sweet. Charming spicyness.
Then there was massive attack of AN. 3:1 in 5 minutes.
Absolutely delicious, authentic. Naturally sweet, still fine smoky.
Both did not play fair on nose: two yellow cards for Botran, one for AN.
Both are worth the money and got into a playoff of the best drinks.

P.s. this is my first stuff (and staff) from Guatemala. Next team - Angostura.




Brand Details

Name: Solera 1893 18-Year
Years Aged: 18
ABV: 40%
Type: Botran
Raw Material: Unknown
Process: Unknown
Distillation: Unknown
Women leading Rum: No

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