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Guatemala | Aged | 40% ABV | Column Still (1-4)
Ron Zacapa 23 Solera Rum was created in 1976 in the highlands of Guatemala, where it is distilled in a copper-lined column still from fresh cane juice before solera aging.
The 500 year-old Spanish Sistema Solera method is used to age Ron Zacapa 23 in white oak casks. This results in a combination of rums aged between 6 and 23 years.
The current Ron Zacapa 23 bottle features a woven band around the middle, which is in reference to the original hand woven palm leaf petate bottle cover that covered the bottle.
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almost 2 years ago
Ron de gran aroma, perfecto para personas a quienes les gustan los rones suaves y dulces.
This is a very good, not great, tasting rum A little bit of bite at the front with some floral finish.
This is a decent Zacapa at a lower price point. On the rocks, it has a decent taste to it but not one I find myself preferring over other bottles I have.
Posted
almost 2 years ago
Have an update on February 2023 (see my original version below) :
Nose : caramel, toffee, green apples
Palate : honey, almonds, cream chocolate, light spiciness
Finish : medium, sweet, almonds and chocolate
Conclusion : cannot give more points than 2 years ago. It's really a good (okay, not exceptional) drinkable rum, but what bothers me is the added sugar. And I don't understand, why Zacapa do it.
They make a lot of trouble about this rum, his destillation (with vergin honey ?!) and his altitude aging in more than 2000 meters.
In my opinion very similar to Ron Matusalem 23, but with much more sugar inside. Toffee and almonds, a little vanilla on the palate. Good, but nothing special. Finish is middle with the same notes. Nice bottle with his banderole. All in all just a 7, because of too much sugar and less alcohol than labeled. Otherwise same rate as Matusalem 23 even though it's more expensive
Posted
almost 2 years ago
Honestly this is a very good rum. Personally for me this isn't something I would necessarily go for but overall I'd give this an 8/10. Not much info from me but I've only had one glass of it so far. Maybe this will change the more I drink it.
Posted
almost 2 years ago
A distinct deep, almost syrupy, nose. Easily sippable neat or on ice, but a bit too sweet. If this came down to ~10g/L it would be interesting because the complexity is hiding in there and is very interesting. I get why people love it, but the sugar drowns out the natural flavors.
Posted
2 years ago
nice taste but too sweet definately like the taste though will buy again
Posted
2 years ago
Caramel and barrel. Some potpourri. Golden amber pour. Goes nice with the cognac cigarillo here. Bottle at Barcelo Palace in DR.
Posted
2 years ago
zacapa is so famous last years, but sooo sweet, better try botran, same distillery but no sugar added
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This was the first "good" rum that I was introduced to, and it led to me really getting into rum. It might not be the best, but it's often still my go to as its available almost everywhere.