Ron Zacapa 23 Solera

This is the first rum I introduced my palate to (like 10 years ago). Back then, I couldn't stop recommending (and drinking) this rum as a must have. It's hard to accept that your top one is going down hill. Last bottle I drank ( 6 months ago) was so dissapointing, I ended up opening a spiced capitan morgan with coke. The amount of sugar in this is just absurd. It's like drinking from a maple syrup container with a sugar cube on your tongue. It is still a decent rum, but for the price, I can easily mention 5 options far better (and even cheaper). Like somebody said, zacapa is trying to suit the american palate… and that is just wroooooonggggg.
-Best approach: water and ice (50/50)
-Worst approach: coke or any sweet beaverage.
-Best with: salty snacks or dark chocolate (70 to 90% cocoa)

it's a non-offensive, easily accessible rum much like the Diplomatico Riserva. But not for those, who already dislike additional sugaring and/or artificial flavors.
If you are further than 5 bottles into your rum-journey, stay away from it. Not worth the money

Way too sweet, way too flat.
I had low expectorations about Zacapa, and I was still disappointed.

I've heard this rum praised quite a few places.

But I don't get it. Relatively mild, sweet but not sugary, not much bite or nose.

It's OK. But nothing more.

My son bought this because he did not research or read the label properly. He thought that it was good value for a 23 year old rum. Haha! We had a good laugh about that. lesson learned.

This has a lot of not so good things going on. Overly back-sweetened, lacks complexity, oaky finish without the benefits of oak derived ester profiles in the middle of the tasting (caramel, vanilla etc).

So many better rum offerings are available in this price range or lower.

The nose gives me a rich caramel note with a hint of spice. On the pallet, a citrus spice combo takes over. This is ok for me but I have other, cheaper Rum that I prefer to this.

This is perfect on pancakes during your bottomless brunch. Fine flambeed on your bananas foster. A great first sip of a Guatemalan industrial spirit, or even dark rum (C'mon, ween yrslf off that Kraken or whatever Myer's / Gosling's candy you like).

If you want dementia, drink a lot of sugar. The 23 Solera is a fine vehicle for this poison.

I bought this early into my rum journey due to it's high praise, but soon realized it is mediocre at best, if I want a sugared rum liqueur, I would prefer diplomatico. It's been reduced to cocktail duty or for tastings to compare and contrast what it is not vs real rums.

This rum has changed a lot in the last 10 years. It use to be good, sweet and complex. Now it is more sweetness and alcohol. You can easily taste that it now only have an average age of less than 6 years :-(

Farbe: 6 aus 10
Süße: ok
Geschmack: leer d.h. 2 aus 10
Große Erwartungen die nicht erfüllt werden. Für mich ein Rum bei dem nur die leere Schärfe in Erinnerung bleibt.
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