raw honey
sweet chocolate
tobacco
burnt caramel
spicy
sweet
smoky
burnt
coffee
Ron Zacapa
XO
Tasting Notes
Appearance / Colour
Mahogany with coppery tints.
Smell / Nose / Aroma
Mature toasted oak, burnt caramel, Bourbon, cedar, pipe tobacco, chocolate, delicate floral notes.
Flavour / Taste / Palate
Sweet, spicy. Dark cherry chocolate, sultana, date and prune, brown sugar, toffee, cedar and tobacco.
Finish
The finish is long and smooth, sugary with vanilla, coffee, smoke and honey, with the tiniest amount of marzipan on the palate.
Comment
This is a huge, impressive, award winning and showy Rum. Sip slowly and straight.
Flavour Spiral
raw honey, sweet chocolate, tobacco, burnt caramel, spicy, sweet, smoky, burnt, coffee
Mahogany with coppery tints.
Smell / Nose / Aroma
Mature toasted oak, burnt caramel, Bourbon, cedar, pipe tobacco, chocolate, delicate floral notes.
Flavour / Taste / Palate
Sweet, spicy. Dark cherry chocolate, sultana, date and prune, brown sugar, toffee, cedar and tobacco.
Finish
The finish is long and smooth, sugary with vanilla, coffee, smoke and honey, with the tiniest amount of marzipan on the palate.
Comment
This is a huge, impressive, award winning and showy Rum. Sip slowly and straight.
Flavour Spiral
raw honey, sweet chocolate, tobacco, burnt caramel, spicy, sweet, smoky, burnt, coffee
Price:
$112.99
$112.99
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Rum from above the Clouds.
Ron Zacapa is named after a town in eastern Guatemala. Their plantation is located high on the volcanic plains of Retalhuleu, 1148ft (350m) above sea level. Most Rums use molasses as their base. In an effort to impart a sweeter and smoother flavour, Zapaca meanwhile uses only the concentrated first press of sugar cane, known as virgin sugar cane honey. When it’s time to start the fermentation, a strain of yeast extracted from pineapples is used, which produces unique aromatic compounds.
The Rum is then distilled at sea level in continuous column stills, before being moved higher into the mountains, where the maturation takes place. In the highlands of Quetzaltenango, 7,544 ft (2,300 M) above sea level, lies The House Above the Clouds. This stunning location – one of the highest ageing facilities in the World – is where Zacapa slowly develops its complex flavour and character over time. Rums between 6 and 25 years old are used in the blend of Ron Zacapa XO. These Rums are then blended as they age in a sequence of barrels that previously stored robust American Whiskeys, delicate Sherries, fine Pedro Ximénez wines and are finished in French oak cask that previously aged Cognac. Talk about a fusion of flavours!
Smartass corner: The lower atmospheric pressure helps intensify the infusion of flavours from the barrels.
Ron Zacapa is named after a town in eastern Guatemala. Their plantation is located high on the volcanic plains of Retalhuleu, 1148ft (350m) above sea level. Most Rums use molasses as their base. In an effort to impart a sweeter and smoother flavour, Zapaca meanwhile uses only the concentrated first press of sugar cane, known as virgin sugar cane honey. When it’s time to start the fermentation, a strain of yeast extracted from pineapples is used, which produces unique aromatic compounds.
The Rum is then distilled at sea level in continuous column stills, before being moved higher into the mountains, where the maturation takes place. In the highlands of Quetzaltenango, 7,544 ft (2,300 M) above sea level, lies The House Above the Clouds. This stunning location – one of the highest ageing facilities in the World – is where Zacapa slowly develops its complex flavour and character over time. Rums between 6 and 25 years old are used in the blend of Ron Zacapa XO. These Rums are then blended as they age in a sequence of barrels that previously stored robust American Whiskeys, delicate Sherries, fine Pedro Ximénez wines and are finished in French oak cask that previously aged Cognac. Talk about a fusion of flavours!
Smartass corner: The lower atmospheric pressure helps intensify the infusion of flavours from the barrels.
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StyleDark Rum
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RegionGuatemala
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CountryGuatemala
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Alcohol40%
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DistilleryIndustrias Licoreras de Guatemala
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BottlerIndustrias Licoreras de Guatemala
Ratings & Reviews
Member Reviews and Ratings of Ron Zacapa XO
Eric,
Very nice and good amount of complexity.
Chad,
Its decent but that's all I can say about it. Its very unmemorable.
Corey,
Very good rum, for the price however I would stick with the 23 solera. Ron Zacapa XO is incredibly smooth, like, the smoothest rum you will ever drink. But what it trades for its velvety smoothness is its flavor and I found myself impressed with the quality but also not really reaching for that second pour.
Steven,
I absolutely love this rum. It is so smooth and easy to drink that I can sit around all night just sipping on it. Best rum I've tried to date.
Cindi,
Good flavor. Very mild. Good for just sipping by itself - neat - NO ice. I don't like my stuff watered down and ice would wash this one out in a hurry!
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