cinnamon

dried fruit

butterscotch

syrup

maple syrup

apple

marshmallow

candy

toasted

Vizcaya

Rum Cask No. 21 VXOP

Tasting Notes

Appearance / Colour
Deep amber.

Smell / Nose / Aroma
Classic Rum. Vanilla, butterscotch, dried fruit, faint cinnamon,

Flavour / Taste / Palate
Almost candy like, baking spices, oak notes, caramel apple, toasted marshmallow, almond brittle, maple syrup.

Finish
Long and aromatic.

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About
Details

Bang-for-the-buck Rum of the year!

Oliver Juanillo founded a sugarcane and tobacco plantation in Cuba in the 19th century. Quickly thereafter followed a distillery, which operated successfully until 1959, when Cuba was in the midst of the revolution. The founders of Oliver & Oliver fled with their know-how into exile to the Dominican Republic. There they found the conditions to produce high quality Rum to be even better. Oliver & Oliver produce the likes of Puntacana, Tres Hombres, Quorhum and other top Rums.

Vizcaya Rum Cask No. 21 VXOP is a blend of 18 and 21 year old Rums distilled from sugar cane juice (rather than molasses) and aged in ex-Bourbon casks. Rums produced from sugar cane juice tend to be less sweet and more pungent than those produced from molasses (think Zacappa). Bang-for-the-buck Rum of the year!

Awards:
- Best in Show, Double Gold, 2011/12/13 (San Francisco World Spirits Competition)