Ron Zacapa 23 Sistema Solera Gran Reserva Rum

Containing a blend of rums from 6 to 23 years old. 40% abv keynote: wonderfully intricate with honeyed butterscotch spiced oak and raisined fruit showcasing the complexity of the sistema solera ageing process. Appearance: light mahogany with the tones of long barrel ageing at the rim and long slow legs clinging to the glass. Nose: a soft start which develops complexity in the glass; sweet aromas of caramel vanilla cacao and butterscotch combining with layers of flavor indicative of the different barrels in the solera process; sherried notes of caramelized roasted brazil nuts and toasted hazelnut and the characteristic rounded toffeed banana and dried pineapple of ex-american whiskey casks. Palate: wonderfully complex generous and full-bodied with a sweet honeyed viscosity atypical of an aged spirit; a great depth of raisined fruit and apricot preserves building to an intense heart of savory oak nutmeg leather and tobacco with notes of coffee and delicatel