Ron Zacapa Centenario 23 Sistema Solera Rum | 40% vol | 70cl | Intricate & Honeyed Butterscotch | Spiced Fruit | Crafted in Guatemala | Award-Winning Aged Rum | with Gift Box | Ideal Christmas Gift

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Awarded 5 years in a row (1998-2002) with the First place and Gold medal in the premium rums category in the “International Rum Tasting Contest” of the Caribbean Week's Rum Taste Test. Ron Zacapa has consistently received high praise from critics and has garnered numerous awards at international spirits competitions. The rum’s quality and craftsmanship have solidified its position as one of the world’s premier rums. Upon tasting, the rum is not as sweet as I was expecting. The nosing suggested it could be as sweet as XM or El Dorado. The Zacapa is actually quite dry and oaky. I find the flavour builds if you leave the rum in your mouth for a little longer allowing it to coat the palate. You then get some of the cocoa flavour and a little bit of tropical fruit. However, I’m not getting as much of the fruitier sweeter side I have found with other rums. The rum is very smooth and has very little aftertaste or alcohol burn. It is very pleasant to sip and I can see why it is many people’s choice. The Solera system involves blending rums of different ages together. The youngest rum provides sweetness, while the older rum adds complexity and maturity, resulting in a rich, smooth, and well-balanced spirit. Ron Zacapa's rums are aged for up to 23 years, and this extensive ageing process imparts deep flavours and an unrivalled complexity. Sipping it like that has really changed my whole understanding of rum. I've always enjoyed Captain Morgan, but this blows them out of the universe. I'm sipping it right now and it's hard to describe, but...

Vôňa rumu je príjemne sladká a mierne alkoholová. Základ je karamel a drevo, pod tým je možné zacítiť aj tóny vanilky a čokolády s višňami. Veľmi výrazná je dymová aróma po vypálených sudoch. Chuť je ťažšia, no rum nepôsobí presladene, i keď pre priaznivcov suchších rumov bude stále príliš sladký. Poteší dymový akcent s korením. Základ je samozrejme karamel a vanilka. Záver je slabší a nie až tak výrazný, sladší drevitý s karamelom. Krátke zhodnotenie And I absolutely adore how this sits on my tongue. It's sugar... which I guess is to be expected. And I love that. Ale to vôbec nevadí, pretože vyššia valcovitá fľaša so zlatým logom i tak vyzerá veľmi dobre. Obzvlášť podarený je ručne pletený petate krúžok z palmového lístia, ktorý ju odlišuje od iných značiek. Zaujímavý tvar kvapky majú zase priehľadné fľaše so zlatou uzáverou exkluzívnych rumov tejto značky, konkrétne Centenario XO a Centenario Royal. I have tried this rum over a number of sessions. I am pleased I did not review the rum on my initial tasting. This is something I now try to avoid. I find that a lot of the rums I initially enjoy are too sweet for me when I try them the second time around. The rum seems to give you something different each time. I find I am enjoying it more and more. It is a complex drink and something which some rum drinkers will find completely alien as a rum. Rum Zacapa vznikol v Guatemale ešte roku 1976 pri príležitosti osláv stého výročia mesta s rovnakým menom. Samotné slovo zacapa inak v miestnom jazyku znamená „na rieke trávy“. Rumy tejto značky pochádzajú z dielne známej destilérky Industrias Licoreras de Guatemala, v ktorej portfóliu je inak aj ďalší prémiový rum Ron Botran.

It’s a very mellow bouquet with intense aromatics, an intriguing level of complexity, and medium-plus diversity. In short, I used a Vinturi Spirit Aerator, and used that to pour the rum into one of the Neat Whiskey Glasses (I don't have a specific rum glass... wouldn't mind some recommendations).

Krásne tmavomahagónový rum má v poháriku mierne sladkastú arómu a vďaka dlhšiemu zreniu aj s výraznejším dymovým akcentom. Trochu dubového dreva a ovocia navrch. Chuťovo sa veľmi neodlišuje od základnej verzie Zacapa 23 Centenario, ale pokročilejší tam určité rozdiely rozpoznajú – základ je ovocný a sladký – hrozienka (alebo skôr višne v čokoláde?), slivky, snáď aj ďatle a mango, výraznejšie je tiež korenie ako klinček, vanilka, škorica a k záveru aj zázvor. Krátke zhodnotenie Given the oily signature of this sipping rum, the pairings for me are rather obvious. You could easily drink this velvety spirit with an equally luscious dessert: given it’s not a sweet overkill for you. Svetlá jantárová farba v poháriku vyzerá naozaj dobre. No a keď ho v ňom necháte trochu vydýchnuť, počastuje vás následne arómou, v ktorej by ste mali ucítiť hlavne vanilku a karamel, maslo, drevo, ale aj mandle, škoricu či pomarančovú kôru. Chuťovo suchší rum charakterizujú najskôr drevité tóny a karamel, objaví sa i marcipán, pomarančová kôra a na celkom solídne dlho trvajúci suchý záver aj marmeláda. Zhodnotenie na záverIn general, though, this is a very pleasant, very enjoyable rum with a very distinct presentation, gorgeous looking bottle with some extra flair of the Mayan petate band. This means two things. Firstly, that the sugar cane used to make Ron Zacapa rum is actually harvested by hand, which leads to a smarter yield at greater discretion of the harvester (as opposed to mechanized efficiency that also can’t selectively recognize perfect ripeness). Additionally, the company is so committed to efficiency and quality that it developed a custom tool to harvest sugar cane at its freshest. And said tool is a hybrid machete. A hybrid machete. It is special from the very start. Ron Zacapa 23 is a unique balance of complex aromas and flavors resulting from the special blend of reserve rums. We hand select rums aged between 6 and 23 years for our “Sistema Solera”. Older and younger rums are then blended as they age in a sequence of barrels that previously stored robust American Whiskeys, delicate Sherries and find Pedro Ximenez wines.” The sugarcane used in Ron Zacapa is sourced from the fertile volcanic plains in Retalhuleu, located at 350 meters above sea level. The fermentation of the sugarcane juice is done using a strain of yeast extracted from pineapples, adding a unique fruity character to the rum. Oba rumy spája slogan „rum aged above the clouds“ – doslova: rumy, ktoré zrejú nad oblakmi. K zreniu totiž dochádza v neuveriteľnej nadmorskej výške až 2300 metrov nad morom.

If you want to contrast and challenge your palate, I would recommend a fresher choice with citrusy top notes, like a key lime pie. Or you could alternatively consider pairing this with a freshly cut ceviche, where the tangy acidity perfectly matches with the rum. Yes it tastes great. No it is not a genuine aged rum. The XO version is IMO less sweet and more what this rum should be, but the 23 has been sweetened to make it more appealing to the American palate. Also, this is not a 23 yr old rum, it is a Solera blend of aged rum the OLDEST of which is 23 yrs, the average age is closer to 6-8 years.Zacapa Centenario 23– samostatne, výborný aj s ľadom, čoraz viac sa uplatňuje aj v miešaných nápojoch Takisto ani tento svieži koktail nemusí byť nevyhnutne z bieleho rumu. Obľúbený nápoj Ernesta Hemingwaya či J. F. Kennedyho si pokojne môžete dopriať aj s tmavším rumom ako je Ron Zacapa 23. Recept: Chuťovo sa vďaka extra času strávenom vo vypálených sudoch vo whisky posúvame smerom k dymovým akcentom. Takisto ako predošlý rum v kolekcii (La Doma), aj tu cítiť výraznejšie chuť cukrovej trstiny. Je však určite ťažší – celkom ľahko sa dá rozoznať sladký karamel a whisky, ale aj mandle, marhuľu a škoricu. Dlhší záver je celkom prekvapivý, nechýbajú dymové tóny (i keď tých čakajte viac skôr v Zacapa Negra). Spomeniem ešte vôňu (hoci práve tú vnímame ako prvú pri degustácii rumu). Tak tá je prirodzene sladká, ľahká s liehovým chvostom. Najviac sa prejavuje vanilka, škorica, mandle, vlašské orechy a muškátový orech. Krátke zhodnotenie Chosen to inaugurate the “Rum International Hall of Fame” in the “International Rum Festival 2003” in Canada.

Ron Zacapa je rum, ktorý dokáže pootvoriť dvierka do sveta kvalitných rumov aj úplným novicom. Túto ťažkú úlohu spĺňa hlavne jeden z celkovo najvyhľadávanejších rumov u nás Ron Zacapa 23 Centenario. Práve dostatočne dlhá doba zrenia je pre kvalitu rumu najpodstatnejšia. Pri tejto značke sa teda nemusíte nijako obmedzovať – najstaršie rumy v blende totiž majú 23-25 rokov, pri prémiových rumoch Zacapa Royal a Zacapa XO je to dokonca až 30-35 rokov. Rumy Ron Zacapa – krátky súhrnRon Zacapa Centenario is a premium rum produced in Guatemala by Rum Creation and Products, a subsidiary of Industrias Licoreras de Guatemala and distributed and marketed by Diageo. Zacapa was created in 1976 to celebrate the centenary of the foundation of Zacapa, a town in eastern Guatemala. Matured in a series of casks previously used to store robust American whiskies, delicate sherries & fine Pedro Ximenez wines