Angostura 7-Year

Very nicely balanced, fruity with notes of leather. Kind of halfway between a Jamaican and a Cuban Havana Club rum. Really nice. This makes me want to explore more rums from Trinidad. Not a sipper, definitely has some bite, but great flavor profile and really nice mixer.

I haven't tried much rums in my life but this one is different. Here in Brazil we don't have plenty options but this one is definetly the best one thinking of aged rum (for my budget right now).

Caramelised, banana, marmalade. Light and smooth with the hintiest of gints of oak.

Lots of cinnamon here, bordering on a cinnamon whiskey vibe... Perhaps it's flavored? Much better straight than mixed, but dries up very quickly. While the palette lasts it is sweet and buttery. Not great, still good.

Aroma - fresh green grapes followed by cinnamon, butterscotch, and toffee

Taste - white wine followed by allspice and a barrel spice finish.

On the nose I get vanilla and a kind a grapeyness - it smells similar to brandy.

The palate is pleasant, and there is an underlying creamyness along with that white oak warmth/spicyness. The alcohol burn is noticable but not harsh. Again it builds to a kind of creamyness, like tiramasu and custard on the finish. I would say that the finish is not particularly long though.

Overall it's a balanced rum though doesn't punch out in any particular direction. I haven't tried it in cocktails yet though it's perfectly pleasant to sip neat.
You can tell it's not dosed with added sugar, which I like about it. It's a good rum though I think I prefer the Don Q 7 which is a very similar spirit. The Angostura is darker in colour but also suprising light in profile.

Perfect as a sipper. Nothing too fancy, but very solid. Good taste, especially for the price.

Straight one. Quite sweet. But it's very balanced between alcohol and flavour.

Smells sweet, vanilla-y and nice. Tastes sweet, a little bit spicy with just a little alcohol burn. A decent rum even on its own.

Na początku nie mogłem sobie wyrobić zdania na temat tego rumu. Podchodziłem z przerwami kilkukrotnie do niego, jednak w końcu złapałem jego smak. Za te pieniądze to dobry rum!