Ron Zacapa Royal

Zacapa Royal consists of rums aged in American whiskey barrels, delicate sherry and fine Pedro Ximénez wines. Their blend is aged in precious barrels made from the wood of the trees of the four French forests called Le Bois du Roy™ (Allier, Nevers, Vosges and Tronçais), which used to belong to the royal family and have been protected since the 13th century, when the King of France himself imposed strict restrictions on logging. These are blends of rums 8-30 years old bottled at 45% ABV.

Bottle: Truly luxurious with a beautiful gold cap packaged in a casket.
Colour: Dark mahogany.

Nose: There's quite a lot of alcohol at first, which surprised me for such an old and luxurious rum. It mellows out after a while, but I recommend to let the rum sit for at least 20 minutes. In the aroma I recognized caramel, raisins, cocoa, coffee, nuts, tobacco and tan oak.
Taste: Dense, creamy and strong. It is a medium sweet rum. The taste is again caramel, vanilla, dark chocolate, pepper and a slight bitterness of oak.
Aftertaste: Long.

Finish: In my opinion, after summing up the aroma and taste, this is a rather snobby affair where the price, in my opinion, does not reflect what you get from this rum. The taste difference between XO and Royal is very small, but the price is 3 times that.
Rating: 9/10

This best Zacapa for me not only for the price.
Smooth and rich characters with long final 👌

A bit stronger that the basic Zacapa, a very pleasant and balanced taste with full body and a bit of sweetness. The price is very steep but the content is delicious

It’s an easy drink. Perfect for a good and chill glass with a friend

Sabor y color perfecto, tiene un olor espectacular.

Warm and rounded notes of caramel and fruits.
Recommended to most

Worth the money, simply because the final touch is smooth and does not burn your skull with alcohol. Would definitely recommend.

Len, inte så spritig. Dyr som katten, men värd det. Det är lyx i en flaska!

Pre mňa veľké sklamanie, lebo Royal má nezaujal ani toľko čo verzia XO. Pri danej cene som čakal ďaleko viac. Zvláštna chuť, nie harmonická, skutočne krátky zaver. Uff...jedine čo má na rume upútalo je krásna fľaša.

I'd say it's a very good rum, quite smooth to drink. It would be highly recommanded at a more reasonable price. You can have better for cheaper.