Flor de Caña 18-Year

This is a smooth and sweet sipping rum, which is a great stage-two (switching from mixed drinks to straight/sipping) rum for my personal tastes.

Nice enough natural sweetness without the added sugar hints of honey butterscotch but for the price I personally would prefer other rums

Centenario gold is tasty light gold rum. Not too sweet. Taste of chocolate, nuts, vanilla.

although not even that bad i think it is not great value for money. quiet expensive bottle. sharp taste and too bitter for me.

A somewhat of a subdued nose with aroma's of caramel and toast.
Exceptional soft mouthfeel with aroma's of caramel, toast, vanilla and some wood expressions.
Long finish end perfectly balanced.

This rum is the one I pull out when my friends who proclaim they do not like rum come to visit. It is great to sip straight and has a pleasant aroma. I’ve given a few bottles as gifts and it has become the brand of rum many of my friends prefer.

It's hard to find a well-aged rum without added flavor. I really wish Flor de Cana would stick to an age statement, but this is an excellent rum regardless.

One of my favorite, I enjoy over ice. This is one I keep in my bar.

Note: I'm a sipper. My opinion is based on sipping characteristics.

I can't help but compare Flor de Cañas to El Dorados in a way. For example, both have really great 12-year olds that one should definitely try. But while the 15-year El Dorado feels much more mature than its younger counterpart, I can't say the same about the 18-year Caña. Honestly, I expected much more. Unfortunately it did not deliver. I'm not saying it's not good or actually better than its younger sibling, it just ain't *that* better. A great sipper in a great bottle, a must-try and all but certainly let me down a bit. As much as I wanted to give it an 8, there's another member of the family that gets it quite unexpectedly even for myself.

Was given a bottle of this rum for my birthday from a friend with excellent taste.

I’ve tried other rums from this brand (the 12 and the 4) and this one is by far the best.

I’ve only tasted it neat so far, but it’s quite rich and deep. None of the bad notes I find in the 4 year are apparent here. There’s some nuttiness and some wood. It’s delightfully smooth.

It lacks some of the complexity that I’ve come to appreciate in blended or pot still rum, but this rum is fantastic and is the best column still rum I’ve had the pleasure of trying so far.