Ron Zacapa 23 Solera

Recently tried this while traveling maybe shouldn’t have been highlighted as top shelf but I can understand that this would be popular common rum. I would not go out of my way to purchase but wouldn’t turn down if offered.

Tal vez porque venía de probar el Zacapa XO, esperaba más. Quizás es de esos rones que tienes que darle tiempo para que te enamoren. Se siente muy bien de todos modos, Claro que volvería a tomarlo

Nose - 60 (1)
Mouth - 85 (1)
Flavor - 75 (2)
Aftertaste - 70 (2)
Overall - 72.5

For starters with rum wether it’s pure or mixed a very nice accessible molasses based rum

For me the Zacapa 23, is the best Rum in his price range ( quite affordable). Perfect for old fashion, even neat ( with a few blocks of
Ice in summer)

This is a very good sipping rum: sweet and goes down smoothly.

Super smooth. A bit sweet. Good sipper. PQR so so. A bit pricey.

Smooth, but oh so sweet. But this one opens rums for me

I have read other notes in this forum about the production of this rum, and I learned much from those comments. While they heavily influenced my expectations, I did not learn anything from tasting this rum that disagreed with their comments. The nose is sweet lime and banana. The feel of the sip is smooth and sweet. There is no big burst of alcohol at the beginning, but the alcohol burn slowly develops along with butterscotch and artificial bananas; and the finish finish lingers making it nice for recreational sipping. I did try it as the topper for a Mai Tai, and it goes badly. The combined sweetness of the ingredients set one's teeth on edge.

I think, it should be 9/10 even if people rated you 7,5. Taste and the story is amazing but still a bit overpriced, let say 30% in comparison to Botran 18?