Ron Zacapa 23 Solera

Never one to displease for me - drink it straight from the bottle to the glass, needs nothing extra. Perfect every mouthful

I understand why people would be disappointed to find out about all the hidden additives and the fact that it is denied/ hidden by the manufacturer, especially in relation to a 'premium' rum.
However, I do prefer things on the sweeter side so this really ticks the boxes for me. It isn't cheap but I unfortunately drink it like it is.
Have never tried mixing it.
Let an apprehensive friend try a sip and she was in shock. "There's no burn!"

Balanced, full-bodied rum, sweet, but not overly sweet, excellent with medium-to-full and full-bodied Cuban cigars.

To sweet to be true is the perfect sentence to describe zacappa 23. Sometimes you just can't handle

With Diplomatico RE, this is the second pillar of my gate into to world of rum. It has drier taste profile than the Diplomatico, and considering the complexity - I value this Zacapa higher. The nose is sweet, toffee, burnt sugar, the taste is quite much drier, with pronounced oak from older rum composites of this solera, fruits, mainly raisins, the taste is pleasantly rich, decorated with cocoa and coffee notes, and the aftertaste ends this experience with mainly oak and coffee. Nicely done. The sugar level is acceptable, some 20g/l which is less than most of the mass marketed "premium" rums such as Diplomatico RE, Dos Maderas 5+5, Plantation 20, Centenario 20.

Nice if a bit too sweet. Caramel notes and (call me a heathen) when put in a daiquri it makes for a very toffee flavoured daiquri which sounds weird but was nice. Very expensive for what it is. Give me Appleton 12 year blend or Kirk and sweeney over this. Might have to revisit their scores

It’s a great easy to get entry level into good rums. I get a strong toasted to burnt toffee smell and taste. With a little coffee flavor. All around a good rum

Very sweet and incredibly rich. This rum is more akin to a fortified wine than your average port.

Zacapa 23 leans hard into its flavor profile. For some its not rum, for others its a delicious treat. Personally I am in the latter category. An excellent rum to have after hours to wind down and relax with. The sweet virgin sugar cane really comes through with the caramel and cocoa for me.

Not a bad choice.

For the price it's a good rum. It will amaze you when you are new yo rums and over the years settle down to just being solid! You can't go wrong with it.

Romul cu cel mai intens gust de ciocolata. O prezentare interesanta , o cutie enorma, impletitura de pe sticla ii da o tenta de mister. Scoti dopul si POP , ciocolata ) stafide, caramel si ceva tarie .

in gust se simt iar toate descrise in miros , un alt rom foarte complex cum e si diplomatico rezerva exclusiva dar parca nu se simte la fel de dulce precum diplomatico si asta a face sa il plac mai mult pe acesta . Ar trebui intradevar sa primeasca penalizari pt coloranti si enorma cantitate de zahar adaugata dar incerc sa ma concentrez pe pachet per total, in principal pe gust . Balanseaza bine cu alcoolul , este un rom bun dar mi e greu sa zic daca isi merita banii. Scump!

UPDATE : l am retrogradat de la 9 la 8 pentru cantitatea enorma de zahar , nu mai vorbim de alti aditivi.