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One of the many perks of Key West is the island wonder of rum. It's everywhere, and not just bottles of Bacardi and Captain Morgan. Head into any decent bar, and you're sure to spot a sea of the spirit -- the pricey and the cheap, the flavored and the pure. When I was trying to decide which new label to try, the bartender suggested an aged rum, believe it or not, from Guatemala. Ron Zacapa Centenario, 23 Anos. (The middle rum, above.)
This rum is gentle, liquid wonder. Having been aged, it's slightly thicker than your average rum, with a sweeter, chocolatey taste that slides down easily. Straight up, this rum has that nice bite of alcohol, and on the rocks, it's so gentle and sweet that you might think it's a mixed drink. Aged in white oak barrels, drinking the rum is almost like drinking a scotch or wine -- you can make out that subtle flavor and scent of wood.
It's not terribly surprising that this spirit slides down so well -- the Beverage Tasting Institute gave it an "exceptional" rating -- 95 points. As Rumdood's highly detailed review states, that's the highest score for a rum. In fact, there's a bit of a legend making the rounds that it's banned from spirit competitions because it's just that good. Made from real sugar cane rather than molasses, it's practically in a world of its own.
But beware, it might make you quite picky with the ever-present rums we've grown accustomed to!
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3-27-2009 @4:12PM jmchez said... I had this neat the Brandy Library in New York and it's true; it is that good.
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3-27-2009 @4:32PM Ander said... I've had quite a few bottles of this. Always on the rocks. It's kind of a crime to mix this with coke or juice. Absolutely deeeeelish!
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3-27-2009 @9:08PM Kenboy said... I had this in a rum tasting flight with dessert at a Legal Seafoods one night, and promptly bought a bottle. Awesome on the rocks, and has really replaced bourbon for me.
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3-28-2009 @6:57AM Jason said... If you like this one also try Gosling's Family Reserve Old Rum. You might find it wither in it's wood box or in it's frosted champagne bottle sealed with black wax (a nod to Goslin's Black Seal, their most well known dark rum, apparently when they started bottling the only glass bottles they could reliably get were champagne bottles and the black wax gave the rum it's name.) It is great with a couple of rocks (only a couple) and a lemon twist. Not easy to find, but worth it.
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3-29-2009 @10:52AM JEFF K. said... Anyone know where would be a best place to get this? I am pretty sure I cannot find this from my local ABC
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4-01-2009 @3:27PM kim said... This has been my hands-down favourite rum for at least a year now (when I started learning how to be a rum snob lol). I even gave a short talk about it at a rum tasting, explaining how the Solera process works.
It's one of the few alcohols I can drink straight without going "gleaugh" after :)
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11-11-2009 @7:42AM Millerson said... There is more information about this rum, and many amazing recipes culled from around the world in, "Cocktails of the South Pacific and Beyond" (available on Amazon).
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