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ZAYA GRAN RESERVA RUM
From Trinidad and Tobago, Zaya is an award-winning spirit
that's deep bronze in color. Every bottle has been distilled
five times and aged for at least 12 years in small oak casks.
The rich aroma is filled with baked apple and pear with a
touch of stone fruit and butterscotch. The taste is intricate
and lightly sweet with notes of cinnamon, nutmeg and barrel
spices.
PLANTATION XO 20TH ANNIVERSARY
This is a premium French rum made to honor the two
decades Alexandre Gabriel has served as the distillery's
master blender. This spirit is made from a mixture of old
rums from Barbados that mature in ex-bourbon barrels
before sailing across the ocean to southwest France to further
age in small casks of French oak. On the palate you'll
get chocolate, tropical fruit, toasted coconut and
marshmallow.
REAL MCCOY 12 YEAR RUM
Real McCoy 12 year is a small batch, barrel aged dark rum
from the island of Barbados. It's a blend of pot and column
still rums made with molasses and matured in bourbon casks
for 12 years or more. The flavor profile touches on smoke,
wood, vanilla, caramel and creamy browned butter.
BACARDI GOLD
Bacardi was founded in Cuba, but the company later moved
to Bermuda and established distilleries in Mexico and Puerto
Rico. The Gold expression of their signature rum is a
smooth-drinking spirit, warm on the palate with a clean
finish. You'll detect traces of ginger root and toasted
almond with a buttery aroma.
RON ZACAPA NO. 23
No. 23 is produced using a hand-picked blend of aged rums
that range from six to 23 years old. This Guatemalan liquor
is aged in casks that formerly contained American whiskey,
fine wine and sherry, which lends a complex, well balanced
character to the rum. The distiller suggests drinking Ron
Zacapa No. 23 on the rocks, neat or mixed into a cocktail.
DIPLOMATICO RESERVA EXCLUSIVA
This rum is made from molasses in copper pot stills before
maturing in oak casks for 12 years. Diplomatico is located
in Venezuela on the northern side of the Andes mountain
range. Their Reserva Exclusiva is 80 proof with a light, distinct
bouquet of banana, tropical fruit and cocoa. The flavor
profile hits on ginger, allspice, dark chocolate, citrus and
vanilla ice cream with a long, opulent finish.
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