Our plantation is located on the volcanic plains of Retalhuleu, 350m above sea level in south-western Guatemala. Due to the fertile, acidic soil and year-round sunshine, no other place in the world is better suited to the cultivation of sugar cane. Most rums use molasses, a by-product of the sugar making process, as their base; Zacapa, however, is different. To impart a sweeter, smoother flavour, Zacapa uses only the concentrated first press of sugar cane, known as virgin sugar cane honey. This is the very point at which our rum's remarkable taste and profile begin to develop. I have tried this rum over a number of sessions. I am pleased I did not review the rum on my initial tasting. This is something I now try to avoid. I find that a lot of the rums I initially enjoy are too sweet for me when I try them the second time around. The rum seems to give you something different each time. I find I am enjoying it more and more. It is a complex drink and something which some rum drinkers will find completely alien as a rum. Yes it tastes great. No it is not a genuine aged rum. The XO version is IMO less sweet and more what this rum should be, but the 23 has been sweetened to make it more appealing to the American palate. Also, this is not a 23 yr old rum, it is a Solera blend of aged rum the OLDEST of which is 23 yrs, the average age is closer to 6-8 years. When it's time to start fermentation, we introduce our own strain of yeast extracted from pineapples: Saccharomyces cerevisiae. This yeast produces the precise aromatic compounds Zacapa requires, and so we ferment slowly, to give the yeast the time it needs to work. Distillation is what defines the character of Zacapa. A single column still, lined with copper to add flavour and remove impurities, is used to distil Zacapa Rum. And to ensure the correct balance is achieved, the whole process is minutely controlled by our experts.

Oba rumy spája slogan „rum aged above the clouds“ – doslova: rumy, ktoré zrejú nad oblakmi. K zreniu totiž dochádza v neuveriteľnej nadmorskej výške až 2300 metrov nad morom.podobne ako špeciálne edície: Zacapa El Alma 126,05€, Zacapa La Doma 123,90€, Zacapa La Armonía 99,95€ Zacapa rumy sú už od základu trochu drahšie, rátajte, že na ne budete potrebovať aspoň 40 – 50 €. Aj podľa veľkosti fľaše samozrejme. Now, I did do something that perhaps might be seen as... erm... wrong? But it works for me and always brings out more flavors in basically any spirit I'm enjoying. Ron Zacapa nemá na etiketách svojich fľašiek žiadnu podobizeň slávnej osobnosti – na rozdiel od viacerých známych značiek rumov ako je Diplomático, Don Papa a ďalších.

Krásne tmavomahagónový rum má v poháriku mierne sladkastú arómu a vďaka dlhšiemu zreniu aj s výraznejším dymovým akcentom. Trochu dubového dreva a ovocia navrch. Chuťovo sa veľmi neodlišuje od základnej verzie Zacapa 23 Centenario, ale pokročilejší tam určité rozdiely rozpoznajú – základ je ovocný a sladký – hrozienka (alebo skôr višne v čokoláde?), slivky, snáď aj ďatle a mango, výraznejšie je tiež korenie ako klinček, vanilka, škorica a k záveru aj zázvor. Krátke zhodnotenie

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Pour a few drops of Ron Zacapa 23 on top of your tiramisu and then enjoy a glass side by side with the Italian dolce – a heavenly treat without a doubt. And I absolutely adore how this sits on my tongue. It's sugar... which I guess is to be expected. And I love that. Update January 3, 2020: So... after reading through the hydrometer tests, I unfortunately discovered that Ron Zacapa is a company that absolutely loads their "premium rums" with additives like sugars and coloring such. This is something that disappointments me greatly. As noted on my recent review of Zacapa's Edicion Negra, "premium" rums with additives that aren't labeled mean an automatic three points off. That means the highest I can give this now is a 7. It won't go lower because this review is still otherwise true... I do love this rum regardless. Sadly, it's a flavored rum, not a pure rum. Hence the drop in rating.) Chosen to inaugurate the “Rum International Hall of Fame” in the “International Rum Festival 2003” in Canada.

In the highlands of Quetzaltenango, 2300m above sea level, lies The House Above the Clouds. This stunning location - one of the highest ageing facilities in the world - is where Zacapa Rum slowly develops its complex flavour and character over time. Here in the mountains, the cool temperature slows the ageing process, while the thinner air and lower atmospheric pressure helps intensify the infusion of flavours from the barrels. Only in this precise spot can Zacapa's exceptionally deep aroma, full colour and rich palate emerge to reach perfection. Známa guatemalská značka Zacapa prichádza so špeciálnou kolekciou rumov Heavenly Cask Collection, ktoré sú vlastne postavené na jej najznámejšom rume Zacapa 23. Hneď prvý z nich – Ron Zacapa La Doma je zmes rumov starých 6 až 24 rokov, ktorý zrel v dubových sudoch po whisky („Taming Cask“ alias „krotiaci súdok“), je dostupný približne od apríla 2021. Ďalší v rade je potom rum Zacapa El Alma, ktorý je zase venovaný druhému súdku v poradí systému solera (špeciálne vypálený dubový sud po bourbone). Len pre poriadok – tretí bude dedikovaný súdku po sherry Oloroso ( La Armonía) a štvrtý po Pedro Ximenez. A lot of bottle swag is exactly that — swag, the final touches of branding. In other words, bizarro decoration from a marketing team groping at authenticity with kitschy regional signifiers. But the woven rings on Ron Zacapa 23 are the real thing. Another of Lorena Vásquez’s passion projects to showcase and financially empower local communities, the rings are made from dried palm leaves and hand-woven by local indigenous women in the petate-style of the Guatemalan Maya. The distillery developed a hybrid machete. Pôvodný Old Fashioned sa podával s ginom, ešte známejší sa stal s bourbonom, dnes veľkej obľube teší aj rum. A to poriadne vyzretý, silný, s výraznou vôňou a chuťou. Presne ako Ron Zacapa 23 Centenario. Recept:

Ron Zacapa 23 Cocktail Suggestions

Ron Zacapa je rum, ktorý dokáže pootvoriť dvierka do sveta kvalitných rumov aj úplným novicom. Túto ťažkú úlohu spĺňa hlavne jeden z celkovo najvyhľadávanejších rumov u nás Ron Zacapa 23 Centenario. Práve dostatočne dlhá doba zrenia je pre kvalitu rumu najpodstatnejšia. Pri tejto značke sa teda nemusíte nijako obmedzovať – najstaršie rumy v blende totiž majú 23-25 rokov, pri prémiových rumoch Zacapa Royal a Zacapa XO je to dokonca až 30-35 rokov. Rumy Ron Zacapa – krátky súhrn približná cena základných rumov značky: Ron Zacapa 23 57,40€ (za 1 l balenie), Centenario Ámbar 57,55€ (za 1 l balenie), Centenario Negra 70,20€ A very darkly roasted mahogany brown color strikes the eye. As always, the color of certain spirits can be altered, since the usage of sugar caramel is quite common. However, the viscosity and the legs will always provide an indication of certain compounds and qualities of the spirit.